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OMB Control No: 1845-0012	ICR Reference No: 202508-1845-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202409-1845-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2025-SCC-0514
Title: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs
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: 03/31/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/17/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	4,248	0	7,686
Time Burden (Hours)	16,097	0	28,012
Cost Burden (Dollars)	953,820	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4,248	7,686	-3,438
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,097	28,012	-11,915
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	953,820	0	953,820

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: Based on the average number of applications received from 2017-2024, the Department is revising the estimated number of responses to 4,248 per year, 3,038 less responses than what is currently approved. The annual burden is now estimated to be 16,097 hours, 8,255 hours less than what is currently approved for this collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $710,185

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: Carolyn Rose 202 803-1502

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