2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Institution Collection

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
NPSAS 2020 Institutions Collection Responses to 30-day Public Comments.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-07-11	Available
Appendix A-C NPSAS 2020 Institutions Collection.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-09	Available
Part B NPSAS 2020 Institutions Collection.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2019-06-14	Available
Part A NPSAS 2020 Institutions Collection.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-06-14	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
211733	2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Institution Collection	Other-Institution Contacting Materials	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0666	ICR Reference No: 201904-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201801-1850-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 1521.34
Title: 2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Institution Collection
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: 07/19/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/11/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2020
Responses	6,073	0	10,883
Time Burden (Hours)	13,577	0	63,792
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) is a nationally representative cross-sectional study of how students and their families finance education beyond high school in a given academic year. NPSAS is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and was first implemented by NCES during the 1986–87 academic year and has been fielded every 2 to 4 years since. This request is to conduct the 11th cycle in the NPSAS series that will be conducted during the 2019–20 academic year. NPSAS:20 will be both nationally- and state-representative. NPSAS:20 also will serve as the base year data collection for the 2020 cohort of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:20), a study of first-time beginning postsecondary students that will be conducted three years (BPS:20/22) and six years (BPS:20/25) after beginning their postsecondary education. NPSAS:20 will consist of nationally-representative sample undergraduate and graduate students, and a nationally-representative sample of first-time beginning students (FTBs). Subsets of questions in the student interview will focus on describing aspects of the experience of beginning students in their first year of postsecondary education, including student debt and education experiences. This submission covers materials and procedures related to institution sampling, institution contacting, enrollment list collection, and matching to administrative data files as part of the NPSAS:20 data collection. NCES will submit a separate clearance package covering the NPSAS:20 student data collection, including student record data abstraction and student interviews, in the summer of 2019. The materials and procedures are based on those developed for previous institution-based data collections, including NPSAS:16, BPS:12 student record collection, and the 2018 NPSAS Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC). The NPSAS:20 enrollment list collection from institutions will take place from October 2019 through July 2020, the student records collection will take place from February through November 2020, and the student survey data collection will take place from January through November 2020.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 2002)
  

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:
	84 FR 14101	04/09/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 27102	06/11/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Institution Collection

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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	6,073	10,883	0	-4,810	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,577	63,792	0	-50,215	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease in the total burden hours from the last approved is due to the fact that the last submission was for the NPSAS:18-AC full-scale data collection which in addition to similar activities as those described here, also included student records collection, an activity that is not included in this request (to be requested in the student data collection submission in the summer of 2019).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $765,320

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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.     Yes

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.     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: 06/11/2019

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