Notice2023-20000
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
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Published
September 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63558-63559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20000]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0053]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact FAFSA Product Team,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17716476487176716476486372767a57727339707861397865"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513722300e37303722300e2534303c1134357f363e277f3e23">[email protected]</span></a> Beth Grebeldinger at 202-570-8414.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Department 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 Collection: 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student
Aid.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
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
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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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Component Description Submission method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA form
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<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>............................ Any applicant with a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA Submitted by the
ID) can complete the electronic version of the applicant.
FAFSA form.
Printed FAFSA form................... The printed version of the FAFSA PDF for Mailed by the
applicants who are unable to access the applicant.
internet or complete the form using <a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>.
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Correcting and Reviewing Submitted FAFSA information
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<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>--Corrections............... Any applicant with an FSA ID--regardless of how Submitted by the
they originally applied--may make corrections applicant.
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--Corrections........ With the applicant's permission, corrections can The FAA may be using
be made by an FAA using the Electronic Data their mainframe
Exchange (EDE). computer or software
to facilitate the EDE
process.
Paper FAFSA Submission Summary....... The paper summary is mailed to paper applicants Mailed by the
who did not provide an email address. applicant.
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 (FPP)-- An institution can use FPP to correct the FAFSA Submitted by an FAA on
Corrections. form. behalf of an
applicant.
Internal Department Corrections...... The Department will submit an applicant's record These corrections are
for system-generated corrections to the FAFSA system-generated.
Processing System. There is no burden to the
applicants under this correction type as these
are system-based corrections.
Federal Student Aid Information Any applicant, with their Data Release Number These changes are made
Center (FSAIC) Corrections. (DRN), can change the postsecondary directly in the FPS by
institutions listed on their FAFSA form or an FSAIC
change their address by calling FSAIC. representative.
FAFSA Submission Summary--electronic. The electronic FAFSA Submission Summary is an Cannot be submitted for
online version of the FAFSA Submission Summary processing.
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: September 12, 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. 2023-20000 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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