Gainful Employment Programs – Subpart Q

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB83C transferring 1845-0123 hours to 1845-0107 1 18 2017 corrected.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2017-01-18
1845-0123 Supporting Statement 30D FINAL.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-11-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
211082	GE State Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123 Other-Regulations - State	Modified
211081	GE Private Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123 Other-Regulations - Private	Modified
211078	GE Individual Affected Party Information 1845-0123 Other-Regulations - Individual	Modified
211077	GE For-Profit Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123 Other-Regulations-Profit	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0123	ICR Reference No: 201709-1845-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-1845-007
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Gainful Employment Programs – Subpart Q
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: 01/18/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	42,303,576	0	42,303,575
Time Burden (Hours)	3,777,952	0	3,777,992
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Student Assistance General Provisions regulations were amended by adding Subpart Q to Part 668, to establish measures for determining whether certain postsecondary educational programs lead to gainful employment in recognized occupations, and the conditions under which these educational programs remain eligible for student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). On June 16, 2017, the Department of Education (the Department) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to revise the gainful employment regulations published on October 31, 2014. The Department anticipates scheduling the negotiated rulemaking sessions beginning in November or December 2017. There have been no changes to the regulations since the October 31, 2014 regulatory approval. This clearance package includes §§668.405, 668.410, 668.411, 668.413, and 668.414. The burden related to §668.412 was removed from this collection and applied to information collection 1845-0107 in February 2017 to more accurately associate the requirements of the regulations with the correct collection package.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1088, 1094 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
  

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 43228	09/14/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 54335	11/17/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
GE State Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123
GE Private Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123
GE Individual Affected Party Information 1845-0123
GE For-Profit Institutions Affected Party Information 1845-0123

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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	42,303,576	42,303,575	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,777,952	3,777,992	0	-40	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Department anticipates scheduling the negotiated rulemaking sessions beginning in November or December 2017. As any new regulations will not be available before the expiration of this current package, the Department is requesting a revision to the current information collection to accurately reflect the current burden of 3,777,952 burden hours (the above shown decrease of 40 burden hours is recalculation to be current) illustrating that the burden related to §668.412 was removed from this collection and applied to information collection 1845-0107 in February 2017 (a simple change request was filed and approved of the removal of the burden then.) There have been no changes to the regulations since the initial approval of the information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 11/17/2017

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