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OMB Control No: 2900-0353	ICR Reference No: 202111-2900-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-2900-004
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-EDU-NK
Title: Certification of Lessons Completed (VA Forms 22-6553b & 22-6553b-1)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/12/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/04/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	616	0	672
Time Burden (Hours)	103	0	112
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 3481 Name of Law: Educational Assistance Allowance
   US Code: 38 USC 3484 Name of Law: Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses
   US Code: 38 USC 3534 Name of Law: Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses
   US Code: 38 USC 3680 Name of Law: Payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances
   US Code: 38 USC 3684 Name of Law: Reports by veterans, eligible persons, and institutions; reporting fee
   US Code: 38 USC 3241 Name of Law: Requirments
   US Code: 38 USC 3474 Name of Law: Discontinuance for unsatisfactory conduct or progress
   US Code: 38 USC 3686 Name of Law: Correspondence Courses
   US Code: 10 USC 16131 Name of Law: Educational assistance program; establishment; amount
   PL: Pub.L. 96 - 342 903 Name of Law: Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 314 510 Name of Law: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
   US Code: 38 USC 3032 Name of Law: Limitations on educational assistance for certain individuals
   US Code: 38 USC 3034 Name of Law: Program Administration
   US Code: 38 USC 3323 Name of Law: Administration

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	616	672	-56
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	103	112	-9
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 change in the annual burden, which decreased for this renewal submission, is due to a decrease in the number of forms (VA Form 22-6553b and VA Form 22-6553b-1) submitted.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,489

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. Yes

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. Yes

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: Maribel Aponte 202 266-4688 maribel.aponte@va.gov

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