Approved on the
following condition: ED will submit for OMB review the
questionnaire (or CATI forms) prior to implementation. Future ED
data collection will contain all questionnaire documents (including
those associated with phone interviews) with the OMB approval
request package.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2003
04/30/2003
04/30/2000
569
0
846
224
0
404
0
0
0
The Beginning Postsecondary Students
Longitudinal Study Second Follow-Up will continue the series of
longitudinal data collection efforts started in 1996 with the
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to enhance knowledge
concerning progress and persistence in postsecondary education for
new entrants. The study will address issues such as progress,
persistence, and completion of postsecondary education programs,
entry into the work force, the relationship between experiences
during postsecondary education and various societal and personal
outcomes, and returns to the individual and to.....
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.