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OMB Control No: 1405-0135	ICR Reference No: 202604-1405-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1405-001
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: J-1 Waiver Recommendation Application
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: 09/14/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2027
Responses	22,287	0	8,145
Time Burden (Hours)	22,295	0	8,145
Cost Burden (Dollars)	49,031	0	17,919

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	22,287	8,145	5,997	8,145
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,295	8,145	6,005	8,145
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	49,031	17,919	13,193	17,919

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: According to the Department of State’s Cost of Service Model (CoSM), the annual cost burden on the Federal Government to process J-visa waivers using the DS-3035 is about $3,475,940. This is based on a per-application rate estimated per unit cost for consular time of $221.48.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,475,940

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. 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: Andrina Agnew 2026632445

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