Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/07/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
6,000
6,520
2,499
2,717
0
0
The collection of information through
the Campus Safety and Security Survey is necessary under section
485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, with the goal
of increasing transparency surrounding college safety and security
information for students, prospective students, parents, employees
and the general public. The survey is a collection tool to compile
the annual data on campus crime and fire safety. The data collected
from the individual institutions by ED is made available to the
public through the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis and
Cutting Tool as well as the College Navigator.
US Code:
20
USC 1092 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended
This is a request to extend
this collection. The estimated number of institutions that would be
required to report to the Campus Safety and Security Survey system
has decreased since the last request from 6,520 to 6,000, and the
annual burden hours have decreased as a result. The decrease in
respondents is a result of institutional closures and mergers over
the past three years, and is not the result of any deliberate
action to change collection. The respondent universe has not been
redefined. The annual cost burden is showing an increase because no
annual cost burden was entered in the prior approved ICRs and we
are making the adjustment now to show the annual cost burden. ED
estimates that it will take approximately 25 minutes for each of
the institutions to provide the relevant information on the form.
This estimate has not changed and is based on administrators
already having calculated and disclosed the crime statistics in
their annual security and fire safety reports.
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.