Notice2026-15865
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)
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Published
August 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 91, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50607-50608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15865]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0793]
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: VA
Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)
AGENCY: Veterans Health 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 Health Administration (VHA),
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 September 4, 2026.
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. 2900-0793.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow,
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c4a5d4c4e5d5c6a7d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2849382809392a4b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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>.
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.
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 91 FR 28105, May 15, 2026. VA received one
public comment on the 60-day notice. It was not specifically related to
this information collection, and VA will not make any changes based
upon the comment.
Total Annual Number of Responses = 2,050.
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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.
Shunda Willis,
Alternate VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Data Governance Analytics Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-15865 Filed 8-4-26; 8:45 am]
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