81 FR 58559 - Agency Information Collection (Availability of Educational Licensing, and Certification Records) Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 165 (August 25, 2016)

Page Range		58559-58559
FR Document		2016-20365

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0696]


Agency Information Collection (Availability of Educational 
Licensing, and Certification Records) Activity Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0696'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0696.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Availability of Educational Licensing, and Certification 
Records.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0696.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions (including licensing and 
certification organizations) with approved courses or tests must make 
records available to government representatives. These records are used 
to insure that payment of benefits under the education programs VA 
administers have been made correctly. 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 81 FR 141, 
on July 22, 2016, pages 47860 and 47861.
    Affected Public: Educational institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,700 respondents.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
 Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information; (3) ways to enhance the DATES: Comments must be submitted on
AFFAIRS quality, utility, and clarity of the or before September 26, 2016.
information to be collected; and (4) ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
[OMB Control No. 2900–0325]
ways to minimize the burden of the on the collection of information through
Agency Information Collection: VA collection of information on www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Form 22–1999v (Certificate of Delivery respondents, including through the use Information and Regulatory Affairs,
of Advance Payment and Enrollment) of automated collection techniques or Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
the use of other forms of information VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits technology. Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
Administration, Department of Veterans Title: Certificate of Delivery of electronic mail to oira_submission@
Affairs. Advance Payment and Enrollment. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
ACTION: Notice. OMB Control Number: 2900–0325. Control No. 2900–0696’’ in any
Type of Review: Revision of a
SUMMARY: In compliance with the correspondence.
currently approved collection.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 Abstract: VA uses information from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice the current collection at the beginning Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
announces that the Veterans Benefits of the school term to ensure that Records Service (005R1B), Department
Administration (VBA), Department of advance payments have been delivered of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Veterans Affairs, will submit the and to determine whether the student Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
collection of information abstracted has increased, reduced, or terminated (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-
below to the Office of Management and training. pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Affected Public: Individuals or Control No. 2900–0696.’’
The PRA submission describes the Households. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
nature of the information collection and Estimated Annual Burden: 122 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Title: Availability of Educational
its expected cost and burden; it includes
Respondent: 5 minutes. Licensing, and Certification Records.
the actual data collection instrument.
Frequency of Response: 4.4 annually. OMB Control Number: 2900–0696.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
Estimated Number of Respondents: Type of Review: Extension of a
or before September 26, 2016.
1465 respondents. currently approved collection.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
By direction of the Secretary. Abstract: Educational institutions
on the collection of information through
(including licensing and certification
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
organizations) with approved courses or
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and
tests must make records available to
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Records Management, Department of
Veterans Affairs. government representatives. These
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
records are used to insure that payment
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through [FR Doc. 2016–20340 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am]
of benefits under the education
electronic mail to oira_submission@ BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
programs VA administers have been
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
made correctly. An agency may not
Control No. 2900–0325’’ in any
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
correspondence.
AFFAIRS required to respond to a collection of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information unless it displays a
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise [OMB Control No. 2900–0696] currently valid OMB control number.
Records Service (005R1B), Department The Federal Register Notice with a 60-
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Agency Information Collection day comment period soliciting
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (Availability of Educational Licensing, comments on this collection of
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- and Certification Records) Activity information was published at 81 FR 141,
pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Under OMB Review on July 22, 2016, pages 47860 and
Control No. 2900–0325.’’ AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 47861.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Administration, Department of Veterans Affected Public: Educational
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. Affairs. institutions.
3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain ACTION: Notice. Estimated Annual Burden: 11,400
approval from the Office of Management hours.
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of SUMMARY: In compliance with the Estimated Average Burden per
information they conduct or sponsor. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 Respondent: 2 hours.
This request for comment is being made (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice Frequency of Response: Annually.
pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the announces that the Veterans Benefits
Estimated Number of Respondents:
PRA. With respect to the following Administration (VBA), Department of
5,700 respondents.
collection of information, VBA invites Veterans Affairs, will submit the
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information abstracted By direction of the Secretary.
collection of information is necessary below to the Office of Management and Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
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for the proper performance of VBA’s Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and
functions, including whether the The PRA submission describes the Records Management, Department of
information will have practical utility; nature of the information collection and Veterans Affairs.
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the its expected cost and burden; it includes [FR Doc. 2016–20365 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am]
burden of the proposed collection of the actual data collection instrument. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2016.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0696.''
FR Citation		81 FR 58559