PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION

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| Please read the instructions  |                                      |
| before completing this form.  |                                      |
| For additional forms or       |                                      |
| assistance in completing this |                                      |
| form, contact your agency's   |                                      |
| Paperwork                     |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| Clearance Officer. Send two   |                                      |
| copies of this form, the      |                                      |
| collection instrument to be   |                                      |
| reviewed, the Supporting      |                                      |
| Statement, and any additional |                                      |
| documentation                 |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| to: **Office of Information   |                                      |
| and Regulatory Affairs,       |                                      |
| Office of Management and      |                                      |
| Budget, Docket Library, Room  |                                      |
| 10102, 725 17th Street NW,**  |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| **Washington, DC 20503.**     |                                      |
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| 1\. Agency/Subagency          | 2\. OMB control number: b. \[  \]    |
| originating request           | None                                 |
|                               |                                      |
| Dept. of Education, Federal   | a\.                                  |
| Student Aid U.S. Department   | [1                                   |
| of Education                  | 845]{.underline}--[0008]{.underline} |
|                               | [    ]{.underline}-- NEW             |
| Federal Student Aid           |                                      |
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| 3\. Type of information       | 4\. Type of review requested *(check |
| collection *(check one)*:     | one)*:                               |
|                               |                                      |
| a\. \[  \] New Collection     | a\. \[X\] Regular (if streamlined    |
|                               | also check here )                    |
| b\. \[X \] Revision of a      |                                      |
| currently approved collection | b\. \[ \] Emergency -- Approval      |
|                               | request by:                          |
|                               |                                      |
|                               | c\. \[ \] Delegated                  |
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| c\. \[  \] Extension of a     | 5\. Small entities:                  |
| currently approved collection |                                      |
|                               | Will this information collection     |
| d\. \[  \] Reinstatement,     | have a significant economic impact   |
| **without change,** of a      | on a                                 |
| previously approved           |                                      |
|                               | substantial number of small          |
| collection for which approval | entities?                            |
| has expired                   |                                      |
|                               | Yes \[  \] No \[X \]                 |
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| e\. \[  \] Reinstatement,     | 6\. Requested expiration date:       |
| **with change,** of a         |                                      |
| previously approved           | a\. \[X \]Three years from the       |
|                               | approval date b. \[  \] Other ---    |
| collection for which approval | Specify: [     ]{.underline}         |
| has expired                   |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| f\. \[  \] Existing           |                                      |
| collection in use without an  |                                      |
| OMB control number            |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| *For b-f, note Item A2 of     |                                      |
| Supporting Statement          |                                      |
| instructions*                 |                                      |
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| 7\. Title *(10-15 words       |                                      |
| maximum)*: Student Aid Report |                                      |
| (SAR) (KI)                    |                                      |
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| 8\. Agency form number(s)     |                                      |
| *(if applicable)*:            |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| ED 255-1                      |                                      |
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| 9\. Keywords: Federal Student |                                      |
| Aid, federal student          |                                      |
| assistance, student financial |                                      |
| aid                           |                                      |
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| 10\. Abstract: The SAR is     |                                      |
| used to notify Free           |                                      |
| Application for Federal       |                                      |
| Student Aid (FAFSA)           |                                      |
| applicants of their           |                                      |
| eligibility to receive        |                                      |
| federal student aid under the |                                      |
| student financial assistance  |                                      |
| programs authorized under     |                                      |
| Title IV of the Higher        |                                      |
| Education Act of 1965, as     |                                      |
| amended, and to provide an    |                                      |
| opportunity for applicants to |                                      |
| correct or update the         |                                      |
| information they provided on  |                                      |
| their FAFSA.                  |                                      |
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| 11\. Affected public *(Mark   | 12\. Obligation to respond *(Mark    |
| primary with "P" and all      | primary with "P" and all others that |
| others that apply with "X")*  | apply with "X")*                     |
|                               |                                      |
| a\. [P]{.underline}           | a\. \[ \] Voluntary                  |
| Individuals or households d.  |                                      |
| Farms                         | b\. \[P\] Required to obtain or      |
|                               | retain benefits                      |
| b\. Businesses or other       |                                      |
| for-profit e. Federal         | c\. \[ \] Mandatory                  |
| Government                    |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| c\. Not-for-profit            |                                      |
| institutions f. State, Local, |                                      |
| or Tribal Government          |                                      |
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| 13\. Annual reporting and     | 14\. Annual reporting and            |
| recordkeeping hour burden:    | recordkeeping cost burden *(in       |
|                               | thousands of dollars)*:              |
| a\. Number of respondents     |                                      |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\             | a\. Total annualized capital/startup |
| _\_\_[16,787,640]{.underline} | costs                                |
|                               | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                      |
| b\. Total annual responses    | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\           |                                      |
| _\_\_[27,699,605]{.underline} | b\. Total annual costs (O&M)         |
|                               | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                      |
| 1\. Percentage of these       | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| responses                     |                                      |
|                               | c\. Total annualized cost requested  |
| collected electronically      | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                      |
| \_\_\_\_\_                    | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_[95]{.underline}% |                                      |
|                               | d\. Current OMB inventory            |
| c\. Total annual hours        | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                    |
