Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1845-0012 OMB Table 1845-0012 v6 Team 2.xls Supplementary Document	2010-07-19
1845-0012 SSTATE 07192010 update.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-07-19
1845-0012 2008 Supporting statement.doc Supplementary Document	2010-07-19
Att_Glossary.09.25.08.doc Supplementary Document	2008-12-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22167	Application to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid: State and Local Instruction	Modified
193845	Application to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid: Private Sector Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0012	ICR Reference No: 201007-1845-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-1845-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 4290
Title: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/20/2010
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR). In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will describe in the preamble of the final rule how the agency has maximized the practical utility of the collection and minimized the burden. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2012	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2012
Responses	4,485	0	4,485
Time Burden (Hours)	21,181	0	21,181
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The regulations expand the requirement that foreign graduate medical schools identify all clinical locations utilized by its students, with explicit exceptions. The regulations also add that a foreign graduate medical school must notify the Department within 10 days that it adds a location that provides a portion of its clinical training unless the program is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or meets an additional explicit exception.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1001, 1002, 1088, 1099c Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD03	Proposed rulemaking	75 FR 42189	07/20/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid: State and Local	NA	e-App
Application to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid: Private Sector	NA	e-App

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The regulations add new requirements for foreign graduate medical schools to provide additional information about all clinical locations to the Department, unless the location meets explicit exemption. These new requirements account for the overall program change burden increase of 43 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 07/20/2010

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