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OMB Control No: 2700-0156	ICR Reference No: 202606-2700-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-2700-001
Agency/Subagency: NASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NASA Astronaut Candidate Selection Qualifications Inquiry
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: 08/03/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	2,250	0	900
Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,743	0	7,677

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,250	900	1,350
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	750	300	450
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	27,743	7,677	20,066

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 change in burden results from corrections to respondent assumptions identified during the 60 day public comment period. The previously approved collection calculated burden using only two references per applicant; however, applicants are required to provide five references, resulting in 2,250 potential respondents and 750 burden hours. The cost to respondents was updated to reflect the current national average hourly wage of $37.35, increasing the total annual respondent cost to $27,743.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,905

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: Stayce Hoult 256 544-7705 stayce.d.hoult@nasa.gov

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