[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42088-42089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20546]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received on or before October 15, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document the 
VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0180.

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    Title and Form Number: Compliance Report of Proprietary 
Institutions, VA Form 27-4274.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Need and Uses: The form will be used to collect statistical 
information from proprietary schools which receive Federal assistance 
from the VA and the Department of Education to determine compliance 
with applicable civil rights statutes and regulations.
    Current Actions: VA Form 27-4274 is required by 38 CFR 18.06(b) and 
38 CFR 18.6(c). These regulations, in part, provide that proprietary 
institutions receiving Federal financial assistance shall keep records 
and submit to the VA ``timely, complete and accurate compliance 
reports'' in a manner which will enable the VA to ascertain the 
compliance status of the institutions. In addition, Executive Order 
12250, Leadership and Coordination of Nondiscrimination Laws, delegates 
authority to the Attorney General for enforcement of Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the bases of race, color, 
and national origin in programs that receive Federal financial 
assistance. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in 
those programs as well. As lead agency, the Department of Justice 
directs Federal agencies that extend Federal financial assistance to 
make a determination of an applicant's compliance with these laws (28 
CFR 42.406). In order to determine a proprietary educational 
institution's compliance with Title VI and Title IX, the VA, through 
the use of VA Form 27-4274, collects and analyzes statistical 
information on the number of enrollees by race, color, national origin, 
and sex.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 124 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, Information Management Service (045A4), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20420, Telephone (202) 273-8032 or FAX (202) 273-5981.

    Dated: July 26, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary:
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-20546 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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