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OMB Control No: 2900-0261	ICR Reference No: 202606-2900-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-2900-008
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-EDU-KM
Title: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions (VA Form 22-5281)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/09/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	2,571	3,620
Time Burden (Hours)	429	603
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,186	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,571	3,620	-1,049
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	429	603	-174
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,186	0	7,186

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: In 2022, VA conducted a project which attempted to identify all Veterans with remaining chapter 32 contributions and provide them with the VA Form 22-5281 to receive a refund, as they’re no longer eligible to use chapter 32 benefits. The burden for the current renewal has decreased because no similar large scale effort to contact Veterans was conducted during 2023, 2024, or 2025.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,186

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: Dorothy Glasgow 240 205-5190 dorothy.glasgow@va.gov

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