2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) 16 Field Test Institutions and Enrollment Lists

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Part B NPSAS 2016 Field Test Institutions.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-03-24
30D_FRN_1850-0666.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-05-28
60D_FRN_1850-0666.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-05-05
Appendix A-C NPSAS 2016 Field Test Institutions - Publications-TRP Members-Confidentiality Agreement.docx Supplementary Document	2014-03-21
Part A NPSAS 2016 Field Test Institutions.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-07-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46330	Institution Registration Page Other-Instutition Registration Page	Removed
41441	Verification calls Other-Verfication Calls	Removed
211733	2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) 16 Field Test Institutions and Enrollment Lists Other-Appendix D-F NPSAS 2016 Field Test Institutions - Letter-C	New
200069	Student Interview Other-Interview	Removed
200068	Student Records Data from Postsecondary Institutions Other-Student Records Data Elements	Removed
192862	Institutional Enrollment List Other-Enrollment List	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0666	ICR Reference No: 201405-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201202-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 1521.29
Title: 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) 16 Field Test Institutions and Enrollment Lists
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/23/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/28/2014
Terms of Clearance: OMB looks forward to a briefing on proposed changes to NPSAS questions before the next submission. In addition, as indicated in the previous terms of clearance, NCES should brief OMB on any researcher uses of the NPSAS sample under the pilot program approved in the previous approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2015
Responses	794	0	89,631
Time Burden (Hours)	724	0	72,637
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), a nationally representative study of how students and their families finance postsecondary education, was first implemented by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1987 and has been fielded every 3 to 4 years since. The next major data collection will occur in 2016 with a field test collection in 2015. This submission is for the ninth cycle in the series, NPSAS:16, which will also serve as the base year study for the 2016 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B) which provides data on the various paths of recent college graduates into employment and additional education. The NPSAS:16 field test sample will include about 300 institutions (full-scale sample about 1,680) and about 4,500 students (120,000 full-scale). Institution contacting for the field test will begin in September 2014 and student data collection will be conducted January through May 2015 (full-scale institution contacting will begin in October 2015 and student data will be collected January through June 2016). A separate package to request clearance for student data collection (interviews and institution record data) will be submitted in the fall 2014. This submission includes contacting materials and collection of enrollment lists from institutions selected to participate in the field test.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 2002)
  

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:
	79 FR 16777	03/26/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 30578	05/28/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) 16 Field Test Institutions and Enrollment Lists
Student Interview
Student Records Data from Postsecondary Institutions
Institution Registration Page
Verification calls
Institutional Enrollment List

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	794	89,631	0	-88,837	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	724	72,637	0	-71,913	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There has been no change in burden per institution since the full-scale data collection for NPSAS:12. This request for approval is for the field test data collection from institutions only, with approval for data collection from students to be sought later this year. As such, the response burden requested in this submission is lower than the last approved response burden for full scale institution and student NPSAS:12 data collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,236,094

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

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]? No

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: 05/28/2014

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