[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 58559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20365]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0696]


Agency Information Collection (Availability of Educational 
Licensing, and Certification Records) Activity Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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 September 26, 2016.

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-
0696'' 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-
0696.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Availability of Educational Licensing, and Certification 
Records.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0696.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions (including licensing and 
certification organizations) with approved courses or tests must make 
records available to government representatives. These records are used 
to insure that payment of benefits under the education programs VA 
administers have been made correctly. 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 81 FR 141, 
on July 22, 2016, pages 47860 and 47861.
    Affected Public: Educational institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,700 respondents.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
 Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-20365 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P