2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22) Full Scale Study

ICR 202112-1850-001

OMB: 1850-0631

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2021-12-08
Supplementary Document
2021-12-08
Supplementary Document
2021-12-08
Supplementary Document
2021-12-08
Supporting Statement B
2021-12-08
Supporting Statement A
2021-12-08
ICR Details
1850-0631 202112-1850-001
Received in OIRA 202008-1850-008
ED/IES ED-2021-SCC-0167
2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22) Full Scale Study
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 12/15/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 02/29/2024
25,610 7,568
12,544 1,226
0 0

The 2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students Full-Scale (BPS:20/22) is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the Institute of Education Sciences, within the Department of Education, and is part of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study data collection program at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/. The BPS:20/22 Full-scale Data Collection will begin 03/01/22 and end 11/11/22. BPS is designed to follow a cohort of students who enroll in postsecondary education for the first time during the same academic year, irrespective of the date of high school completion. The study collects data on students' 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 indicators. 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 are the early employment and wage outcomes for certificate and degree attainers, and why students leave school. BPS:20/22 will be a nationally-representative sample of approximately 37,000 students who were first-time beginning students during the 2019-20 academic year. The BPS:20/22 field test included approximately 3,700 students who first began in the 2018-19 academic year. These students will be asked to complete a survey and administrative data will also be collected for them. Administrative data matching will be conducted with sources including the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), containing federal loan and grant files; the Central Processing System (CPS), which houses and processes data contained in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms; the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) which provides enrollment and degree verification; vendors of national undergraduate, graduate, and professional student admission tests; and possible other administrative data sources such as the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). These data will be obtained through file matching/downloading. In addition, this request includes conducting panel maintenance activities for the BPS:20/25 field test sample. BPS:20/25 is anticipated but has not yet been authorized. This submission covers BPS:20/22 full-scale materials and procedures required for conducting the student survey and for matching data to administrative records. Along with this full-scale package NCES will provide the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a memorandum summarizing changes from the field test for the full-scale data collection. The materials for the BPS:20/22 full-scale study are based upon the field test materials. This submission is designed to adequately justify the need for and overall practical utility of the full study, presenting the overarching plan for all of the phases of the data collection and providing as much detail about the measures to be used as is available at the time of this submission. As part of the completed field test, NCES published a notice in the Federal Register allowing first a 60- and then a 30-day public comment period. Field test materials, procedures, and results have informed this request for clearance for the full-scale study. For this full-scale study NCES will publish a notice in the Federal Register allowing an additional 30-day public comment period on the final details of the BPS:20/22 full-scale study.

US Code: 20 USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 71255 12/15/2021
86 FR 71255 12/15/2021
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22) Full-Scale Study

  Total Request 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 25,610 7,568 0 18,042 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 12,544 1,226 0 11,318 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The previous request included burden only for a field test administration, while this submission requests burden for all activities associated with the full-scale national study.

$2,562,632
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Carrie Clarady 202 245-6347

  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.
12/15/2021


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