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It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Integrated 

Postsecondary Education Data System 

(IPEDS) 2024–25 through 2026–27. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0582. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 65,536. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 636,660. 

Abstract: The National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) seeks 

authorization from OMB to make a 

change to the Integrated Postsecondary 

Education Data System (IPEDS) data 

collection. IPEDS is a web-based data 

collection system designed to collect 

basic data from all postsecondary 

institutions in the United States and the 

other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data 

collection enables the National Center 

for Education Statistics (NCES) to report 

on key dimensions of postsecondary 

education such as enrollments, degrees 

and other awards earned, tuition and 

fees, average net price, student financial 

aid, graduation rates, student outcomes, 

revenues and expenditures, faculty 

salaries, and staff employed. 

The IPEDS web-based data collection 

system was implemented in 2000–01. In 

2022–23, IPEDS collected data from 

5,983 Title IV postsecondary 

institutions in the United States and the 

other jurisdictions. All Title IV 

institutions are required to respond to 

IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher 

Education Amendments of 1992 [Pub. L. 

102–325]). IPEDS allows other (nonTitle IV) institutions to participate on a 

voluntary basis; approximately 200 nonTitle IV institutions elect to respond 

each year. Institution closures and 

mergers have led to a decrease in the 

number of institutions in the IPEDS 

universe over the past few years. Due to 

these fluctuations, combined with the 

addition of new institutions, NCES uses 

rounded estimates for the number of 

institutions in the respondent burden 

calculations for the upcoming years 

(estimated 6,000 Title IV institutions 

plus 200 non-title IV institutions for a 

total of 6,200 institutions estimated to 

submit IPEDS data during the 2024–25 

through 2026–27 IPEDS data 

collections). IPEDS data are available to 

the public through the College Navigator 

and IPEDS Use the Data websites. 

The current clearance covers the 

2022–23 through 2024–25 collections 

and is due to expire on August 31, 2025. 

We are requesting to make changes to 

multiple survey components and other 

updates to the identification, crosscutting terminology, and the glossary. 

The largest changes in this package are 

(1) the addition of a new Cost (CST) 

survey component, which combines 

components taken from the Student 

Financial Aid (SFA) and Institutional 

Characteristics (IC) components and 

combines them with added questions to 

determine how and make publicly 

available more information about how 

postsecondary institutions ask for 

information above and beyond the 

FAFSA; and (2) the planned elimination 

of the Academic Libraries (AL) survey 

beginning in the 2025–26 

administration. 

As part of the public comment period 

review, NCES requests that IPEDS data 

submitters and other stakeholders 

respond to the directed questions found 

in Appendix D of this submission. 

Dated: February 28, 2024. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04509 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0039] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; US 

Department of Education PreAuthorized Debit Account Brochure 

and Application 

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 an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before APRIL 

29, 2024. 

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– 

2024–SCC–0039. 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, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

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 

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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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 


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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: US Department of 

Education Pre-Authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0025. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 631. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 51. 

Abstract: The Pre-authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application 

(PDA Application) serves as the means 

by which an individual with a defaulted 

federal education debt (student loan or 

grant overpayment) that is held by the 

U.S. Department of Education (ED) 

requests and authorizes the automatic 

debiting of payments toward satisfaction 

of the debt from the borrower’s checking 

or savings account. The PDA 

Application explains the automatic 

debiting process and collects the 

individual’s authorization for the 

automatic debiting and the bank 

account information needed by ED to 

debit the individual’s account. 

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. 2024–04450 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: 2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

EAC announces an information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. The EAC intends 

to submit this proposed information 

collection (2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey, or 

EAVS) to the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval. 

The 2024 EAVS asks election officials 

questions concerning voting and 

election administration, including the 

following topics: Voter registration; 

overseas and military voting; voting by 

mail; early in-person voting; polling 

operations; provisional voting; voter 

participation; election technology; 

election policy; and other related issues. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

electronically via https://

www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC– 

2024–0001). Written comments on the 

proposed information collection can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, 

Attn: EAVS. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To 

obtain a free copy of the draft survey 

instrument: (1) Download a copy at 

https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: 

EAC–2024–0001); or (2) write to the 

EAC (including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 

200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 

EAVS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Williams at 202–924–0794, or 

email research@eac.gov; U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: 2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey; 

OMB Number Pending. 

Needs and Uses 

The EAC issues the EAVS to meet its 

obligations under the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to serve as a 

national clearinghouse and resource for 

the compilation of information with 

respect to the administration of Federal 

elections; to fulfill both the EAC and the 

Department of Defense Federal Voting 

Assistance Program’s (FVAP) data 

collection requirements under the 

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 

Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and 

meet its National Voter Registration Act 

(NVRA) mandate to collect information 

from states concerning the impact of 

that statute on the administration of 

Federal elections. In addition, under the 

NVRA, the EAC is responsible for 

collecting information and reporting, 

biennially, to Congress on the impact of 

that statute. The information the states 

are required to submit to the EAC for 

purposes of the NVRA report is found 

under Title 11 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. States that respond to 

questions in this survey concerning 

voter registration-related matters will 

meet their NVRA reporting 

requirements under 52 U.S.C. 20508 and 

EAC regulations. Finally, UOCAVA 

mandates that FVAP work with the EAC 

and chief state election officials to 

develop standards for reporting 

UOCAVA voting information (52 U.S.C. 

20302) and that FVAP will store the 

reported data and present the findings 

within the congressionally-mandated 

report to the President and Congress. 

Additionally, UOCAVA requires that 

‘‘not later than 90 days after the date of 

each regularly scheduled general 

election for Federal office, each state 

and unit of local government which 

administered the election shall (through 

the state, in the case of a unit of local 

government) submit a report to the EAC 

on the combined number of absentee 

ballots transmitted to absent uniformed 

services voters and overseas voters for 

the election and the combined number 

of such ballots which were returned by 

such voters and cast in the election, and 

shall make such a report available to the 

general public.’’ States that complete 

and timely submit the UOCAVA section 

of the survey to the EAC will fulfill their 

UOCAVA reporting requirement under 

52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the 

above requirements, the EAC is seeking 

information relating to the period from 

the Federal general election day 2022 +1 

through the November 2024 Federal 

general election. The EAC will provide 

the data regarding UOCAVA voting to 

FVAP after data collection is completed. 

This data sharing reduces the burden on 

local election offices because FVAP 

does not have to conduct its own data 

collection to meet its reporting 

requirements. 

Affected Public (Respondents): State 

or local governments, the District of 

Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Affected Public: State or local 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 90 

hours per collection, 45 hours 

annualized. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,040 hours per collection, 2,520 

hours annualized. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 


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