Student Assistance General Provisions

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1845-0022 Supporting Statement Final Rule.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-09-09	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41403	Student Assistance: Not for profit Private Institutions	Other-Regulations	Modified
193272	Student Assistance: For Profit Private Sector Institutions	Other-Regulations	Modified
193271	Student Assistance: Individuals and Households	Other-Regulations	Unchanged
193270	Student Assistance: Public Sector Institutions	Other-Regulations	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0022	ICR Reference No: 201909-1845-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-1845-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Student Assistance General Provisions
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: 09/30/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2019
Responses	1,348,312	0	1,343,120
Time Burden (Hours)	2,288,200	0	2,281,511
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement changes made to the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations in § 668.171 and Appendix A & B of 668 subpart L as proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published July 31, 2018. These final regulations are a result of negotiated rulemaking and would add requirements to the current regulations. The NPRM had proposed changes to and assessed burden to §668.172(d) Accounting for operating leases which has been deleted from the Final Rule. The hours proposed in the NPRM will be deleted from this final information collection request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1085, 1088, 1091-1094, 1099c Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965 as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD26	Final or interim final rulemaking	84 FR 49788	09/23/2019

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Student Assistance: Not for profit Private Institutions
Student Assistance: For Profit Private Sector Institutions
Student Assistance: Individuals and Households
Student Assistance: Public Sector Institutions

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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	1,348,312	1,343,120	0	5,192	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,288,200	2,281,511	0	6,689	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: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is to revise the currently approved information collection. These changes are due to the final regulations offered through program change. The final increase in burden to this information collection is 6,689 hours based on an additional estimated total of 5,192 responses from 3,695 institutions. The institutions will have to provide additional information to the Secretary if it meets one of the identified triggering actions or events.

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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: 09/16/2019

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