National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Data Response to OMB Passback 2011-03-22.docx Supplementary Document	2011-03-22
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Lego Video Screen Shots.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-03-22
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Data Redesign of Response Propensity Memo 2011-03-11.doc Supplementary Document	2011-03-22
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Cog Labs Report 1-20-11.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-24
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Focus Groups Report 5-14-10.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-24
Response to AAUW Public Comment on NPSAS12_Student 12-28-2010.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix K Student Record Reference Material.docx Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix G Endorsements.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix F Contacting Materials.docx Supplementary Document	2011-03-22
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix D Vendors Data Security.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix C TRP Members.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix B Linkages Data Sources.docx Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix A Studies.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-18
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Data Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-03-22
NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Data Part B C D.docx Supporting Statement B	2011-03-22

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
195984	Student Re-Interview Other-Student Re-Interview	New
195983	Student Interview Other-interview	New
195982	Student Record Collection Other-Student Records Data Elements	New
192862	Institutional Enrollment List Other-List	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0666	ICR Reference No: 201101-1850-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201004-1850-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4393
Title: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
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: 03/22/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/24/2011
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates that NCES and its contactor are experimenting with innovative ways to address declining survey response rates and, in particular, associated concerns about nonresponse bias. OMB looks forward to seeing the critically important analysis of the field test results prior to being asked to approve the full scale package. In particular, the analysis must include overall results of the incentive experiment, including the cost effectiveness of the tested approaches; a discussion of the effects on bias of any differential response patterns; a review of how well the variables in the model performed, and an assessment of how well new paradata items would have contributed to the model. In addition, the analysis should include a separate discussion of differences in both number of cases that would have switched conditions and the cost difference, if the design had included offering the same incentive to all participants within a single institution, and a report on the number of complaints or queries regarding different incentive levels within an institution. Any response propensity model proposed for the full scale NPSAS data collection must overcome the limitations of the field test model by being based explicitly on analysis of the relationship between model variables and both response propensity and substantive survey variables, rather than response propensity alone.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	4,093	0	712
Time Burden (Hours)	4,256	0	458
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 collection of student data in the eighth cycle in the series, NPSAS:12, and supplements the recently obtained approval for NPSAS:12 collection of institutional data (OMB# 1850-0666 v.7). 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 outcome. Following the field test study in 2011, NCES will submit an OMB clearance package for the full scale. The NPSAS:12 field test sample will include about 300 institutions (full-scale sample about 1,670) and about 4,500 students (120,000 full-scale). Institution contacting for the field test begun in September 2010 (for full scale in September 2011), list collection will be conducted January through May 2011 (full-scale January through June 2012), and student data collection will take place March through June 2011 (full scale January through September 2012). Changes since the last NPSAS collection in 2008 include 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. This submission requests approval for conducting student interviews, collecting student records, and file matching for NPSAS:12 as part of the 2011 field test and a 60-day federal register public notice waver for the 2012 full-scale study.

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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 65464	10/25/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 4096	01/24/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Student Record Collection
Student Interview
Student Re-Interview
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	4,093	712	0	3,381	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,256	458	0	3,798	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: This submission requests clearance for the remaining portion of the field test study – the student data collection, and hence the apparent burden increase in relation to current OMB inventory. The total burden for both components associated with the NPSAS field test to be conducted in 2011 consists of 4,093 total respondents and 4,256 burden hours, which includes the additional requested components to the already approved collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,958,307

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]? No

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: 01/24/2011

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