Notice2025-16860
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party-Education Benefits
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Published
September 3, 2025
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16860]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0914]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party--
Education Benefits
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA),
Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent by October 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, please type the following link into your
browser: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, select ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0914.'' FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-
461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abfdeafbf9eaebddca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3958293918283b5a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third
Party--Education Benefits, VA Form 22-10278.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0914 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The VA Form 22-10278 is used to release information in
its custody or control in the following circumstances: where the
individual identifies the particular information and consents to its
use; for the purpose for which it was collected or a consistent purpose
(i.e., a purpose which the individual might have reasonably expected).
By law, VA must have a claimants or beneficiary's written permission
(an ``authorization'') to use or give out claim or benefit information
for any purpose that is not contained in VA's System of Records,
58VA21/22/28 Compensation, Pension, Education and Veteran Readiness and
Employment Records-VA. The claimant or beneficiary may revoke the
authorization at any time, except if VA has already acted based on the
claimant's permission. The VA Form 22-10278 will be available on the
<a href="http://VA.gov">VA.gov</a> website in a fillable electronic format. The form can be
submitted either electronically or mailed to the appropriate VA
Regional Processing Office.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published at 90 FR 27907, June 30, 2025.
Affected Public: Veterans and beneficiaries eligible for VA
educational assistance benefits.
Estimated Annual Burden: 27 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 322.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-16860 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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