82 FR 16665 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Reimbursement of National Exam Fee

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 64 (April 5, 2017)

Page Range		16665-16666
FR Document		2017-06689

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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16665-16666]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06689]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0706]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Reimbursement of National Exam Fee

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; it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs,

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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-
0706'' 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. 2900-0706.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Application for Reimbursement of National Exam Fee, VA Form 
22-0810.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0706.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Service members, veterans, and eligible dependents 
applying for reimbursement of national exam fees will use this form to 
provide information necessary to process their claim.
    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 82 FR 2017-01750 on January 26, 2017.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 53 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One and one half times.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 210.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Records Service, Office of 
Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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credit history in order to properly proposed collection of certain Type of Review: Revision of an
underwrite the veteran’s loan. VA loans information by the agency. Under the approved collection.
may not be guaranteed unless the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Abstract: Training
veteran is a satisfactory credit risk. The 1995, Federal agencies are required to establishmentscomplete VA Form 22–
data collected on the following forms publish notice in the Federal Register 8690 to report the number of work-study
are used to ensure that applications for concerning each proposed collection of hours a claimant has completed. When
VA-guaranteed loans are underwritten information, including each proposed a claimant elects to receive an advance
in a reasonable and prudent manner. revision of a currently approved payment, VA will advance payment for
a. VA Form 26–1820 is completed by collection, and allow 60 days for public 50 hours, but will withhold benefits (to
lenders closing VA-guaranteed and comment in response to the notice. recoup the advance payment) until the
insured loans under the automatic or VA Form 22–8690 is used to verify claimant completes 50 hours of service.
prior approval procedures. the actual numbers of hours worked by If the claimant elects not to receive an
b. VA Form 26–8497 is used by a work-study claimant. Without this advance payment, benefits are payable
lenders to verify a loan applicant’s information, continued entitlement to when the claimant completes 50 hours
income and employment information the benefits for dependents could not be of service. VA uses the data collected to
when making guaranteed and insured determined. ensure that the amount of benefits
loans. VA does not require the exclusive DATES: Written comments and payable to a claimant who is pursuing
use of this form for verification recommendations on the proposed work-study is correct.
purposes, any alternative verification collection of information should be Affected Public: Individuals or
document would be acceptable received on or before June 5, 2017. households.
provided that all information requested ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,275
on VA Form 26–8497 is provided. on the collection of information through hours.
c. Lenders making guaranteed and Federal Docket Management System Estimated Average Burden Per
insured loans complete VA Form 26– (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Respondent: 5 minutes.
8497a to verify the applicant’s deposits Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
in banks and other savings institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents:
Administration (20M33), Department of
Affected Public: Individuals or 75,306.
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
households. NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to By direction of the Secretary.
Estimated Annual Burden: nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
VA Form 26–1820—150,000 hours. ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0379’’ in any Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise
VA From 26–8497—25,000 hours. correspondence. During the comment Records Service, Office of Quality and
VA Form 26–8497a—12,500 hours. period, comments may be viewed online Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Estimated Average Burden per through the FDMS. [FR Doc. 2017–06688 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am]
Respondent:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
VA Form 26–1820—15 minutes.
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
VA Form 26–8497—10 minutes.
FAX (202) 632–8925.
VA Form 26–8497a—5 minutes. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Frequency of Response: One time. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
AFFAIRS
Estimated Number of Respondents: PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
VA Form 26–1820—600,000. obtain approval from the Office of [OMB Control No. 2900–0706]
VA Form 26–8497—150,000. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct Agency Information Collection Activity
VA Form 26–8497a—150,000. Under OMB Review: Application for
or sponsor. This request for comment is
By direction of the Secretary. being made pursuant to Section Reimbursement of National Exam Fee
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise With respect to the following
Records Service, Office of Quality and
Administration, Department of Veterans
collection of information, VBA invites Affairs.
Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–06687 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice.
collection of information is necessary
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P for the proper performance of VBA’s SUMMARY: In compliance with the
functions, including whether the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
information will have practical utility; 1995, this notice announces that the
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the Veterans Benefits Administration
AFFAIRS burden of the proposed collection of (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
[OMB Control No. 2900–0379] information; (3) ways to enhance the will submit the collection of
quality, utility, and clarity of the information abstracted below to the
Agency Information Collection information to be collected; and (4) Office of Management and Budget
Activity: Time Record (Work-Study ways to minimize the burden of the (OMB) for review and comment. The
Program) collection of information on PRA submission describes the nature of
respondents, including through the use the information collection and its
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits of automated collection techniques or expected cost and burden; it includes
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Administration, Department of Veterans the use of other forms of information
Affairs. the actual data collection instrument.
technology. DATES: Comments must be submitted on
ACTION: Notice.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. or before May 5, 2017.
SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 3501–21. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Administration (VBA), Department of Title: Time Record (Work-Study on the collection of information through
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an Program) (VA Form 22–8690). www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
opportunity for public comment on the OMB Control Number: 2900–0379. Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 2017.
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]
FR Citation		82 FR 16665