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OMB Control No: 1405-0008	ICR Reference No: 202411-1405-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-1405-004
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foreign Service Officer Test Registration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/27/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	19,000	12,000
Time Burden (Hours)	38,000	24,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	19,000	12,000	7,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	38,000	24,000	14,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated annualized cost to the federal government is $1,570,937. The base year cost for the FSOT instrument development, test registration, test center administration, online proctoring, web monitoring, and score reports is $1,523,870. The estimated cost for these services in contract year two is $1,664,870 and $1,524,070 in year three. ($1,523,870 + $1,664,870 + $1,524,070 = $4,712,810 / 3 = $1,570,937).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,570,937

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: Gailyn McClung 771 205-1565