This collection
is approved with the following terms of clearance: Since the
current timing for FAFSA system revisions and the Paperwork
Reduction Acts statutory public comment period are not aligned and
does not fully allow comments provided by the public to be
incorporated into the academic years electronic FAFSA submission,
the Department must provide to OMB an alignment plan beginning with
the 2012-2013 FAFSA. This will ensure compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act and that Education has the opportunity to
thoughtfully consider and properly implement beneficial comments
from the public.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2011
12/31/2011
12/31/2010
35,818,915
0
21,696,675
32,239,328
0
26,781,074
0
0
0
Public Law 89-329, Sections 401-495,
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), mandates that
the Secretary of Education shall produce, distribute, and process
free of charge common financial reporting forms as described in
this subsection to be used for application and reapplication to
determine the need and eligibility of a student for financial
assistance. The determination of need and eligibility are for the
following Title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance
programs: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs
(Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG),
Federal Work-Study (FWS), and the Federal Perkins Loan Program);
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Teacher
Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH)
Grant; and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. Federal Student
Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education (hereafter the
Department), subsequently developed an application process to
collect and process the data necessary to determine a students
eligibility to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance. The
application process involves an applicants submission of the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After submission of
the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR) which
is a summary of the data they submitted on the FAFSA. The applicant
reviews the SAR, and, if necessary, will make corrections or
updates to their submitted FAFSA.
The net program change burden
decrease of 5,405,813, results from the simplification improvements
made by the Department for 2011-2012. The 10,864,067 burden
adjustment number reflects the burden increase of adding the SAR
collection and the estimated 11.46 percent increase in submissions
for 2011-2012.
$55,649,216
No
No
No
No
Yes
Uncollected
Shamarli Kollock
2023773483
No
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:
(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;
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.