# 2026-11362: Federal Work-Study Paperwork Gets Another Routine Review

2026-11362, Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Work Study (FWS) Wages for Student Aid Index, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-06-05, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 4, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11362
- As of: 2026-06-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11362
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Work Study (FWS) Wages for Student Aid Index
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 34229
- Published: 2026-06-05
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 4, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-12

## In one line

Federal Work-Study Paperwork Gets Another Routine Review

## Summary

The Department of Education wants to keep collecting info about Federal Work Study wages without changing anything. This affects students and schools involved in the program, and they’re asking for your thoughts by August 4, 2026. No new costs or changes to wages are planned—just making sure the paperwork stays smooth and easy.

## Abstract

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).

## Effects PRIA read

- Extension Keeps FWS Wage Reporting: benefit, low. The Department proposes to extend, without change, the information collection that gathers Federal Work Study (FWS) wages from participating institutions. The collection covers State, local, and tribal governments and private sector institutions, with an estimated 415,997 annual responses and 62,40…
- Department Must Get FWS Income From Schools: benefit, low. Under section 483(a)(2)(F) of the Higher Education Act, the Department must collect an applicant's income earned under the FWS program from the participating institution of higher education (IHE) and may not add extra questions to the FAFSA to get that information. That means the IHEs supply FWS ea…

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## Sources
- [2026-11362 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11362/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-federal-work-study-fws-wages-for-student)
- [2026-11362 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11362.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11362 (as of 2026-06-12).