This filing is the annual update of
award years, minor language changes regarding the Perkins Loan
Program due to the wind-down of the program, clarifications of
signature requirements, minor formatting and spelling corrections,
and includes a transition from reporting to the eCampusBased System
to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System. It also
addresses the addition of questions regarding the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and
disaster-affected students based on changes made in Public Law
115-64. The total annual reporting and record keeping hour burden
remains 94,916 for 4,162 respondents.
US Code:
20
USC 1087b Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended
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.