Approved as
amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 3/22/93 and 3/23/93. addition,
ED has agreed to the following conditions to increase utilit -- A
follow-up probe shall be added to Section I, to determine the
reasons for participation in voluntary community service. -- ED
shall include all data elements in Section C, question 4g within
the response options for Section C, question 6, to compare
satisfactio with current job against factors for satisfaction in
futurejobs. -- ED shall add a follow-up question in Section F, to
ask borrowers no currently repaying their loan when they made their
last payment. This shall be used as a proxy for delinquency/default
status, since deferra are asked about separately. We note that lack
of repayment due to lender forbearance will also be captured in
this additional question. -- ED shall code all open-ended questions
from this field test into closed-ended questions on the main BPS
study.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1995
12/31/1995
12/31/1993
4,355
0
18,016
2,607
0
7,509
0
0
0
THIS STUDY WILL COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND
REPORT DATA ABOUT FIRST-TIME POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC
YEAR 1988-89 (FIELD TEST) AND 1989- (FULL-SCALE SURVEY) USING AS A
BASE THE NPSAS:90 AND FIRST BPS FOLLOWUP SAMPLES. INFORMATION ABOUT
1,446 FIELD TEST AND 7,919 FULL-SCALE STUDENTS WILL BE COLLECTED
THROUGH CATI.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.