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Page Numbers: 68879-68880
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study 2004
Posted on 12-10-2003
[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
[Page 68879-68880]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for
OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 9, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Melanie Kadlic, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the Internet address Melanie_Kadlic@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The Leader, Regulatory Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes
that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior
to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information
collection, grouped by office, contains the follwing: (1) Type of
review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)
Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5)
Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: 2004.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; businesses or other for-
profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 103,431.
Burden Hours: 43,096.
Abstract: The 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study is
being conducted to meet the continuing need for national-level data
about significant financial aid issues for students enrolling in
postsecondary education. Information about financial aid policies and
postsecondary affordability is critical to policymakers who determine
the need analysis formulas for Pell Grants, maximum amounts for student
loans and other need-based federal programs, and estimate the
continuing and future burden that ensuring federal aid places on the
Federal Government. For the first time this study will also collect
representative data on state aid and tuition policies which have been
previously unavailable at the student level. This clearance request
covers full-scale activities for the student interview phase of the
study. This interview will collect information on background, program
of study, enrollment status, federal aid amounts, other types of aid,
tuition, school-related expenses, student and parent finances, student
employment, credit card usage, and educational expectations.
Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the
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``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2417.
When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view.
Written requests for information should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651
or to the e-mail address vivan.reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to (202) 708-9346. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Kathy Axt at her e-mail
address Kathy.Axt@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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