83 FR 44694 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Advertising, Sales, and Enrollment Materials, and Candidate Handbook

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

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 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44694]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18913]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0682]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Advertising, Sales, and Enrollment Materials, and Candidate Handbook

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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before October 1, 2018.

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-
0682'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected].
    Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0682'' in any 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 CFR 21.4252(h); 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Advertising, Sales, and Enrollment Materials, and Candidate 
Handbook (No Form).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0682.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This information is being collected because statute 
prohibits approval of the enrollment of a Veteran in a course if the 
educational institution uses advertising, sales, or enrollment 
practices that are erroneous, deceptive, or misleading either by actual 
statement, omission, or intimation. The advertising, sales and 
enrollment materials are reviewed to determine if the institution is in 
compliance with guidelines for approval.
    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 83 FR 25 on February, 6, 2018, pages 5296-
5296.
    Affected Public: Institutions of Higher Learning and Entities.
    Estimate: Annual Burden: 3,062 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent = 15 min.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,248.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-18913 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P