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regulations in 34 CFR 644, and the 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 

34 CFR 74.51, 75.720, and 75.732. The 

information that grantees submit in their 

APRs allows ED to annually assess each 

grantee’s progress in meeting their 

project’s approved goals and objectives. 

The APR data that grantees submit are 

compared with the projects’ approved 

objectives to determine the projects’ 

accomplishments, to make decisions 

regarding whether funding should be 

continued, and to award ‘‘prior 

experience’’ points. The regulations for 

this program provide for awarding up to 

15 points for prior experience (34 CR 

644.22). During a competition for new 

grant awards, the prior experience 

points are added to the average of the 

peer reviewers’ scores to arrive at a total 

score for each application. Funding 

recommendations and decisions are 

primarily based on the rank order of 

applications on the slate; therefore, 

assessment of prior experience points, 

based on data in the annual 

performance report, is a crucial part of 

the overall application process. 

Further, this performance report form 

is the main source of data for the 

Department’s response to the 

requirements of the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for 

this program. In addition, the 

Department uses the annual 

performance reports to produce program 

level data for annual reporting, budget 

submissions to OMB, Congressional 

hearings and inquiries, and responding 

to inquiries from higher education 

interest groups and the general public. 

EOC APRs are prepared and 

submitted by EOC grant projects. For 

each EOC grant project, the grant project 

director of record completes, or 

supervises the completion of the data 

submission process. The grant project 

director supervises the administration of 

an EOC grant. An EOC grant provides 

counseling and information on college 

admissions to qualified adults who want 

to enter or continue a program of 

postsecondary education. The program 

also provides services to improve the 

financial and economic literacy of 

participants. An important objective of 

the program is to counsel participants 

on financial aid options, including basic 

financial planning skills, and to assist in 

the application process. The goal of the 

EOC program is to increase the number 

of adult participants who enroll in 

postsecondary education institutions. 

The proposed revision to the APR 

entails replacement of Competitive 

Preference Priority (CPP) questions with 

new CPP questions of equal response 

time. In addition, the annual number of 

responses and total annual burden 

hours have been adjusted to reflect an 

increase in the size of the reporting 

universe. 

Dated: September 11, 2023. 

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. 2023–19934 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0053] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2024–2025 Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid (FAFSA®) 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact FAFSA 

Product Team, fsa_fafsa_team@

ed.gov.or Beth Grebeldinger at 202–570– 

8414. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: 2024–2025 Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. Total 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 34,328,439. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 22,417,460. 

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) 

and Federal Work-Study (FWS)),; the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program; the Teacher 

Education Assistance for College and 

Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; the 

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship; 

and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service 

Grant. 

Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office 

of the U.S. Department of Education, 

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 form, an applicant receives a 

FAFSA Submission Report, which is a 

summary of the processed data they 

submitted on the FAFSA form. The 

applicant reviews the FAFSA 

Submission Summary, and, if necessary, 

will make corrections or updates to their 


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submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of 

higher education listed by the applicant 

on the FAFSA form also receive a 

summary of processed data submitted 

on the FAFSA form which is called the 

Institutional Student Information 

Record (ISIR). 

ED and FSA seek OMB approval of all 

application components as a single 

‘‘collection of information.’’ The 

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 Table 1. 

TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA form 

fafsa.gov ........................ Any applicant with a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) can complete the electronic version of 

the FAFSA form.

Submitted by the applicant. 

Printed FAFSA form ...... The printed version of the FAFSA PDF for applicants who are unable to access the internet 

or complete the form using fafsa.gov.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting and Reviewing Submitted FAFSA information 

fafsa.gov—Corrections .. Any applicant with an FSA ID—regardless of how they originally applied—may make corrections to their own data. Note that no user will be able to make corrections to any federal 

tax information (FTI) that was obtained from the IRS.

Submitted by the applicant. 

Electronic Other—Corrections.With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by an FAA using the Electronic 

Data Exchange (EDE).

The FAA may be using 

their mainframe 

computer or software to facilitate the 

EDE process. 

Paper FAFSA Submission Summary.The paper summary is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide an email address. 

Applicants can write corrections directly on the paper FAFSA Submission Summary and 

mail for processing. Note that users for whom federal tax information (FTI) was obtained 

from the IRS will not be able to make corrections to that data.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAFSA Partner Portal 

(FPP)—Corrections.

An institution can use FPP to correct the FAFSA form ............................................................. Submitted by an FAA 

on behalf of an applicant. 

Internal Department 

Corrections.

The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated corrections to the 

FAFSA Processing System. There is no burden to the applicants under this correction 

type as these are system-based corrections.

These corrections are 

system-generated. 

Federal Student Aid Information Center 

(FSAIC) Corrections.

Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change the postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA form or change their address by calling FSAIC.These changes are 

made directly in the 

FPS by an FSAIC 

representative. 

FAFSA Submission 

Summary—electronic.

The electronic FAFSA Submission Summary is an online version of the FAFSA Submission 

Summary that is available on fafsa.gov to all applicants. Notification for the FAFSA Submission Summary is sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided 

a valid email address. These notifications are sent by email and include a secure 

hyperlink that takes the user to the fafsa.gov site.

Cannot be submitted 

for processing. 

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: 

• The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

• How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA form 

(e.g., by paper or electronically); 

• How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper FAFSA Submission 

Summary or electronically); 

• The type of FAFSA Submission 

Summary document the applicant 

receives (paper or electronic); 

• The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s student aid index (SAI); 

and 

• 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 2024–2025 is based on the 

projected total enrollment into postsecondary education for Fall 2024. The 

ABM is also based on the application 

options available to students and 

parents. ED accounts for each 

application component based on 

analytical tools, survey information and 

other ED data sources. 

For 2024–2025, ED is reporting a net 

burden decrease of 427,252 hours. 

Dated: September 12, 2023. 

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. 2023–20000 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program Forms; Request 

for Comment 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice, request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 


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