Notice2023-28427
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a Social Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service (PAS)
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Published
December 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED requested the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88894-88895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28427]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0216]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a Social
Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service (PAS)
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
requested the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an
emergency review of a new information collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request on December 20, 2023. As a result, the
Department is providing the public with the opportunity to comment
under the full comment period. Interested persons
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are invited to submit comments on or before February 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0216.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da93999eb5b9b1bfae97bda89abfbef4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662f252209050d03122b011426030248010910">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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 the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Process for FSA ID Account Creation for
Individuals without a Social Security Number in Connection with Person
Authentication Service (PAS).
OMB Control Number: 1845-0179.
Type of Review: A new information collection request.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,155.
Abstract: The Department of Education (Department) requested
emergency processing for this information collection, 1845-0179,
Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals without a Social
Security Number in Connection with Person Authentication Service (PAS);
and therefore, is requesting the 60-day public comment period for the
full ICR. Applicants, parents, and borrowers establish an FSA ID, which
includes a username and password. The FSA ID is used for the purposes
of verifying the identity of the user; allowing users to establish an
account with FSA; safeguarding their personally identifiable and
financial information; signing applications and loan related documents;
providing users access to their information and applications; allowing
users to customize or update their accounts with FSA; renewing or
revoking a user's account with FSA; and supporting the Federal Student
Aid Information Center (FSAIC) help desk functions.
The specific questions that applicants are asked to answer in the
FSA ID creation process are described separately in the Creating FSA-ID
document, which explains the use of the questions in the application.
As part of the standard process, users' information is matched with
information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm
their SSA status.
In the event of individuals who do not have a SSN to match, they
are instructed to the contact the Department and provide one of the
following documents (U.S. State/Territory Driver's License; U.S. State
or City Identification Card; Foreign Passport; Municipal identification
card; Community ID; or a Consular identification card) and a signed
attestation of their identity under the penalty of perjury, as
instructed by the Privacy Act.
This collection provides the process and application that
individuals without an SSN may use to acquire an FSA ID to access the
statutory and regulatory benefits of the Title IV, HEA student
financial assistance programs. The Department received emergency
clearance on December 20, 2023, since normal clearance processing would
not enable to implement this critical change by the launch of the 2024-
25 FAFSA form, which would result in no access to the FAFSA application
for individuals who need to get an FSA ID without a Social Security
Number. Any delay in getting access to the FAFSA form would increase
the potential for public harm through delayed access to student
financial aid and the possibility of decreasing the likelihood of
postsecondary enrollment. As a result, in order to meet the late-
December 2023 form launch, the Department requested that OMB approve
the collection associated with non-Social Security Number FSA ID
account creation process using the emergency clearance procedures.
Dated: December 20, 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. 2023-28427 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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