[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09948]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0576]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Certification of Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement Correspondence 
Course

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.

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-
0576'' 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-
0576'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521; 38 U.S.C. 3686(b).
    Title: Certification of Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement 
Correspondence Course (VA Form 22-1999c).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0576.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-1999c is used to pay education benefits for 
correspondence training. This information allows VA to determine if the 
claimant has been informed of the 5 day reflection period required by 
law. VA can pay education benefits, the claimant must affirm in writing 
the enrollment agreement for the correspondence course after the 
expiration of 5 full days after the date that he or she signed the 
correspondence contract. Accordingly, VA Form 22-1999c, Certificate of 
Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement of Correspondence Course was 
developed to assist with this statutory requirement. The claimant 
either affirms the agreement or destroys this form. The claimant then 
notifies the correspondence school of this decision. If the agreement 
is affirmed, the claimant enters a date no later than the seventh day 
after the date the agreement was signed, signs the form, and then the 
claimant sends the completed form to the correspondence school. The 
correspondence school's Certifying Official attaches an enrollment 
certification to VA Form 22-1999c and sends both forms to VA for 
processing.
    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 16 on January 26, 2017, page 8568.
    Affected Public: Institutions of Higher Learning.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 22 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 445.

    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. 2017-09948 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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