The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22230	The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0028	ICR Reference No: 200403-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200105-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/15/2004
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/09/2004
Terms of Clearance: This year, the Department of Education and OMB are planning to use the PART to evaluate the LEAP program. If this PART assessment identifies any data that the Department should collect in order to better evaluation program performance, and/or better manage the program, the Department will revise this approved application to include these new data elements. The Department will report back to OMB in 6 months from this approval to relay what changes, if any, it will make to this application. Furthermore, it is noted here that the Department expects to collect 100% of the submissions through electronic transmission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2007	04/30/2007	07/31/2004
Responses	56	0	56
Time Burden (Hours)	112	0	112
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The LEAP and SLEAP programs use matching Federal and State funds to provide a nationwide system of grants to assist postsecondary educational students with substantial financial need. On this application the states provide information the Department requires to obligate funds and for program management. The signed assurances legally bind the states to administer the programs according to regulatory and statutory requirements. With the clearance of this collection, the Department is seeking to automate the application for web-based applying for both the LEAP....

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate	ED-1288

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	56	56	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112	112	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 03/09/2004

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