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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/14) Responsive
Design Analysis Plan and Main Sample Data Collection Updates Change Request
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Enter only items that change
Agency form number(s)
Annual reporting and record keeping
hour burden
Number of respondent
Total annual responses
Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0631 v.9

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

23,780
29,355

23,780
29,355

100%

100%

12,532

12,532

Difference

0

Explanation of difference

NA

Program change

0
0

Adjustment
Annual reporting and record keeping
cost burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup
costs
Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Difference
Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/14), conducted by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is designed to follow a cohort of students who enroll in postsecondary
education for the first time during the 2011-2012 academic year, irrespective of date of high school completion.
The study collects data on student persistence in, and completion of, postsecondary education programs; their
transition to employment; demographic characteristics; and changes over time in their goals, marital status,
income, and debt, among other measures. Data from BPS are used to help researchers and policymakers better
understand how financial aid influences persistence and completion, what percentages of students complete
various degree programs, what early employment and wage outcomes are for certificate and degree attainers,
and why students leave school. This request is to conduct the BPS:12/14 first follow-up, including panel
maintenance, student interviews, and administrative record matching. NCES conducted the BPS:12/14 field test
data collection in spring 2013, and this submission is for the full scale data collection. On February 6, 2014, OMB
approved the full scale data collection, including plans to use a subset of the full scale sample to test a range of
incentive offers. This submission updates the BPS:12/14 Full Scale clearance package (OMB# 1850-0631 v.8)
with the results of these experiments, including implications for incentive amounts offered to the remaining full
scale sample, and expands the plan for post-data collection analyses.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

May 29, 2014

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**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
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