[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04996]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Survey 
of Individuals Using Their Entitlement to Educational Assistance Under 
the Educational Assistance Programs Administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs

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, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Survey Of Individuals Using Their Entitlement To Educational 
Assistance Under The Educational Assistance Programs Administered By 
The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract: The Educational Assistance Program Feedback Survey is 
designed to measure experience of beneficiaries of educational 
assistance programs administered by the Veterans Affairs (VA), 
including under chapters 30, 32, 33, and 35 of title 38 United States 
Code. The information will help the VA improve programs and better 
serve Veterans interested in educational assistance. Educational 
Assistance Program feedback data will be collected using an online 
transactional survey or paper disseminated via an invitation email or 
mailed letter sent to selected beneficiaries. The survey questionnaire 
includes 52 questions, though in actuality due to branching depending 
on responses to each question respondents will complete anywhere from 
8-49 questions (8 if respondents passed their benefit to dependents; 
39-49 questions for all other respondents). The survey contains general 
rating-scale questions (e.g., a scale of 1-5 from Very dissatisfied to 
Very satisfied; or Not at all effective to Extremely effective) to 
assess satisfaction with educational assistance programs, resources, 
training as well as questions assessing education/training outcomes 
(completion of program, current income level) and has been approved by 
the Education Service leadership. These questions have been mapped to 
the Public Law 114-315 (December 15, 2016) section 414. After the 
survey has been distributed, recipients will have two weeks to complete 
the survey. Invitees will receive a reminder email or mailed letter 
after one week. The sample will be distributed across four Education 
Benefit Programs: Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33), Montgomery GI Bill--
Active Duty (Chapter 30), Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP; 
Chapter 32), and Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance 
(DEA; Chapter 35). The overall sample size is determined so that the 
reliability of survey estimate is 3% Margin of Error at a 95% 
Confidence Level. Once data collection is completed, the participant 
responses in the survey will be weighted so that the samples more 
closely represent the overall population. Weighting models will rely on 
beneficiary age and gender.
    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 85 FR 246 on December 22, 2020, page 
83682.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,080.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-04996 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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