2015-2016 Federal Student Aid Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Federal Student Aid Application Form and Instruction	Modified
2015-2016_FSA_Application_Comments_30Day.docx Supplementary Document	2014-12-23
1845-0001 1516 FAFSA Change Worksheet.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2014-12-23
2015-2016_FSA_Application_Comments_60_Day.docx Supplementary Document	2014-11-19
2015-16_FSA_Application_Enhancements.docx Supplementary Document	2014-11-19
FAFSA Copy of Att_2015-2016_FederalStudentAidApplication_ICBurdentable.xlsx Supplementary Document	2014-08-27
FAFSA Att_2015-16_Data Elements Justification v4 0.docx Supplementary Document	2014-08-27
Supporting_Statement_Part_A.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-11-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195111	Federal Student Aid Application Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0001	ICR Reference No: 201412-1845-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-1845-007
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2015-2016 Federal Student Aid Application
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/23/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/23/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	12/31/2017	12/31/2017
Responses	44,992,857	0	44,992,857
Time Burden (Hours)	24,083,155	0	24,083,155
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 483 of 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 student's eligibility to receive title IV, HEA program assistance. The application process involves an applicant's 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 data. Institutions of higher education listed by the applicant on the FAFSA also receive a summary of processed data submitted on the FAFSA which is called the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). The Department seeks OMB approval of all application components as a single ''collection of information". The aggregate burden will be accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-0001. The specific application components, descriptions and submission methods for each are listed in Table one.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1090 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965,
   PL: Pub.L. 89 - 329 401-495 Name of Law: null
  

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 51144	08/27/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 68877	11/19/2014
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
Federal Student Aid Application	n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a	FAFSA on the Phone ,   FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) ,   FAFSA on the Web -Renewal ,   FAFSA on the Web EZ (FOTW-EZ) ,   FOTW EZ Renewal ,   FAFSA on the Phone EZ ,   FAA Access ,   FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) Corrections ,   FAFSA Electronic Other ,   FAFSA FSAIC Corrections ,   FAFSA Paper FAFSA ,   2015-2016 Paper SAR- English ,   2015-2016 SAR Acknowledgement -English

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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	44,992,857	44,992,857	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,083,155	24,083,155	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department is projecting a burden decrease of 2,081,212 hours. Since there are no substantive changes to the 2015-2016 FAFSA, the burden decrease is attributed to the 2,409,109 decrease in annual responses from the prior year; the burden decrease represents an adjustment and not a program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $79,310,763

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

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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