2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
22-23_FAFSA_en_2021-03-22.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-29
83C for 2022-23 FAFSA 20210326.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-03-29
2022-23_83c_FAFSA_Memo.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-03-29
2021-22_83c_FAFSA_Memo.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-06-22
OMB 83 C Form 1845-0001 FAFSA 2021-21.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2020-06-19
1845-0001 2020-21 60-Day Comment Period Summary rev.docx Supplementary Document	2019-06-28
1845-0001 2020-21 Student Electronic Entry Summary of Enhancements 30D.docx Supplementary Document	2019-06-28
1845-0001 2020-21 Paper Summary of Enhancements 30D.docx Supplementary Document	2019-06-28
1845-0001 2020-21 Supporting_Statement 30D.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-06-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195111	Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0001	ICR Reference No: 202103-1845-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2022	08/31/2022
Responses	40,987,638	40,987,638
Time Burden (Hours)	26,311,037	26,311,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA) mandates that the Secretary of Education ". . .shall produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial reporting forms as described in this subsection to be used for application and reapplication to determine need and eligibility of a student for financial assistance. . .". The determination of need and eligibility are for the following title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS)); the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant. Federal Student Aid, subsequently developed an application process to collect and process the data necessary to determine a student's eligibility to receive title IV, HEA program assistance. The application process involves an applicant's submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After submission of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary of the data they submitted on the FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, and if necessary, will make corrections or updates to their submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of higher education listed by the applicant on the FAFSA also receive a summary of the processed data submitted on the FAFSA which is called the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). The Department seeks OMB approval of all application components as a single "collection of information". The aggregate burden will be accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-0001. This is a request for a revision of the current information. This is a request for revisions to the current information collection. There are changes to the FAFSA form as described in the Summary of Enhancements to the 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, one for general FAFSA form changes and one for web and mobile application changes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1090 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965,
  

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 13016	04/03/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 31862	07/03/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, N/A	FAFSA on the Web ,   FAFSA on the Web Renewal ,   FAFSA on the Web EZ ,   FAFSA on the Web EZ Renewal ,   FAFSA on the Web Corrections (FOTW - Corrections) ,   FAA Access, FAA Access Renewal, FAA Access EZ, FAA Access EZ Renewal, FAA Access Corrections ,   20-21 AEDS Clearance Instrument Screenshots ,   2020-2021 Student Aid Report Acknowledgement (SAR ACK) ,   2020-2021 Student Aid Report ,   2018-2019 FSAIC Corrections ,   20-21 Data Elements Justification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	40,987,638	40,987,638	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	26,311,037	26,311,037	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $74,588,686

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.     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? No

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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: 03/29/2021

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