Notice2023-26215
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) Field Test
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Published
November 28, 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 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83112-83113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26215]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0157]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) Field
Test
AGENCY: National Center for Educational Sciences (NCES), 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
December 28, 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 Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.
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;
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(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: 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students
(BPS:20/25) Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0631.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,927.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,279.
Abstract: The 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Full-Scale
(BPS:20/25) is conducted by the National Center for Education
Statistics, part of the Institute of Education Sciences, within the
Department of Education, and is part of the Beginning Postsecondary
Students Longitudinal Study data collection program at <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/">https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/</a>. BPS is designed to follow a cohort of
students who enroll in postsecondary education for the first time
during the same academic year, irrespective of the date of high school
completion. The study collects data on students' persistence in and
completion of postsecondary education programs; their transition to
employment; demographic characteristics; and changes over time in their
goals, marital status, income, and debt, among other indicators. Data
from BPS are used to help researchers and policymakers better
understand how financial aid influences persistence and completion,
what percentages of students complete various degree programs, what are
the early employment and wage outcomes for certificate and degree
attainers, and why students leave school.
The BPS:20/25 field test will include approximately 3,280 students
who first began in the 2018-19 academic year. BPS:20/25 will be a
nationally-representative sample of approximately 34,240 students who
were first-time beginning students during the 2019-20 academic year.
These students will be asked to complete a survey and administrative
data will also be collected for them. Administrative data matching will
be conducted with sources including the National Student Loan Data
System (NSLDS), containing Federal loan and grant files; the Central
Processing System (CPS), which houses and processes data contained in
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms; the
National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) which provides enrollment and
degree verification; vendors of national undergraduate, graduate, and
professional student admission tests; and possible other administrative
data sources such as the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). These
data will be obtained through file matching/downloading.
This submission is designed to adequately justify the need for and
overall practical utility of the full study, presenting the overarching
plan for all phases of the data collection and providing as much detail
about the measures to be used as is available at the time of this
submission. As part of this submission, NCES will publish a notice in
the Federal Register allowing first a 60- and then a 30-day public
comment period. Field test materials, procedures, and results will
inform the full-scale study. After completion of the field test, NCES
will publish a notice in the Federal Register allowing an additional
30-day public comment period on the final details and materials of the
BPS:20/25 full-scale study.
Dated: November 22, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-26215 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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