| requested                     | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_              |                                      |
| \_\_\_[5,639,472]{.underline} | e\. Difference (+/-)                 |
|                               | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                    |
| d\. Current OMB inventory     | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_            |                                      |
| \_\_\_[5,359,055]{.underline} | f\. Explanation of difference        |
|                               |                                      |
| e\. Difference (+/-)          | 1\. Program change                   |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_                | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                      |
| \_\_\_\_[280,417]{.underline} | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
|                               |                                      |
| f\. Explanation of difference | 2\. Adjustment                       |
|                               | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                      |
| 1\. Program change            | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline} |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_                |                                      |
| \_\_\_\_[280,417]{.underline} |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| 2\. Adjustment                |                                      |
| \_\_\_\_\_                    |                                      |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_ |                                      |
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| 15\. Purpose of information   | 16\. Frequency of recordkeeping or   |
| collection *(Mark primary     | reporting *(check all that apply)*:  |
| with "P" and all others*      |                                      |
|                               | a\. \[  \] Recordkeeping b. \[  \]   |
| *that apply with "X")*:       | Third party disclosure\              |
|                               | c. \[X \] Reporting                  |
| a\. \[P\] Application for     |                                      |
| benefits e. \[ \] Program     | 1\. \[   \] On occasion 2. \[  \]    |
| planning or management        | Weekly 3. \[  \] Monthly\            |
|                               | 4. \[   \] Quarterly 5. \[  \]       |
| b\. \[ \] Program evaluation  | Semi-annually 6. \[  \] Annually\    |
| f. \[ \] Research             | 7. \[   \] Biennially 8. \[  \]      |
|                               | Other (describe)                     |
| c\. \[X \] General purpose    | [     ]{.unde                        |
| statistics g. \[ \]           | rline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
| Regulatory or compliance      |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| d\. \[ \] Audit               |                                      |
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| 17\. Statistical methods:     | > Agency contact *(person who can    |
|                               | > best answer questions regarding    |
| Does this information         | > the content*                       |
| collection employ statistical | >                                    |
| methods?                      | > *of this submission)*:             |
|                               |                                      |
| \[  \] Yes \[X \] No          |                                      |
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|                               | Name: [Adam                          |
|                               | Essex]{.                             |
|                               | underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
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|                               | Phone No:[(202)                      |
|                               | 377                                  |
|                               | -3515]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
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| **19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act        |             |
| Submissions:**                                         |             |
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| On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the   |             |
| collection of information encompassed by this request  |             |
| complies with                                          |             |
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| 5 CFR 1320.9.                                          |             |
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| **NOTE:** The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related    |             |
| provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3), appear at the end of |             |
| the                                                    |             |
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| instructions. *The certification is to be made with    |             |
| reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth  |             |
| in*                                                    |             |
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| *the instructions.*                                    |             |
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| The following is a summary of topics, regarding the    |             |
| proposed collection of information, that the           |             |
| certification covers:                                  |             |
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| (a) It is necessary for the proper performance of      |             |
|     agency functions;                                  |             |
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| (b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;                 |             |
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| (c) It reduces burden on small entities;               |             |
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| (d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language  |             |
|     that is understandable to respondents;             |             |
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| (e) Its implementation will be consistent and          |             |
|     compatible with current reporting and              |             |
|     recordkeeping practices;                           |             |
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| (f) It indicates the retention periods for             |             |
|     recordkeeping requirements;                        |             |
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| (g) It informs respondents of the information called   |             |
|     for under 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) about:                |             |
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| (i) Why the information is being collected;            |             |
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| (ii) Use of information;                               |             |
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| (iii) Burden estimate;                                 |             |
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| (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a     |             |
|      benefit, or mandatory);                           |             |
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| (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and          |             |
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| (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control       |             |
|      number;                                           |             |
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| (h) It was developed by an office that has planned and |             |
|     allocated resources for the efficient and          |             |
|     effective manage-                                  |             |
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| > ment and use of the information to be collected (see |             |
| > note in Item 19 of the instructions);                |             |
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| (i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey |             |
|     methodology (if applicable); and                   |             |
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| (j) It makes appropriate use of information            |             |
|     technology.                                        |             |
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| # If you are u                                         |             |
| nable to certify compliance with any of these provisio |             |
| ns, identify the item below and explain the reason in  |             |
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| # Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.                 |             |
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| Signature of Senior Official or designee:              | Date:       |
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