Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ESI Reporting Tool - Public Institutions Form and Instruction	Modified
ESI Reporting Tool - Not-For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	Modified
ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	Modified
83C 1845-0150 Oct 2018 FINAL.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-10-11
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	Modified
228149	ESI Reporting Tool - Not-For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	Modified
228148	ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0150	ICR Reference No: 201810-1845-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201708-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Tool 2017
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: 10/25/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/11/2018
Terms of Clearance:

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

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Abstract: Federal Student Aid (FSA) is requesting approval of changes to the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) Loan Counseling experiment School Survey. Since approval of the information collection, the Institute of Education Sciences has been identified to lead the evaluation of the Loan Counseling experiment. The School Survey questions have been re-ordered and re-structured from the approved collection to allow for pre-coded response categories, while retaining open-ended response options. The School Survey does not currently include all of the previously cleared questions. There is no change to the number of responses/respondents/burden hours. These changes have been previewed and approved by OMB.

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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 ,   N/A ,   N/A
ESI Reporting Tool - For-Profit Institutions	N/A, N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A ,   N/A
ESI Reporting Tool - Public Institutions	N/A, N/A, 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	300	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,400	5,400	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: 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: 10/11/2018

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