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OMB Control No: 1845-0001	ICR Reference No: 202602-1845-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202507-1845-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/FSA	Agency Tracking No: ED-2026-SCC-0199
Title: 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/26/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	32,946,253	31,791,647
Time Burden (Hours)	16,065,539	20,412,753
Cost Burden (Dollars)	96,328	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	32,946,253	31,791,647	1,154,606
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,065,539	20,412,753	-4,347,214
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	96,328	0	96,328

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 total estimated burden for the 2027-2028 Federal Student Aid application is 16,065,539 hours. This is a decrease of 4,347,214 hours from the prior cycle year projection. The decrease is largely attributed to decreases in estimated time of completion rates for all categories of applicants.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $38,706,260

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: Carolyn Rose 202 803-1502

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