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OMB Control No: 2900-0500	ICR Reference No: 202309-2900-011
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-2900-017
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-COMP-NK
Title: Mandatory Verification of Dependents (VA Form 21-0538)
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: 01/31/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2023
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	01/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	123,246	0	175,400
Time Burden (Hours)	20,541	0	29,233
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	438,490

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	123,246	175,400	-52,154
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,541	29,233	-8,692
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	438,490	-438,490

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 burden estimate has decreased due to the number of receivables averaged over the past year.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,001,323

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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