Notice2021-16401
Agency Information Collection Activity: 35% Exemption Request From 85/15 Reporting Requirement
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Published
August 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed new collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41536-41537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16401]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: 35% Exemption Request
From 85/15 Reporting Requirement
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed new collection, and
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before October 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce2ede2eff5a2e7e9ffffe5e2ebe9feccfaeda2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1afa0afa2b8efaaa4b2b2a8afa6a4b381b7a0efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#127f73607b70777e3c73627d7c66775264733c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="335e52415a51565f1d52435c5d47567345521d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
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With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of VBA's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of VBA's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: Title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3680A(d) and 38
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 21.4201.
Title: Exemption Request from 85/15 Reporting Requirement, VA Form
22-10216.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: This form will be used to satisfy requirements as
outlined. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is authorized to pay
education benefits to Veterans and other eligible persons pursuing
approved programs of education under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of
title 38, U.S.C. and chapter 1606 of title 10, U.S.C.
As part of the benefits authorization process, Code of Federal
Regulations (CR) Title 38 Sec. 21.4201 places restrictions on
enrollment based on the percentage of students receiving financial
support in any approved program. Except as otherwise provided by
regulation, VA shall not approve an enrollment in any course for an
eligible Veteran, not already enrolled, for any period during which
more than 85 percent of the students enrolled in the course are having
all or part of their tuition fees or other charges paid for them by the
educational institution or by VA under title 38, U.S.C., or under title
10, U.S.C. This is known as the 85/15Rule and is applicable to
Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) and Non-College Degree
postsecondary schools (NCDs).
The requirements apply to all courses, not otherwise exempt or
waiver offered by all educational institutions, regardless whether the
institution is degree-granting, proprietary profit, proprietary
nonprofit, eleemosynary, public and/or tax-supported.
These schools are required to submit information necessary to
determine if their programs of training are approved for the payment of
VA educational assistance. This specified information is submitted
either to VA or to the State Approving Agency (SAA) having jurisdiction
over that school.
This regulation includes a provision that permits an exemption from
routine reporting of this data for schools that assert the number of VA
beneficiary students in all programs approved for GI Bill never exceeds
35% of the total enrollment at the educational institution. If
approved, such schools must still monitor and collect the data, but are
exempt from routinely reporting it to VA.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-16401 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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