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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate Form and Instruction	Modified
Att_GGApplicationStatemnt_10_LEAP.pdf Supporting Statement A	2010-03-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
188470	The Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP) and Special LEAP (SLEAP) Programs Application to Participate Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0028	ICR Reference No: 201003-1845-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4210
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: 04/30/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2013	05/31/2011	05/31/2010
Responses	56	0	56
Time Burden (Hours)	448	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 Program and the subprogram, SLEAP. There are no significant changes to the current LEAP form data elements. There are, however, some additional items pertaining to the SLEAP Program which combines the application into one form for both programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1070c, Section 415 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 20 USC 1070c-3a Name of Law: Higher Education Act, as amended

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AC99	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 55902	10/29/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 4538	01/28/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 15420	03/29/2010
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	NA	LEAP SLEAP Application

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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)	448	112	336	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: The annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden requested increased from 112 burden hours to 448 hours due to additional program requirements under new subprogram.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $35,616

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: 03/29/2010

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