National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NPSAS_12_FT_Institution_Part C.doc Supplementary Document	2010-05-17
App F - Endorsing Associations.doc Supplementary Document	2010-05-11
NPSAS_12_FT_Institution_Appendix_D.doc Supplementary Document	2010-07-27
App C - Confidentiality.doc Supplementary Document	2010-05-11
App B - TRP Review Panel.doc Supplementary Document	2010-05-11
App A - Relevant Issues.doc Supplementary Document	2010-05-11
NPSAS_12_FT_Institution_Part A.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-07-27
NPSAS_12_FT_Institution_Part B.doc Supporting Statement B	2010-07-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46330	Institution Registration Page Other-Instutition Registration Page	Modified
41441	Eligibility screening calls Other-Screening Calls	Modified
192862	Institutional Enrollment List Other-List	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0666	ICR Reference No: 201004-1850-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-1850-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4238
Title: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/27/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/18/2010
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved only for contacting and recruiting institutions and obtaining lists of students for the field test. NCES will submit another information collection request with materials for data collection from students for the field test and main study.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	712	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	458	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: NPSAS, a nationally representative study of how students and their families finance education beyond high school, was first implemented by The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1987 and has been fielded every 3 to 4 years since. This submission is for the eighth cycle in the series, NPSAS:12, and requests reinstatement of the previously obtained clearance for NPSAS:08. NPSAS:12 will also serve as the base year study for the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) of first-time postsecondary students that will focus on issues of persistence, degree attainment, and employment outcomes. Following the field test study in 2010, NCES will submit an OMB clearance package for the full scale. The NPSAS:12 field test sample will include about 225 institutions (full-scale sample about 1,670) and about 4,500 students (120,000 full-scale). Institution contacting for the field test will begin in September 2010 and list collection will be conducted January through May 2011 (full-scale institution contacting will begin in September 2011 and student lists will be collected January through June 2012). A separate package to request clearance for student data collection (interviews and institution record data) will be submitted in September 2010. The main changes since the last NPSAS collection in 2008 consist of a new cohort of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) which will conduct follow-up studies in 2014 and 2017, and revised strata for institution sampling to reflect the recent growth in enrollment in for-profit 4-year institutions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 153 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
  

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:
	75 FR 12521	03/16/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 27736	05/18/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Institution Registration Page
Eligibility screening calls
Institutional Enrollment List

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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	712	0	0	712	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	458	0	0	458	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden increase results from the fact that the collection was expired and is now reinstated. The last approved burden for NPSAS was significantly larger because it covered full scale data collection from both institutions and individual students. This submission is for burden for field tests for data collection from institutions only. Burden for field test data collection from students will be submitted in a separate package in September 2010.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,958,304

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

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: 05/18/2010

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