College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Supporting Statement Part B CATEF FINAL.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-03-05	Repair queued
Public Burden Statement (3).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-05	Repair queued
2024_CATEF_Handbook (1).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-05	Repair queued
1840-0822 Supporting Statement Part A CATEF 5.13.2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-05-13	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
201547	College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	N/A
201547	College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	N/A
201547	College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0822	ICR Reference No: 202403-1840-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-1840-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: ED-2024-SCC-0045
Title: College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/01/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	487	0	544
Time Burden (Hours)	1,193	0	1,251
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is seeking a renewed three-year clearance for the College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) data collection. The collection of information through CATEF is required by 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1015a. CATEF collects follow-up information from institutions that appear on the tuition and fees and/or net price increase College Affordability and Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for being in the five percent of institutions in their institutional sector that have the highest increases, expressed as a percentage change, over the three-year time period for which the most recent data are available. The information collected through CATEF is used to write a summary report for Congress which is also posted on the CATC website (accessible through the College Navigator). The Department will continue to use two CATEF forms: (1) Net Price and (2) Tuition and Fees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1015a Name of Law: Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
  

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:
	89 FR 17449	03/11/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 43390	05/17/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF)	NA, NA	N/A ,   N/A

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	487	544	0	0	-57	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,193	1,251	0	0	-58	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: The form will be completed by the top five percent of institutions in each sector with the largest increases in tuition and fees and/or net prices to students. Thus, the exact number of institutions that will be included in the collection may vary slightly from year to year based on the number of institutions in each sector. The number of respondents may also vary depending on how many institutions are included on both the tuition and fees and net price increase lists, as that overlap would limit the number of other institutions included in the top five percent that would have to report data. The 2024 collection has 439 institutions (188 on the Tuition and Fee increase list only, 203 on the Net Price Increase List only, but 48 are on both lists) that will need to fill out a total of 487 forms, resulting in an estimated burden of 1,193.2 hours per year for all respondents. Because the institutions that will be on the CATC Lists in subsequent years have not yet been identified, we are using the 2024 number of respondents as the estimated number for subsequent years. Adjustment decreases responses of -57 and burden decrease of -58 burden hours

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $90,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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? 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: 05/20/2024

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