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OMB Control No: 2900-0696	ICR Reference No: 202003-2900-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201602-2900-036
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-EDU-NK
Title: Availability of Educational Licensing, and Certification Records; 38 CFR 21.4209
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/26/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/09/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	4,292	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	9,858	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 10 USC Section 16136 Name of Law: Administration of program
   US Code: 38 USC Section 3034 Name of Law: Program administration
   US Code: 38 USC Section 3689 Name of Law: Approval requirements for licensing and certification testing
   US Code: 38 USC Section 3690 Name of Law: Overcharges by educational institutins; discontinuance of allowances; examination of records; etc
   US Code: 38 USC Section 3241 Name of Law: Requirements

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,292	-1,408	5,700
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,858	-1,542	11,400
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The slight decrease in burden hours results from a slight decrease in the number of compliance visits made, and surveys performed between 2016 and 2018 at educational institutions and licensing and certification organizations offering approved courses and tests.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $779,767

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Danny Green 202 421-1354 danny.green2@va.gov

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