Notice2026-09777
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)
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Published
May 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28105-28106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09777]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0793]
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Health Professional
Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 14, 2026.
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ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-specific information: Rebecca Mimnall, 202-695-9434,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e99f81888a86999b88a99f88c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45332d24262a3537240533246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5305120301121325327d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="66302736342726100748010910">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
With respect to the following collection of information, VHA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA'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.
Title: VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP,
VIOMPSP)--VA Forms 10-0491, 10-0491c-e, 10-0491g-k.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0793. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: The VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) and
Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals
Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP) were authorized under Public Law (Pub.
L.) 111-163 on May 5, 2010, and extended through December 31, 2033, by
Section 301 of Public Law 115-182, VA Mission Act of 2018. These
programs help address health care workforce needs and allow VA to
provide services to the public by awarding scholarships to VA and non-
VA employees, who will be required to become VA employees, in the
professions for which they were educated under these programs. This
information collection is necessary for VA to determine an applicant's
eligibility to receive a scholarship award and compliance with program
requirements.
1. Academic Verification, VA Form 10-0491.
2. Annual VA Employment or Deferment Verification, VA Form 10-
0491c.
3. Obligated Service, VA Form 10-0491d.
4. Evaluation and Recommendation Form, VA Form 10-0491e.
5. Application, VA Form 10-0491g.
6. Notice of Expected Graduation, VA Form 10-0491h.
7. Notice of Change, VA Form 10-0491i.
8. Request for Deferment, VA Form 10-0491j.
9. VA Scholarship Offer Response, VA Form 10-0491k.
Each program uses the forms in this collection for the
applications, verifications, recommendations, etc., necessary to meet
scholarship award requirements. The forms have been updated to clarify
instructions and add required PRA language. There is an overall
increase in the estimated number of respondents (applicants) and burden
hours based upon program data. However, two pilot scholarship programs
and two associated forms have been removed from the collection, as the
pilot programs have ended since the last PRA clearance.
Total Annual Number of Responses = 2,050.
Total Annual Time Burden = 8,017 hours.
HPSP
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,809 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3.905 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000.
VIOMPSP
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 208 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 4.15 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Lanea Haynes,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-09777 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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