Approved. ED
will continue to work with OMB to resolve the outstanding issues on
race/ethnicity data collection requirements which will affect the
race/ethnicity categories used in IPEDS.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2006
05/31/2006
05/31/2003
63,550
0
60,282
183,080
0
202,636
0
0
0
IPEDS is a system of surveys designed
to collect basic data from approximately 9,600 postsecondary
institutions in the United States. The IPEDS provides information
on numbers of students enrolled, degrees completed, other awards
earned, dollars expended, staff employed at postsecondary
institutions, and cost and pricing information. The amendments to
the Higher Education Act of 1998, Part C, Sec. 131, specify the
need for the "redesign of relevant data systems to improve the
usefulness and timeliness of the data collected by such systems."
As a consequences, in 2000 IPEDS began to collect data
through...
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.