Student Assistance General Provisions - Student Right to Know (SRK)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1845-0004 Paperwork Burden Statement for NPRM 2022 update.docx Supplementary Document	2022-07-12
1845-0004 Supporting Statement 2022 NPRM update.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22137	Student Right-to-Know (SRK) For-profit Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified
189909	Student Right-to-Know (SRK) Public Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified
189908	Student Right-to-Know (SRK) Private Institutions Other-Regulations	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1845-0004	ICR Reference No: 202207-1845-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201909-1845-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Student Assistance General Provisions - Student Right to Know (SRK)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/13/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2022
Responses	31,971	32,915
Time Burden (Hours)	24,016	28,736
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Education proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement changes made to the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations – Subpart D – Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for §668.41 - Reporting and disclosure of information. These proposed regulations are a result of negotiated rulemaking and would delete requirements to the current regulations in §668.41(h). The current regulations in §668.41(h) require institutions that use pre-dispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers as a condition of enrollment disclose that information to students, prospective students, and the public in an easily accessible format. The proposed regulations in §685.300 contain provisions which would replace those in current §668.41(h), rendering it unnecessary. This request is to remove from the current information collection the regulatory requirements, burden hours, and costs associated with the regulations in §668.41(h) while retaining the burden hours previously calculated for the remaining sections of §668.41.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1092 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1998 amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1840-AD53	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 41878	07/13/2022

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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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Student Right-to-Know (SRK) For-profit Institutions
Student Right-to-Know (SRK) Private Institutions
Student Right-to-Know (SRK) Public Institutions

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	31,971	32,915	0	-944	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,016	28,736	0	-4,720	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This request is to remove a portion of the currently approved information collection. These changes are due to the proposed regulations offered through program change. The decrease in burden to this information collection is -4,720 hours based on the removal of 5 hours of burden for an estimated -944 institutions. These institutions no longer have to update information about pre-dispute arbitration or class action lawsuit waivers that may be in use by the institutions and to make that information available to the public under §668.41(h).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/13/2022

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