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DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: May 24, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11525 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0024] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2023–2024 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 of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 30, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger at (202) 377–4018. 

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: 2023–2024 Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid 

(FAFSA). 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 33,962,310. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 22,844,712. 

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 

Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a 

summary of the processed data they 

submitted on the FAFSA form. 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 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 

FAFSA ............................................. The electronic version of the FAFSA form completed by applicants ................................... Submitted by the applicant. 

FAFSA—Renewal ............................ The electronic version of the FAFSA form completed by applicants who have previously 

completed the FAFSA form.

FAFSA—EZ ..................................... The electronic version of the FAFSA form for applicants who qualify Automatic Zero

(Auto Zero) needs analysis formula and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is 

one that allows for the skipping of questions not used in the EFC calculation.

FAFSA—EZ Renewal ...................... The electronic version of the FAFSA form for applicants who have previously completed 

the FAFSA form and who qualifyAutomatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formula 

and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping of 

questions not used in the EFC calculation.

FAA Access ..................................... Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a FAFSA form ......... Submitted by an FAA on behalf of 

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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued 

Component Description Submission method 

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

FAA Access—EZ ............................. Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA form for applicants who qualify for 

Auto Zero needs analysis formula and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one 

that allows for the skipping of questions not used in the EFC calculation.

FAA Access—EZ Renewal .............. Online tool that an FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA form for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA form and who qualify Auto Zero needs analysis formula 

and the applicant’s State of Legal Residence is one that allows for the skipping of 

questions not used in the EFC calculation.

Electronic Other ............................... This is a submission done by an 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. 

Printed FAFSA ................................. The printed version of the PDF FAFSA for applicants who are unable to access the Internet or complete the form using fafsa.gov or the myStudentAid mobile app.Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

fafsa.gov—Corrections .................... Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)—regardless of how they originally applied—may make corrections..Submitted by the applicant 

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

Central 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 CPS by an FSAIC representative. 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) .................... The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on fafsa.gov to all applicants 

with an FSA ID. Notification for the eSAR is sent to students who applied electronically 

or by paper and provided a valid e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail 

and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user to the fafsa.gov site.

Cannot be submitted for processing. 

SAR Acknowledgement ................... The SAR Acknowledgement is a condensed paper SAR that is mailed to applicants who 

applied electronically but did not provide a valid email address.

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 SAR or electronically); 

• The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

• The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s expected family 

contribution (EFC) (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); 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 2023–2024 is based on the 

projected total enrollment into postsecondary education for Fall 2023. 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 2023–2024, ED is reporting a net 

burden decrease of 3,466,325 hours. 

Dated: May 25, 2022. 

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. 2022–11554 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2022–SCC–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Program for the International 

Assessment of Adult Competencies 

(PIAAC) Cycle II 2022 Main Study 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), Department 

of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 30, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 


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