[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12674]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0082]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; FAFSA 
Form Demographic Survey

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 12, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0082. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebelding, (202) 377-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: FAFSA Form Demographic Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 19,727,003.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 650,991.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is 
requesting a new information collection to gather demographic 
information in conjunction with the Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The FAFSA Simplification Act (FSAct) passed 
as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260) 
amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec 483 (B)(ii)(VII) 
to add sex and race or ethnicity as information required to be provided 
by the applicant on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
(FAFSA) form. For the launch of the 2023-24 FAFSA on October 1, 2022, 
FSA will ask the demographic questions in a pilot, voluntary survey 
format in order to collect specific feedback on the new questions. This 
feedback will inform the development of the questions for full 
implementation within the FAFSA form for the 2024-2025 award year.

    Dated: June 8, 2022.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-12674 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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