Gainful Employment Student
Warnings and Acknowledgments
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
10/10/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
130,669
0
22,924
0
0
0
On January 18, 2022, the Department
convened a negotiated rulemaking committee, the Institutional and
Programmatic Eligibility Committee, to consider proposed
regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA).
Through the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on May
19, 2023, docket number ED-2022-OPE-0062, the Secretary proposed
new regulations to promote transparency, competence, stability, and
effective outcomes for students in the provision of postsecondary
education. The Final Rule under new § 668.605 requires institutions
to provide warnings to current and prospective students if a
Gainful Employment (GE) program is at risk of a loss of title IV,
HEA eligibility, specifies the content and delivery requirements
for such notifications, and provides that students must acknowledge
having seen the warning before the institution may disburse any
title IV, HEA funds. In addition to providing the English-language
warnings, the institution will be required to provide accurate
translations of the English-language warning into the primary
languages of current and prospective students with limited English
proficiency. Updates to the regulations since the NPRM has changed
the estimated burden for this collection as identified in the NPRM.
This is a request for a new collection designated 1845-0173 by OMB
during the NPRM stage of this information collection
filing.
US Code:
20
USC 1091 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended
This is a request for a new
collection with an increase in burden due to a proposed regulation
for institutions to provide certain warnings pertaining to gainful
employment programs and for students to acknowledge receipt of such
warnings. The Department is requesting an increase of 22,924 hours
for 130,587 respondents and 130,669 responses.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Beth Grebeldinger 202
708-8242
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.