Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ESI Reporting Tool - Public Institutions Form and Instruction	New
ESI Reporting Tool - Not-For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	New
ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	New
2018-04580.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-03-07
Comment response table ESI Reporting Tool December 2017.xls Supplementary Document	2017-12-13
Additional 30D Supporting Statement for ESI reporting tool 1845-NEW March 2018.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-03-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
228150	ESI Reporting Tool - Public Institutions Form and Instruction	New
228149	ESI Reporting Tool - Not-For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	New
228148	ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0150	ICR Reference No: 201708-1845-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/19/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/19/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2021	36 Months From Approved
Responses	300	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,400	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Secretary of the US Department of Education is authorized under Sec.487A(b) to periodically select a limited number of institutions for voluntary participation as experimental sites under the Experimental Sites Initiatives (ESI) to provide recommendations on the impact and effectiveness of proposed regulations or new management initiatives. The Department approved nine experiments to test ways to address federal objectives and meet the needs of financial aid administrators and federal financial aid recipients. Under the experiments, institutions are given the flexibility to test alternatives to existing requirements so that the Department can analyze the data obtained from participating institutions to validate current practices or to obtain information supportive of regulatory changes or recommendations for legislative change. The collection of this data and the results of these experiments will help the Department in its continuing efforts to improve Title IV program administration. Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting an additional 30 day public comment period, for this Experimental Sites Initiatives (ESI) information clearance request, to ensure that all affected parties will have an opportunity to review and respond to these proposed additional questions. Based on public comments received during the 30 day public comment period, which closed January 18, 2018, FSA is incorporating 40 new questions across the Institutional Surveys for seven of the experiments. The additional questions can be viewed as directed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. FSA has determined that responding to the additional questions will add, on average, one hour of additional burden to affected parties. The collection of this data and the results of these experiments will help the Department in its continuing efforts to improve Title IV program administration.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1094a Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

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:
	82 FR 42338	09/07/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 60187	12/19/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ESI Reporting Tool - Not-For-Profit Institutions	NA, N/A	N/A ,   N/A
ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions	N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A
ESI Reporting Tool - Public Institutions	N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A

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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	300	0	0	300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,400	0	0	5,400	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 is a request for a new burden collection. We anticipate 300 respondents requiring 18 hours per annual response for a total of 5,400 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 12/19/2017

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