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In addition, the requester must 

provide a notarized statement or an 

unsworn declaration made in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 

following format: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature)’.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to records 

about themselves contained in this 

system should address written inquiries 

to the Civil Engineer System/Interim 

Work Management System Program 

Manager, Headquarters (HQ) A7CRT, 

139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1, Tyndall AFB, 

FL 32403–5319. 

For verification purposes, individual 

should provide their full name, and/or 

DoD ID Number, any details which may 

assist in locating records, and their 

signature. 

In addition, the requester must 

provide a notarized statement or an 

unsworn declaration made in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 

following format: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature)’.’’ 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0126] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2015–2016 Federal Student Aid 

Application 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID ED–2014–ICCD–0126 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when regulations.gov is 

not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please contact Douglas 

Pineda Robles, 202–377–4578. 

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: 2015–2016 Federal 

Student Aid Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing collection of information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 44,992,857. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 24,083,155. 

Abstract: 

Section 483 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 

mandates that the Secretary of 

Education ‘‘. . . shall produce, 

distribute, and process free of charge 

common financial reporting forms as 

described in this subsection to be used 

for application and reapplication to 

determine the need and eligibility of a 

student for financial assistance . . .’’. 

The determination of need and 

eligibility are for the following Title IV, 

HEA, federal student financial 

assistance programs: The Federal Pell 

Grant Program; the Campus-Based 

programs (Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), 

and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); 

the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program; the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq 

and Afghanistan Service Grant. 

Federal Student Aid, an office of the 

U.S. Department of Education (hereafter 

‘‘the Department’’), subsequently 

developed an application process to 

collect and process the data necessary to 

determine a student’s eligibility to 

receive Title IV, HEA program 

assistance. The application process 

involves an applicant’s submission of 

the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA). After submission and 

processing of the FAFSA, an applicant 

receives a Student Aid Report (SAR), 

which is a summary of the processed 

data they submitted on the FAFSA. The 

applicant reviews the SAR, and, if 

necessary, will make corrections or 

updates to their submitted FAFSA data. 

Institutions of higher education listed 

by the applicant on the FAFSA also 

receive a summary of processed data 

submitted on the FAFSA which is 

called the Institutional Student 

Information Record (ISIR). 

The Department seeks OMB approval 

of all application components as a 

single ‘‘collection of information’’. The 

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aggregate burden will be accounted for 

under OMB Control Number 1845–0001. 

The specific application components, 

descriptions and submission methods 

for each are listed in the following 

Table. 

Table Provided Below 

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA 

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience.Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov. 

FOTW—Renewal ................. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.

FOTW—EZ .......................... Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto 

Zero) needs analysis formulas.

FOTW—EZ Renewal ........... Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or 

Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.

FAFSA on the Phone 

(FOTP).

The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) 

representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA 

on their behalf through FOTW.

Submitted through www.fafsa.gov for applicants who 

call 1–800–4–FED–AID. 

FOTP—EZ ........................... FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for 

the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.

FAA Access ......................... Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a FAFSA.Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

FAA Access—Renewal ........ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal 

FAFSA.

FAA Access—EZ ................. Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA 

for applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas.

FAA Access—EZ Renewal .. Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA 

for applicants who have previously completed the 

FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas.

Electronic Other ................... This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the 

applicant, using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the EDE process. 

PDF FAFSA or Paper 

FAFSA.

The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for applicants who are unable to access the 

Internet or the online PDF FAFSA for applicants who 

can access the Internet but are unable to complete 

the form using FOTW.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

FOTW—Corrections ............. Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA 

PIN)—regardless of how they originally applied—may 

make corrections using FOTW Corrections.

Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov. 

Electronic Other—Corrections.With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be 

made by a FAA using the EDE.

The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the EDE process. 

Paper SAR—This is a SAR 

and an option for corrections.

The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide an e-mail address and to 

applicants whose records were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write 

corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for 

processing.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAA Access—Corrections ... An institution can use FAA Access to correct the 

FAFSA.

Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

Internal Department Corrections.The Department will submit an applicant’s record for 

system-generated corrections.

There is no burden to the applicants under this correction type as these are system-based corrections. 

FSAIC Corrections ............... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), 

can change the postsecondary institutions listed on 

their FAFSA or change their address by calling 

FSAIC.

These changes are made directly in the CPS system 

by a FSAIC representative. 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) ........ The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied 

electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user to the 

FOTW site.

Cannot be submitted for processing. 

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This information collection also 

documents an estimate of the annual 

public burden as it relates to the 

application process for federal student 

aid. The Applicant Burden Model 

(ABM), measures applicant burden 

through an assessment of the activities 

each applicant conducts in conjunction 

with other applicant characteristics and 

in terms of burden, the average 

applicant’s experience. Key 

determinants of the ABM include: 

D The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

D How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW); 

D How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via 

FOTW Corrections); 

D The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

D The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s EFC (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

D The average amount of time 

involved in preparing to complete the 

application. 

The ABM is largely driven by the 

number of potential applicants for the 

application cycle. The total application 

projection for 2015–2016 is based upon 

two factors—estimates of the total 

enrollment in all degree-granting 

institutions and the percentage change 

in FAFSA submissions for the last 

completed or almost completed 

application cycle. The ABM is also 

based on the application options 

available to students and parents. The 

Department accounts for each 

application component based on Web 

trending tools, survey information, and 

other Department data sources. 

For 2015–2016, the Department is 

reporting a net burden decrease of 

2,081,212 hours. 

In response to the 60-day comment 

period, the Department has made some 

changes to the application explained in 

the 2015–2016 Federal Student Aid 

Application Comments Tracking 

Summary. We project that these changes 

will not substantively impact burden. 

Dated: November 14, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27393 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0151] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; High 

School Longitudinal Study of 2009 

(HSLS:09) Second Follow-Up Field 

Test and Main Study Panel 

Maintenance 2015 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0151 

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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Kashka 

Kubzdela, 202–502–7411. 

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: High School 

Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) 

Second Follow-up Field Test and Main 

Study Panel Maintenance 2015. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0852. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,417. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 808. 

Abstract: The High School 

Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is 

a nationally representative, longitudinal 

study of more than 20,000 9th graders 

in 944 schools in 2009 who are being 

followed through their secondary and 

postsecondary years. The study focuses 

on understanding students’ trajectories 

from the beginning of high school into 

postsecondary education or the 

workforce and beyond. What students 

decide to pursue when, why, and how 

are crucial questions for HSLS:09, 

especially, but not solely, in regards to 

science, technology, engineering, and 

math (STEM) courses, majors, and 

careers. To date, HSLS:09 measured 

math achievement gains in the first 3 

years of high school and, like past 

studies, surveyed students, their 

parents, school administrators, school 

counselors, and teachers. After the 

initial 2009 data collection, the main 

study students were re-surveyed in 2012 

when most were high school 11thgraders, and again in 2013 when most 

had just graduated from high school. 

The second follow-up data collection 

will take place in early 2016, and will 

consist of a survey, postsecondary 

transcript collection, financial aid 

records collection, and file matching to 

extant data sources. The second followup focuses on postsecondary attendance 

patterns, field of study selection 

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