Student Assistance General Provisions

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1845-0022 Supporting Statement General Provisions GE Final Rule 2023 rev2.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41403	Student Assistance General Provisions: Private Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified
193272	Student Assistance General Provisions: For Profit Private Sector Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified
193271	Student Assistance: Individuals and Households Other-Regulations	Unchanged
193270	Student Assistance General Provisions: Public Sector Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0022	ICR Reference No: 202309-1845-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-1845-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Student Assistance General Provisions
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/10/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2025
Responses	1,352,836	1,348,318
Time Burden (Hours)	2,514,148	2,288,248
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: 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), docket number ED-2022-OPE-0062, the Secretary proposes new regulations to promote transparency, competence, stability, and effective outcomes for students in the provision of postsecondary education. The NPRM, published May 19, 2023 (Vol. 88, No. 97, pages 32300-32511), included proposed regulations on five topics--Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit. Some of those topics were covered under the information collection 1845-0022 as published in the NPRM. The NPRM has been divided into two separate Final Rules, one which covers only the provisions on Financial Value Transparency and GE. This Final Rule includes a portion of the information collection 1845-0022 that was published in the NPRM. At a later date, another final rule covering the remaining topics (Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit) will also include elements of 1845-0022 that were included in the information collection that was part of the NPRM. The GE Final Rule makes changes to the information collection 1845-0022 – Student Assistance General Provisions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088 Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965 as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD57	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 70004	10/10/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 70004	10/10/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 70004	10/10/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Student Assistance General Provisions: For Profit Private Sector Institutions
Student Assistance General Provisions: Private Institutions
Student Assistance General Provisions: Public Sector Institutions
Student Assistance: Individuals and Households

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,352,836	1,348,318	0	4,518	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,514,148	2,288,248	0	225,900	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is to revise the currently approved information collection. These changes are due to the final Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment regulations offered through program change. The increase in burden from Section 668.43 of the final to this information collection is based on an estimated 225,900 hours for 4,518 responses from 4,518 institutions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 10/10/2023

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