82 FR 22725 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary Schools

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0657]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary Schools

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 must be submitted on or before June 16, 2017.

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. 2900-0657'' 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. 2900-0657'' in any 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3683.
    Title: Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary Schools, 
VA Form 22-1919.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0657.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-1919 is used to allow schools to submit 
information necessary to determine if a student's programs of training 
are approved for the payment of VA educational assistance. This 
specified information is submitted either to VA or to the State 
approving agency (SAA) having jurisdiction over that school. Section 
3683 of title 38, U.S.C., and sections of title 38 of the Code of 
Regulations (CFR) establish conflict of interest restrictions related 
to proprietary schools. VA Form 22-1919 is the instrument VA has 
implemented to address these restrictions. The form is only used to 
collect information on two issues:
     Collects the name and title of affected VA and SAA 
employees known by the President (or Chief Administrative Official) of 
the school, as well as a description of these employees' association 
with that school.
     Collects information for each certifying official, owner, 
or officer who receives VA educational assistance based on an 
enrollment in that proprietary school: the name and title of these 
employees; VA file numbers; and dates of enrollment at the proprietary 
school
    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 63 on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, page 
16475.
    Affected Public: Institutions of Higher Learning.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 34.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 202.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Records Service, Office of 
Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-09949 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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