Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Att_Signed change worksheet IPEDS1850-0582 v11 2012-13 SOC_010612.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2012-01-06
Att_IPEDS 1850-0582 v11 2012-2013 SOC Change Memo.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2012-01-06
IPEDS 2011-2014 Response to OMB Passback.docx Supplementary Document	2011-06-01
IPEDS 2010-11 IC Response Letter to OUS-North 2011-05-19.docx Supplementary Document	2011-05-20
OUS_comment_on_201112_IPEDS_fringe_change.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-05-20
Att_IPEDS 2010-11 New Keyholder Handbook.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-04-14
Att_IPEDS 2010-11 Communications Plan and Package.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-14
IPEDScollectionhome.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-05-24
Att_IPEDS 2011-2014 Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2011-04-14
IPEDS 2011-2014 Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-06-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197240	IPEDS Web Based Data Collection 2011-12 through 2013-14 Other-12 month enrollment	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0582	ICR Reference No: 201201-1850-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201104-1850-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4780
Title: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/02/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/06/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	06/30/2014	06/30/2014
Responses	64,800	0	64,800
Time Burden (Hours)	875,153	0	825,893
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of surveys designed to collect basic data from approximately 7,000 Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States and other jurisdictions. 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 consequence, in 2000 IPEDS began to collect data through a web-based data collection system. The data collection is now entirely web-based, and is required for those institutions participating in Title IV federal student aid programs; other institutions participate on a voluntary basis. IPEDS data are available to the public through the College Navigator and IPEDS Data Center websites. This clearance package seeks authorization from OMB to continue IPEDS data collection through 2014, describes revisions to the currently approved (2010-11) IPEDS burden estimates, and includes a number of proposed changes to the data collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 151 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 8355	02/14/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 21713	04/18/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
IPEDS Web Based Data Collection 2011-12 through 2013-14

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	64,800	64,800	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	875,153	825,893	0	49,260	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase in burden hours needed to align IPEDS HR component reporting with the required 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, beginning with the 2012-2013 IPEDS web-based data collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,300,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/06/2012

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