SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party—Education Benefits, VA Form 22-10278.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0914 https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRASearch.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The VA Form 22-10278 is used to release information in its custody or control in the following circumstances: where the individual identifies the particular information and consents to its use; for the purpose for which it was collected or a consistent purpose ( i.e., a purpose which the individual might have reasonably expected). By law, VA must have a claimants or beneficiary's written permission (an “authorization”) to use or give out claim or benefit information for any purpose that is not contained in VA's System of Records, 58VA21/22/28 Compensation, Pension, Education and Veteran Readiness and Employment Records-VA. The claimant or beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, except if VA has already acted based on the claimant's permission. The VA Form 22-10278 will be available on the VA.gov website in a fillable electronic format. The form can be submitted either electronically or mailed to the appropriate VA Regional Processing Office.

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 90 FR 27907, June 30, 2025.

Affected Public: Veterans and beneficiaries eligible for VA educational assistance benefits.

Estimated Annual Burden: 27 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Once.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 322.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

90 FR 42675