Enrollment in the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) allows eligible entities to securely exchange Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) assistance programs data electronically with the Department of Education processors. Organizations establish Destination Point Administrators (DPAs) to transmit, receive, view and update student financial aid records using telecommunication software. Eligible respondents include the following, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education that participate in Title IV, HEA assistance programs, third-party servicers of eligible institutions, guaranty agencies, Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) lenders, Title IV Additional Servicers (TIVAS), local educational agencies (LEAs). The Enrollment Form for Post Secondary Schools and Servicers represents the full complement of questions that must be presented for an organization enrolling in SAIG. The Enrollment Form for State Scholarship and Grant Agencies and the Enrollment Form for tracking Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are a subset of selected questions (from the full complement of questions) to streamline the form for ease of use.
US Code:
20 USC 1070
Name of Law: Higher Education Act 1965, as amended
An adjustment of an additional 5,315 responses and 1,743 hours occurred due to an increase in the number of institutions using the web-based reporting form. While the creation of respondent-focused forms is expected to result in a respondent burden savings, the actual burden reduction cannot be determined until after the new streamlined forms have been implemented.
$1,460,750
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Joellen Sears 202 377-3604 joellen.sears@ed.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.