1845-New4 – Financial Assistance for Student with Intellectual Disabilities
SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
Information Collections under the Final Regulations Governing the Student Assistance General Provisions – Financial Assistance for Students with Intellectual Disabilities.
A. Justification
1. Necessity of Information Collected
As provided by the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the final regulations would allow students with an intellectual disability, who enroll in an eligible comprehensive transition and postsecondary program, to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, and FWS programs (see sections 484(s) and 760 of the HEA).
The final regulations are a result of regulatory review of the program regulations to provide benefits to students, and protect the taxpayer’s interest. This request is for approval of the recordkeeping requirements contained in the attached final regulations related to the administrative requirements of the financial assistance for students with intellectual disabilities program. The information collection requirements in these final regulations are necessary to determine eligibility to receive program benefits and to prevent fraud and abuse of the program funds.
General Provisions: (OMB control number 1845-NEW4)
Section 668.232 and 668.233 contain information collection requirements. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)), the Department of Education is submitting a copy of this section to the Office of Management (OMB) for its review. We are making the following changes to these sections:
Section 668.232 – Program eligibility
The final regulations create a procedure outlining how to apply to the Secretary for, and determine the eligibility of, an institution’s comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities be added to the list of eligible programs offered.
Section 668.233 – Student eligibility
The final regulations identify how a student with intellectual disabilities could qualify for the benefit and includes the general types of information that must be collected to evidence the intellectual disability.
2. Purpose and Use of Information Collected
The institution will obtain a record from a local education agency or other specified documentation to determine that the student with intellectual disabilities is eligible to participate in the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, and FWS programs. The institution will also have to apply to the Department for approval of, or a waiver, for its comprehensive transition and postsecondary program which will be a combination of electronic application and other documentation from the school.
3. Consideration of Improved Information Technology
In applying for eligibility of its comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities, institutions will use a combination of electronic applications and paper documentation.
4. Efforts to Identify Duplication
There is no duplication of data as a result of the collection of this information.
5. Burden Minimization as Applied to Small Business
No small businesses are impacted by this collection.
6. Consequences of Less Frequent Data Collection
Per regulation the information must be collected whenever an institution wishes to apply to participate.
7. Special Circumstances Governing Data Collection
The information collection requirements require no special circumstances.
Consultation Outside the Agency
These regulations were discussed with members of the higher education community and other interested parties in a series of Negotiated Rulemaking sessions in March, April and May of 2009. Additionally, we published 60 and 30-day Federal Register notices allowing the public to provide their comments.
9. Payment or Gift to Respondents
No payments or gifts will be provided to the respondents.
10. Assurance of Confidentiality
The final requirements do not cover any confidential information.
11. Questions of a Sensitive Nature
ED is not requesting any sensitive data.
12. Annual Hour Burden for Respondents/Recordkeepers
We estimate that approximately 200 institutions will apply to participate and 20 minutes will be required for institutions to apply for their program’s eligibility.
Affected Entities and Burden:
New 668.232 – Program Eligibility
# of # of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions:
Public 100 100 X .33 hours = 33 hours
Private 100 100 X .33 hours = 33 hours
Subtotal 200 200 66 hours of recordkeeping
New 668.233 – Student Eligibility
# of # of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions:
Public - LEA contact 1,003 X .25 hours = 251hours
Public – Other qualified professional 177 X .75 hours = 133hours
Subtotal-Public 100 1,180 384 hours
Institutions:
Private - LEA contact 1,003 X .25 hours = 251hours
Private - Other qualified professional 177 X .75 hours = 133hours
Subtotal-Private 100 1,180 384 hours
Subtotal 200 2,360 768 hours of recordkeeping
TOTAL 400 2,560 834 hours
Annual Cost of Burden to Respondents
We estimate that the cost to the institutional respondents will be:
# of Est. $ per Est. $
Responses Response Burden
Institutions:
Public 1,280 X $15 X 1.33 hours = $25,536
Private 1,280 X $15 X 1.33 hours = $25,536
TOTAL 2,560 $51,072
13. Start-up Cost Burden to the Respondent
There is no new system start-up costs associated with these final regulations.
14. Estimated of Annual Cost to the Federal Government
There are no additional costs to the Federal government as a result of the final regulation.
15. Reasons for Changes to Burden Hour Estimated
The changes to the burden hour estimates are a result of regulatory changes to implement the statutory changes made by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Pub. L. 110-315) to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). A summary is provided below:
Respondents, Responses and Burden Hours:
# of # of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
New Inventory 400 2,560 834 hours
16. Collection of Information with Published Results
The results of this collection will not be published.
17. Approval to Not Display Expiration Date
ED is not seeking this approval.
18. Exception to the Certification Statement
ED is not requesting any exceptions to the “Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions” of OMB Form 83-1.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | SUPPORTING STATEMENT |
| Author | Kenneth Smith |
| Last Modified By | Beth Grebeldinger |
| File Modified | 2009-10-27 |
| File Created | 2009-10-27 |