Notice2026-18125
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions
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Published
September 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18125]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0261]
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review:
Application for Refund of Educational Contributions
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,
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 5, 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. 2900-0261''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow,
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f594e5f5d4e4f796e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcaabdacaebdbc8a9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions, VA Form
22-5281.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0261.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Public Law 94-502 established the Post-Vietnam Era
Educational Assistance Program (VEAP). The VEAP program account is
jointly funded by the eligible participant and the Department of
Defense. The fund provides educational assistance payments to eligible
participants who entered the service after December 31, 1976, and
before July 1, 1985, and are pursuing training under chapter 32, title
38 U.S.C. The Application for Refund of Educational Contributions, VA
Form 22-5281, is required to process a refund of contributions made by
eligible participants who wish to disenroll from the program. If a
participant stops enrollment from the program prior to discharge or
release from active duty, such participant's contributions will be
refunded on the date of the participant's discharge or release from
active duty, or within 60 days of receipt of notice by the Secretary of
the participants' discharge. If a participant stops enrollment from the
program after discharge or release from active duty, the participant's
contributions shall be refunded within 60 days of receipt of an
application for a refund from the participant. 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.
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 40669, July 2, 2026.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 429.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,571.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Shunda Willis,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information and
Technology, Office of Data Governance and Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-18125 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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