Notice2024-25661
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) Full-Scale Study
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Published
November 5, 2024
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 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87862-87863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25661]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0136]
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) Full-
Scale Study
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (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).
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 5, 2024.
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; (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) Full-Scale Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0631.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 26,947.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,289.
Abstract: The 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Full-Scale
Study (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 was completed during the 2023-24 academic
year and was designed to test items and procedures for the upcoming
full-scale study (see Appendix D of this submission with results of the
two experiments embedded in the field test). BPS:20/25 will be a
nationally-representative sample of approximately 28,650 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. BPS:20/25 and other NCES
postsecondary studies include data linkages with many existing sources
of valuable data, listed in appendix B, including the Department of
Education's FAFSA Processing System (FPS), National Student Loan Data
System (NSLDS), and National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). These NCES
studies also obtain data from postsecondary institution student
records, information on military service records from Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), and admissions test scores from ACT and The
College Board. Linkages to additional data providers, such as Experian
and the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), may be explored for
BPS:20/25.
As part of the clearance process for the previously submitted and
approved Field Test package (OMB #1850-0631 v.20), NCES published a
notice in the Federal Register allowing first a 60- and then a 30-day
public comment period. That submission was 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 that submission. The materials for the BPS:20/
25 full-scale study are based upon the field test materials. In order
to clear the final materials for the BPS:20/25 full-scale study, NCES
is publishing 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: October 31, 2024.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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