Collects identifying and financial
information from students applying for Federal student aid for
postsecondary education. Used to calculate Expected Family
Contribution and determine eligibility for grants and loans, under
Title IV of the HEA.
(NOTE:There is no net burden
increase because of a Program Change for this collection. There was
a system error and we were not able to get the check denoting an
increase deleted - so it had to be submitted this way to submit via
Rocis. There is a net burden reduction for this submission. The
total estimated burden hours for 2007-2008 FAFSA applicants is
7,666,352 hours, which is 147,664 hours less than the revised
estimated burden hours for 2006-2007 FAFSA applicants. The decrease
in burden hours is attributed to the elimination of the paper-based
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) information collection process
that was established to respond quickly to Congressional
requirements contained within the Higher Education Reconciliation
Act. In addition, the migration of customers from paper-based
products to the Internet continues to lower overall burden on the
public and reduce costs for the federal government. The
distribution of FAFSA filers in the chart (See question 12) is in
line with submission trends for the 2006-2007 FAFSA.
$70,257,853
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
adam essex 202 377-3515
adam.essex@ed.gov
No
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.