[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63453-63454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24939]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0892]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Reimbursement of Preparatory (PREP) Course for Licensing or 
Certification Test

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 and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

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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. 2900-0892.

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. 2900-0892'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Section 5, Public Law 116-154.
    Title: Reimbursement of Preparatory (PREP) Course for Licensing or 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0892.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information collected on the VA Form 22-10272 will be 
utilized to permit beneficiaries to apply for reimbursement of approved 
preparatory courses taken to assist with preparing for a Licensing or 
Certification Test. VA will use data from this information collection 
to ensure eligible Post 9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) and Survivors' and 
Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA or chapter 35) can receive 
payment for attending the approved preparatory course. Without the 
utilization of this form, eligible beneficiaries will not be able to 
apply for the reimbursement they may be rightly entitled to pursuant to 
38 U.S. Code 3315B.
    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 86 FR 50211 on September 7, 2021.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 71 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 285.

    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. 2021-24939 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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