Within 90 days
of the end of data collection NCES will provide a memo to OMB
describing the observed impact of the requested incentive
boost.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
99,424
0
111,614
126,531
0
131,801
0
0
0
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 3 to 4 years since. This request is to
conduct the 11th cycle in the NPSAS series during the 2019–20
academic year. NPSAS:20 will be both nationally- and
state-representative and 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 a
nationally-representative sample of undergraduate and graduate
students, and a nationally-representative sample of first-time
beginning students (FTBs). Subsets of questions in the NPSAS:20
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 request is to conduct all activities related to
NPSAS:20, and thus this submission covers materials and procedures
related to: the NPSAS:20 student data collection, consisting of
abstraction of student data from institutions and a student survey;
panel maintenance activities for a NPSAS:2020 follow-up field test
(for BPS:20/22); and carries over respondent burden, procedures,
and materials related to the NPSAS:20 institution sampling,
enrollment list collection, and matching to administrative data
files as approved by OMB in July and anticipated change request in
September 2019 (OMB#1859-0666 v.23-24). 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.
US Code:
20
USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA 2002)
The apparent increases in total
burden hours from the last approved is due to the fact that the
last request was for NPSAS:20 registration page and enrollment list
collection from institutions, while this request carries over those
activities and adds the student records collection from
institutions and administration of a survey to students.
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.
NPSAS20 End of Data Collection Change Memo.docx
NPSAS20 NRFU Change Sheet 1850-0666 v. 32.pdf
2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20)