Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Web-Based Collection System (KI)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
IPEDS v.5 Non Substantive Change Memo 8-20-08.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2008-08-20
Revised IPEDS v.5 8-20-08 83C Change Form.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2008-08-20
IPEDS OMB response 06-12-2008.doc Supplementary Document	2008-07-08
IPEDS Resolution memo of Finance Data Quality study_no links.doc Supplementary Document	2008-07-08
Att_IPEDS response to terms of clearance 72707.doc Supplementary Document	2008-05-02
Att_IPEDS 2008 responses to public comments.doc Supplementary Document	2008-05-02
IPEDScollectionhome.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-05-24
Att_IPEDS 0811 OMB SS Section B.doc Supporting Statement B	2008-05-02
Att_IPEDS 0811 Summary and Section A Russ esm ekm revised 06-12-2008.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-07-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
184700	Spring Collection Fall Enrollment 4 year form (PY) Other-survey form	Unchanged
180254	Fall - Institutional Characteristics - 2 year program form with price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180245	Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Program yr form Other-student counts	Unchanged
180244	Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Private academic yr form Other-student counts	Unchanged
180242	Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Public academic yr form Other-student counts	Unchanged
180241	Grad Rates - GRS2-S form Other-screening questions	Unchanged
180240	Grad Rates - GRS1-S form Other-screening questions	Unchanged
180239	Grad Rates - GRS3 form Other-screening questions	Unchanged
180238	Grad Rates - GRS2 form Other-screening questions	Unchanged
180236	Grad Rates - GRS1 form Other-screening questions	Unchanged
180235	Spring Collection - Finance - F3 form Other-survey form	Unchanged
180234	Spring Collection - Finance - F2 form Other-survey form	Unchanged
180233	Spring Collection - Finance - FIA form Other-survey form	Unchanged
180231	Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment (for less than 4 year) form (PY) Other-survey form	Unchanged
180226	Fall -12-Month Enrollment - for less than 4 yr for lt 2 yr Other-enrollment	Unchanged
180225	Fall -12-Month Enrollment - for less than 4 yr for 2 yr Other-enrollment	Unchanged
180224	Fall -12-Month Enrollment - 4 yr form Other-survey form	Unchanged
180223	Fall - Completions form for less than 2 yr Other-survey form	Unchanged
180222	Fall - Completions form for 4 yr and 2 yr Other-survey form	Unchanged
180221	Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr program form without price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180215	Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment ( for less than 4 yr) form (AY) Other-survey form	Unchanged
180214	Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment 4yr form (AY) Other-survey form	Unchanged
180212	Winter - Human Resources - Non-degree granting - for less than 15 ft employees Other-survey form	Unchanged
180211	Winter - Human Resources - Non-degree granting - for over 15 ft employees Other-survey form	Unchanged
180210	Winter - Human Resources -Degree granting -less than 15 ft employees Other-survey from	Unchanged
180209	Winter - Human Resources -Degree granting -over 15 ft employees Other-survey form	Unchanged
180208	Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr program form with price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180207	Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr academic form with price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180206	Fall - Institutional Characteristics -2 yr academic form with price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180205	Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr program form without price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180204	Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr academic form without price Other-survey form	Unchanged
180203	Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr academic form with price Other-survey form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0582	ICR Reference No: 200808-1850-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200802-1850-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 3811
Title: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Web-Based Collection System (KI)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/26/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/21/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2011	07/31/2011	07/31/2011
Responses	52,040	0	52,040
Time Burden (Hours)	162,943	0	162,943
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: IPEDS is a system of surveys designed to collect basic data from approximately 6,600 Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States. The IPEDS provides information on numbers of students enrolled, degrees completed, other awards earned, dollars expended, staff employed at postsecondary institutions, and cost and pricing information. The amendments to the Higher to the Higher Education Act of 1998, Parct C, Sec. 131, specify the need for the "redesign of relevant data systems to improve the usefullness and timeliness of the data collected by such systems." As a consequences, in 2000 IPEDS began to collect....

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 151 Name of Law: The Education Reform Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 5179	01/28/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 24958	05/06/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 32

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr program form without price
Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment 4yr form (AY)
Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr academic form with price
Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment ( for less than 4 yr) form (AY)
Winter - Human Resources - Non-degree granting - for less than 15 ft employees
Winter - Human Resources -Degree granting -over 15 ft employees
Fall - Completions form for less than 2 yr
Fall -12-Month Enrollment - 4 yr form
Winter - Human Resources - Non-degree granting - for over 15 ft employees
Grad Rates - GRS1-S form
Grad Rates - GRS2-S form
Winter - Human Resources -Degree granting -less than 15 ft employees
Fall - Completions form for 4 yr and 2 yr
Spring Collection - Finance - F3 form
Fall - Institutional Characteristics -2 yr academic form with price
Spring Collection Fall Enrollment 4 year form (PY)
Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Public academic yr form
Fall - Institutional Characteristics - 2 year program form with price
Fall -12-Month Enrollment - for less than 4 yr for 2 yr
Spring Collection - Finance - FIA form
Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr program form with price
Fall -12-Month Enrollment - for less than 4 yr for lt 2 yr
Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr academic form with price
Spring Collection - Fall Enrollment (for less than 4 year) form (PY)
Fall - Institutional Characteristics - less than 2 yr program form without price
Grad Rates - GRS3 form
Grad Rates - GRS2 form
Grad Rates - GRS1 form
Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Private academic yr form
Student Financial Aid (SFA) - Program yr form
Fall - Institutional Characteristics -4 yr academic form without price
Spring Collection - Finance - F2 form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	52,040	52,040	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	162,943	162,943	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The 770 hour increase in burden hours is primarily due to the increase in burden for the Finance component. There are burden increases for institutions reporting under the GASB and FASB standards. There is also minimal burden increase in the SFA component because of more detailed student financial aid data being requested on grants and loans. There is also an increase in burden attributed to the time involved to make the reporting of race/ethnicity consistent with OMB standards.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,900,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/21/2008

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