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OMB Control No: 2900-0696	ICR Reference No: 202307-2900-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-2900-017
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-EDU-YA
Title: Availability of Educational Licensing, and Certification Records; 38 CFR 21.4209
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/24/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/21/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving this information collection request for a period of three years during which time the agency will request approval to extend or revise the collection if the agency seeks to continue the information collection activity beyond the period approved under this action.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	2,621	0	4,292
Time Burden (Hours)	5,242	0	9,858
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	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,621	4,292	-1,671
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,242	9,858	-4,616
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: There is a decrease in burden hours for this renewal period, due to a decrease in the number of licensing and certification records reviewed at educational institutions and licensing and certification organizations offering approved courses and tests during periods 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $447,666

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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