OMB appreciates
that NCES is willing to consider a revision to address to recent
public comments from one sector of IPEDS respondents. Given that
the proposed change would affect other IPEDS respondents, OMB
concurs that allowing an additional 30-day public comment on the
proposal is warranted. OMB is willing to work with NCES to move
quickly to conclude on the package once further public is
considered.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2014
64,800
0
64,800
875,153
0
875,153
0
0
0
The Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS) is a web-based data collection system designed
to collect basic data from all postsecondary institutions in the
United States and the other jurisdictions. IPEDS enables NCES to
report on key dimensions of postsecondary education such as
enrollments, degrees and other awards earned, tuition and fees,
average net price, student financial aid, graduation rates,
revenues and expenditures, faculty salaries, and staff employed.
The IPEDS web-based data collection system was implemented in
2000-01, and it collects basic data from approximately 7,500
postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other
jurisdictions that are eligible to participate in Title IV Federal
financial aid programs. All Title IV institutions are required to
respond to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher Education Amendments of
1992 (P.L. 102-325)). IPEDS allows other (non-title IV)
institutions to participate on a voluntary basis. About 200 elect
to respond. IPEDS data are available to the public through the
College Navigator and IPEDS Data Center websites. The National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization to
continue its IPEDS data collection. Current authorization expires
6/30/2014 (OMB No. 1850-0582). We are requesting a new clearance
for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 data collections now in order to
provide institutions advanced notice of changes to the current data
collection. Because the already approved 2013-14 IPEDS data
collection has not yet taken place, we are carrying over the
documentation and estimated burden associated with the 2013-14 data
collection.
PL:
Pub.L. 102 - 325 490 Name of Law: Higher Education Amendments
of 1992
US Code: 20
USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
The significant increase in
estimated annual burden to respondents presented in this package is
due to: Continued refining of the previous burden estimates as a
result of incorporating institutionally reported burden; and a set
of changes to the data collection, described in this submission,
mostly in the areas of outcome measures, finance for for-profit
institutions, veterans benefits, and academic libraries, that will
improve on the usefulness to IPEDS data users including
policymakers, researchers, and consumer. The majority of these
changes were suggested by the IPEDS Technical Review Panel and have
been previously posted for public comment from the higher education
community.
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.
IPEDS 2013-2016 Part B.docx
30Day Federal Register Notice.pdf
IPEDS 2012 Communications.doc
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016