Notice2025-16234
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for Approval To Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs
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Published
August 25, 2025
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 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41387-41388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16234]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0514]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Application for Approval To Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs
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 24, 2025.
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-2025-SCC-0514.
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#e7aea4a388848c8293aa8095a78283c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81c8c2c5eee2eae4f5cce6f3c1e4e5afe6eef7">[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 Carolyn Rose, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carolyn Rose, (202) 453-5967.
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: Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Aid Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0012.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,248.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,097.
Abstract: Section 487(c) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965,
as amended, requires that the Secretary of Education prescribe
regulations to ensure that any funds postsecondary institutions receive
under the HEA are used solely for the purposes specified in and in
accordance with the provision of the applicable programs.
Part H, Subpart 3, Section 498 of the HEA of 1965, as amended,
gives the Secretary the responsibility for determining qualifications
of institutions of higher education to participate in programs under
the HEA. To comply with this requirement Section 498(b) of the HEA
specified that the Secretary prepare and prescribe a single application
form. The Department of Education (the Department) developed the
Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student
Financial Aid Programs to comply with the statutory requirements of
collecting necessary information under the HEA. An institution must use
this Application to apply for approval to be determined to be eligible
and if the institution wishes, to participate; to expand its
eligibility; or to continue to participate in the Title IV programs. An
institution must also use the Application to report certain required
data as part of its recordkeeping requirements contained in the
regulations under 34 CFR part 600 (Institutional Eligibility under the
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Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended).
The Department uses the information reported on the Application in
its determination of whether an institution meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements. This request is for a revision of the current
information collection.
Brian Fu,
Program and Management Analyst, Office of Planning, Evaluation and
Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-16234 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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