51146 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 166 / Wednesday, August 27, 2014 / Notices 

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: 

b The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

b How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW®); 

b How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections andor updates 

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

FOTW Corrections); 

b The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

b The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s expected family 

contribution (EFC) (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

b 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. 

Dated: August 21, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20275 Filed 8–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0088] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Master Generic Plan for Customer 

Surveys and Focus Groups 

AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), 

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 an extension of an existing 

information collection. Department of 

Education as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

‘‘Master Generic Plan for Customer 

Surveys and Focus Groups’’ for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. 

seq.). This collection was developed as 

part of a Federal Government-wide 

effort to streamline the process for 

seeking feedback from the public on 

service delivery. This notice announces 

our intent to submit this collection to 

OMB for approval and solicits 

comments on specific aspects for the 

proposed information collection. 

A copy of the supporting statement is 

available at www.regulations.gov (see 

Docket ID ED–2014–ICCD–0088). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 26, 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 number ED–2014–ICCD–0088 

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 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Stephanie 

Valentine, 202–401–0526. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Master Generic Plan for 

Customer Surveys and Focus Groups. 

OMB Control Number: 1800–0011. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 451,322. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 115,344. 

Projected average estimates for the 

next three years: 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 70. 

Average Number of Respondents per 

Activity: 500. 

Annual Responses: 451,322. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: .08. 

Burden Hours: 115,344. 

Abstract: Surveys to be considered 

under this generic will only include 

those surveys that improve customer 

service or collect feedback about a 

service provided to individuals or 

entities directly served by ED. The 

results of these customer surveys will 

help ED managers plan and implement 

program improvements and other 

customer satisfaction initiatives. Focus 

groups that will be considered under the 

generic clearance will assess customer 

satisfaction with a direct service, or will 

be designed to inform a customer 

satisfaction survey ED is considering. 

Surveys that have the potential to 

influence policy will not be considered 

under this generic clearance. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20405 Filed 8–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0105] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Trends in International Mathematics 

and Science Study 2015 (TIMSS:2015) 

Main Study 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences/National 

Center for Education Statistics (IES). 

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