Notice2023-06169
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
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Published
March 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of the existing information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17560-17562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06169]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0053]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2024-
2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg])
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of the existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0053.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Information Collection Clearance, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 224-84, Washington, DC
20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger at (202) 377-
4018 or the FAFSA Product Team at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d2c7d5ebd2d5d2c7d5ebc0d1d5d9f4d1d09ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701603112f16111603112f0415111d3015145e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised and continuing
collections of information. This helps ED assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand ED's information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED
is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request
(ICR) that is described below. ED is especially interested in public
comments addressing the following issues: (1) is
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this collection necessary to the proper function of ED; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how
might ED minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of the Collection: 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 34,328,439.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 22,417,460.
Abstract: Section 483, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), mandates that the Secretary of Education ``. . . shall
produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial
reporting forms as described in this subsection to be used for
application and reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of
a student for financial assistance . . .''.
The determination of need and eligibility are for the following
Title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: the
Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-
Study (FWS)),; the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant; the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship; and
the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant.
Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of
Education, subsequently developed an application process to collect and
process the data necessary to determine a student's eligibility to
receive Title IV, HEA program assistance. The application process
involves an applicant's submission of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg]). After submission and processing of the
FAFSA form, an applicant receives a FAFSA Submission Report, which is a
summary of the processed data they submitted on the FAFSA form. The
applicant reviews the FAFSA Submission Summary, and, if necessary, will
make corrections or updates to their submitted FAFSA data. Institutions
of higher education listed by the applicant on the FAFSA form also
receive a summary of processed data submitted on the FAFSA form which
is called the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).
ED and FSA seek OMB approval of all application components as a
single ``collection of information.'' The aggregate burden will be
accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-0001. The specific
application components, descriptions, and submission methods for each
are listed in Table 1.
Table 1--Federal Student Aid Application Components
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Submission
Component Description method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA
form:
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>................. Any applicant with a Submitted by the
Federal Student Aid applicant.
ID (FSA ID) can
complete the
electronic version of
the FAFSA form.
Printed FAFSA form........ The printed version of Mailed by the
the FAFSA PDF for applicant.
applicants who are
unable to access the
internet or complete
the form using
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>.
Correcting and Reviewing
Submitted FAFSA information
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>--Corrections.... Any applicant with an Submitted by the
FSA ID--regardless of applicant.
how they originally
applied--may make
corrections to their
own data. Note that
no user will be able
to make corrections
to any federal tax
information (FTI)
that was obtained
from the IRS.
Electronic Other-- With the applicant's The FAA may be
Corrections. permission, using their
corrections can be mainframe
made by an FAA using computer or
the Electronic Data software to
Exchange (EDE). facilitate the
EDE process.
Paper FAFSA Submission The paper summary is Mailed by the
Summary. mailed to paper applicant.
applicants who did
not provide an email
address. Applicants
can write corrections
directly on the paper
FAFSA Submission
Summary and mail for
processing. Note that
users for whom
federal tax
information (FTI) was
obtained from the IRS
will not be able to
make corrections to
that data.
FAFSA Partner Portal An institution can use Submitted by an
(FPP)--Corrections. FPP to correct the FAA on behalf
FAFSA form. of an
applicant.
Internal Department The Department will These
Corrections. submit an applicant's corrections are
record for system- system-
generated corrections generated.
to the FAFSA
Processing System.
There is no burden to
the applicants under
this correction type
as these are system-
based corrections.
Federal Student Aid Any applicant, with These changes
Information Center their Data Release are made
(FSAIC) Corrections. Number (DRN), can directly in the
change the FPS by an FSAIC
postsecondary representative.
institutions listed
on their FAFSA form
or change their
address by calling
FSAIC.
FAFSA Submission Summary-- The electronic FAFSA Cannot be
electronic. Submission Summary is submitted for
an online version of processing.
the FAFSA Submission
Summary that is
available on
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a> to all
applicants.
Notification for the
FAFSA Submission
Summary is sent to
students who applied
electronically or by
paper and provided a
valid email address.
These notifications
are sent by email and
include a secure
hyperlink that takes
the user to the
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a> site.
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This information collection also documents an estimate of the
annual public burden as it relates to the application process for
federal student aid. The Applicant Burden Model (ABM) measures
applicant burden through an assessment of the activities each applicant
conducts in conjunction with other applicant characteristics and, in
terms of burden, the average applicant's experience. Key determinants
of the ABM include:
<bullet> The total number of applicants that will potentially apply
for federal student aid;
<bullet> How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA
form (e.g., by paper or electronically);
<bullet> How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper FAFSA Submission Summary or electronically);
<bullet> The type of FAFSA Submission Summary document the
applicant receives (paper or electronic);
<bullet> The formula applied to determine the applicant's student
aid index (SAI); and
<bullet> The average amount of time involved in preparing to
complete the application.
The ABM is largely driven by the number of potential applicants for
the application cycle. The total application projection for 2024-2025
is based on the projected total enrollment into post-secondary
education for Fall 2024. The ABM is also based on the application
options available to students and parents. ED accounts for each
application component based on analytical tools, survey information and
other ED data sources.
For 2024-2025, ED is reporting a net burden decrease of 427,252
hours.
Dated: March 21, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-06169 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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