2023-2024 Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/31/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2022
33,962,310
40,987,638
22,844,712
26,311,037
0
0
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 the 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 (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
(FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education (hereafter
“the Department”), 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®). This is a request for
revisions of a current information collection, and important
changes to the FAFSA form are described separately in the two
Summary of Enhancements to the 2023-24 Free Application for Federal
Student Aid documents (one for general FAFSA changes, and one to
describe web and mobile app specific changes).
US Code:
20
USC 1090 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965,
The Department adjusted the
data set used to calculate the burden projections. For 2023-2024
estimates, we utilized the 2020-2021 application cycle results,
which offered a complete data set, to forecast individual burden.
The Department believes this more accurately reflects and depicts
our respondent universe. The Department is projecting a response
decrease of 7,025,328. The Department is projecting a burden
decrease of 3,466,325 hours. The burden decrease is attributed to
two main reasons – a significant decrease in estimated corrections,
and an enhanced and optimized electronic FAFSA form.
$29,616,481
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Beth Grebeldinger 202
708-8242
No
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.
2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
1845-0001 2023-2024 Student Electronic Entry Summary of Enhancements 30D.docx
2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)