OMB looks forward to a briefing on proposed changes to NPSAS questions before the next submission. In addition, as indicated in the previous terms of clearance, NCES should brief OMB on any researcher uses of the NPSAS sample under the pilot program approved in the previous approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2015
794
0
89,631
724
0
72,637
0
0
0
The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), a nationally representative study of how students and their families finance postsecondary education, was first implemented by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1987 and has been fielded every 3 to 4 years since. The next major data collection will occur in 2016 with a field test collection in 2015. This submission is for the ninth cycle in the series, NPSAS:16, which will also serve as the base year study for the 2016 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B) which provides data on the various paths of recent college graduates into employment and additional education. The NPSAS:16 field test sample will include about 300 institutions (full-scale sample about 1,680) and about 4,500 students (120,000 full-scale). Institution contacting for the field test will begin in September 2014 and student data collection will be conducted January through May 2015 (full-scale institution contacting will begin in October 2015 and student data will be collected January through June 2016). A separate package to request clearance for student data collection (interviews and institution record data) will be submitted in the fall 2014. This submission includes contacting materials and collection of enrollment lists from institutions selected to participate in the field test.
US Code:
20 USC 9543
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 2002)
There has been no change in burden per institution since the full-scale data collection for NPSAS:12. This request for approval is for the field test data collection from institutions only, with approval for data collection from students to be sought later this year. As such, the response burden requested in this submission is lower than the last approved response burden for full scale institution and student NPSAS:12 data collection.
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.
Part B NPSAS 2016 Field Test Institutions.docx
30D_FRN_1850-0666.pdf
Institution Registration Page