Student Aid on the Web

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SAOTW Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reducation Act Submission 093009.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-09-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22341	Student Aid on the Web Other-Website	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0076	ICR Reference No: 200909-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200609-1845-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4097
Title: Student Aid on the Web
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/05/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2009
Responses	6,655,377	0	4,013,550
Time Burden (Hours)	245,198	0	1,560,825
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, seeks renewal of the registration system within the Student Aid on the Web, an Internet Portal Web site (hereafter "the Web site"). The Web site registration system makes the college application process more efficient, faster, and accurate by making it an automated, electronic process that targets financial aid and college applications. The Web site uses some personal contact information criteria to automatically fill out the forms and surveys initiated by the user. The Web site also provides a database of demographic information that helps Federal Student Aid target the distribution of financial aid materials to specific groups of students and/or parents. For example, studies have shown that providing student financial assistance information to middle school (or elementary school) students and/or their parents dramatically increases the likelihood that those students will attend college. The demographic information from the Web site helps us to identify potential customers in the middle school age range. The FAFSA4caster Data Transfer module has been added to the Web site since its last approval. As with the FAFSA Data Transfer module, data from the student’s MyFSA profile pre-populates the FAFSA4caster – FAFSA4caster is the U.S. Department of Education’s financial aid estimator tool that determines what type of financial aid the student is eligible to receive and provides an estimated award amount for each. The FAFSA4caster data transfer mondule uses current MyFSA profile information and, therefore, does not require the collection of additional data items.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 244 141 subsection 2 Eand F Name of Law: 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 37992	07/30/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 51131	10/05/2009
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
Student Aid on the Web

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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	6,655,377	4,013,550	0	0	2,641,827	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	245,198	1,560,825	0	0	-1,315,627	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: We made a miscalculation with the prior request of 1,560,825 burden hours, and in the total number of responses. The previously approved burden should have been 156,082 instead of 1,560,825 -- an error was made in the number of numberic places. As we are now requesting 245,198 burden hours, the net resolution is we need an adjustment of -1,315,627. Regarding number of responses, the current burden request is based on 350,283 respondents x 19 responses per respondent = 6,655,377 total responses. The previous number of responses was based on 222,975 respondents x 19 responses per respondent, for which the correct number should have been 4,236,525, rather than 4,013,550.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $888,462

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)? No

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: 10/05/2009

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