FAFSA 1010/2011 Burden Estimates

	Type of FAFSA Respondent (Independent or Dependent)	Estimated Number of FAFSA Respondents (Volume)	FAFSA Preparation	FAFSA Completion	FAFSA Submission	FAFSA Recordkeeping	Total FAFSA Burden Hour	Estimated Total Burden Hours	Adjustments Burden Reassessment of FAFSA completion activities	Adjustments Burden Hours Reassessment of FAFSA completion activities	Adjustment to 2009-2010 "FAFSA Completion" hours due to the increase in respondents	Program Change Simplfication Burden decreases because of program change due to agency discretion	Program Change Simplfication Burden Hour decreases because of program change due to agency discretion	Overall Adjustment from original 2009-2010 to 2010-2011	Net Increase in Burden for 2010-2011	2009-2010 Burden	Total Buirden for 2010-2011
FAFSA Paper Form (Traditional paper FAFSA that is printed by the government and distributed nationally to schools, libraries, etc.)	Dependent 54%	117,162	1.15	0.97	0.75	0.25	3.12	365,545	2.15	251,898	23,955	0.00	0	2.15	275,853	89,692	365,545
	Independent 46%	99,805	0.95	0.87	0.65	0.25	2.72	271,470	1.85	184,639	18,302	0.00	0	1.85	202,941	68,528	271,469
	Subtotals	216,967	229,551	200,477	152,745	54,242	5.84	637,015	4.00	436,538	42,257	0.00	0	4.00	478,795	158,220	637,015
		1%
FAFSA on the Web (Web-based version of the FAFSA that is available via the Internet.)	Dependent 54%	5,623,778	0.45	0.60	0.55	0.08	1.68	9,447,947	1.06	5,961,205	734,945	0.25	1,405,945	0.81	5,290,205	2,751,797	8,042,002
	Independent 46%	4,790,626	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.08	1.28	6,132,001	0.86	4,119,938	424,108	0.20	958,125	0.66	3,585,921	1,587,955	5,173,876
	Subtotals	10,414,404	4,446,951	5,290,517	5,009,328	833,152	2.96	15,579,948	1.92	10,081,143	1,159,053	0.45	2,364,070	1.47	8,876,126	4,339,752	13,215,878
		48%
FAFSA Electronic (Also known as ‘FAA Access’) (Electronic version of the FAFSA that can be used by Financial Aid Administrators, third-party servicers, etc.)	Dependent 30%	455,630	0.75	0.82	0.60	0.35	2.52	1,148,188	1.70	774,571	78,752	0.00	0	1.70	853,323	294,865	1,148,188
	Independent 70%	1,063,137	0.50	0.69	0.45	0.35	1.99	2,115,643	1.30	1,382,078	154,623	0.00	0	1.30	1,536,701	578,942	2,115,643
	Subtotals	1,518,767	873,291	1,107,181	751,790	531,568	4.51	3,263,830	3.00	2,156,649	233,375	0.00	0	3.00	2,390,024	873,807	3,263,831
		7%
FAFSA EZ (FAFSA on the Web is front-loaded with questions that identify certain applicants as being eligible for an “automatic zero EFC.” This reduces the information collection burden for those applicants who are most in need of financial aid.)	Dependent 35%	151,877	0.45	0.30	0.55	0.08	1.38	209,590	1.18	179,215	6,403	0.15	22,782	1.03	162,836	23,973	186,809
	Independent 65%	282,057	0.40	0.25	0.40	0.08	1.13	318,724	0.93	262,313	11,891	0.15	42,309	0.78	231,895	44,521	276,416
	Subtotals	433,934	181,167	116,077	196,355	34,715	2.51	528,315	2.11	441,528	18,293	0.30	65,090	1.81	394,731	68,494	463,225
		2%
Pre-filled FAFSA on the Web (The Pre-filled FAFSA contains certain constant, preprinted data and an applicant need only update those data elements that have changed from the prior year. Data elements are identical to those on the FAFSA, but fewer responses are required of applicants.)	Dependent 46%	3,892,383	0.35	0.50	0.45	0.08	1.38	5,371,489	0.96	3,736,688	344,587	0.20	778,477	0.76	3,302,798	1,290,214	4,593,012
	Independent 54%	4,569,320	0.25	0.35	0.30	0.08	0.98	4,477,934	0.59	2,695,899	375,622	0.20	913,864	0.39	2,157,657	1,406,413	3,564,070
	Subtotals	8,461,703	2,504,664	3,545,454	3,122,368	676,936	2.36	9,849,422	1.55	6,432,586	720,210	0.40	1,692,341	1.15	5,460,455	2,696,627	8,157,082
		39%
Pre-filled FAFSA Electronic (Electronic version of the Pre-filled FAFSA that can be used by financial aid administrators, third-party servicers, etc.)	Dependent 30%	195,270	0.60	0.42	0.50	0.35	1.87	365,155	1.45	283,142	17,287	0.00	0	1.45	300,428	64,727	365,155
	Independent 70%	455,630	0.40	0.39	0.35	0.35	1.49	678,889	1.10	501,193	37,455	0.00	0	1.10	538,648	140,240	678,888
	Subtotals	650,900	299,414	259,709	257,106	227,815	3.36	1,044,044	2.55	784,335	54,742	0.00	0	2.55	839,076	204,967	1,044,043
		3%
Total Application Volume Projections and Total Burden Projections			8,535,038	10,519,416	9,489,692	2,358,428	21.54	30,902,574	15.13	20,332,779	2,227,930	1.15	4,121,500	13.98	18,439,208	8,341,867	26,781,075