Publication Date: December 17, 2007
FRPart:
Page Numbers: 71382-71383
Summary: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Posted on 12-17-2007
[Federal Register: December 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 241)]
[Notices]
[Page 71382-71383]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education requests comments on a modified
2008-2009 Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The College Cost
Reduction and Access Act of 2007 establishes, effective with the 2008-
2009 award year, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program, which provides up to $4,000 a
year in grant assistance to students who plan on being a teacher and
meet certain specified requirements. Through an updated FAFSA, Federal
Student Aid will assure that students are aware of the TEACH Grant program, the
program's eligibility criteria, and that students will indicate their
plans to pursue a teaching career. The Department proposes to
accomplish this by asking the following question on the FAFSA on the
Web: ``Are you planning on completing coursework, now or in the future,
necessary for you to become an elementary or secondary school teacher?
A `YES' response to this question will allow your school to provide you
with additional information on a new federal program for students who
meet certain conditions and plan on becoming teachers.''
The FAFSA is completed by students and their families and the
information submitted on the form is used to determine the students'
eligibility and financial need for financial aid under the student
financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (Title IV, HEA Programs).
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
December 28, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Bridget Dooling, Desk Officer, Department of Education,
Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals and families.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 16,787,640.
Burden Hours: 8,054,467.
Abstract: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007
establishes, effective with the 2008-2009 award year, the Teacher
Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
Program, which provides up to $4,000 a year in grant assistance to
students who plan on being a teacher and meet certain specified
requirements. Because the 2008-2009 FAFSA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
burden hour estimate (approved December 2006) does not include the
burden associated with reading and responding to a new TEACH grant
question (the TEACH grant did not exist at that time) we are submitting
this request for an emergency clearance of an updated 2008-2009 FAFSA.
Through the updated FAFSA, we are striving to make students aware of
the TEACH Grant program and the eligibility criteria, in addition to
determining their plans to pursue a teaching career. We propose to
accomplish this by asking the following question on FAFSA on the Web:
``Are you planning on completing coursework, now or in the future,
necessary for you to become an elementary or secondary school teacher?
A `'YES' response to this question will allow your school to provide
you with additional information on a new federal program for students
who meet certain conditions and plan on becoming teachers.''
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and clicking on ``Download attachments'' to
view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th
Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to (202) 245-6623. 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 the e-mail address
ICDocketMgr@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 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday.
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