College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) 2015-2017

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CATEF 2015-2017 Form and Instruction	Modified
Part B CATEF 2015-2017.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-10-20
Part A CATEF 2015-2017.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-12-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
201547	CATEF 2015-2017 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0822	ICR Reference No: 201410-1840-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201210-1840-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) 2015-2017
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/05/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/23/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	655	0	528
Time Burden (Hours)	2,172	0	792
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is seeking a renewed three-year clearance for the College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) data collection. OPE has collected this information since 2011-12 and the collection of information through CATEF is required by §132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1015a with the goal of increasing the transparency of college tuition prices for consumers. This submission is for the 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 collection years. CATEF collects follow-up information from institutions that appear on the tuition and fees and/or net price increase College Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for being in the five percent of institutions in their institutional sector that have the highest increases, expressed as a percentage change, over the three-year time period for which the most recent data are available. The information collected through CATEF is used to write a summary report for Congress which is also posted on the CATC website (accessible through the College Navigator).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1015a Name of Law: Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
  

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:
	79 FR 63089	10/22/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 75795	12/19/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CATEF 2015-2017	NA, NA	CATEF 2013-14 Tuition and Fees Instrument ,   CATEF 2013-14 Net Price Instrument

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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	655	528	0	0	127	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,172	792	0	6	1,374	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: No changes are being requested to the data collection instruments approved in November 2012 (OMB# 1840-0822 v.2). We will continue to use the same two CATEF forms: (1) Net Price and (2) Tuition and Fees. However, because the responding institutions in 2013-14 reported a higher average time per response than what we estimated in the last approved submission, we are adjusting the total annual estimated burden to 3.55 hours per form. In order to better understand the factors that influence the response burden time per form and to arrive at a more accurate burden estimate for future OMB submissions, we plan to hold a small number of debrief calls (for an average of 8 minutes per call with up to 5 institutions per each of the 9 sectors). Thus this submission reflects a total burden time increase of an additional 1,374 hours due to burden estimate adjustment plus 6 hours due to program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $124,500

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: 12/23/2014

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