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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2018 / Notices

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0734’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.

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SUMMARY:

Authority: 38 CFR 3.217.

Title: VA Form 27–0820, Report of
General Information, VA Form 27–
0820a, Report of Death of First Notice of
Death, VA Form 27–0820b, Report of
Nursing Home and Assisted Living
Information, VA Form 27–0820c, Report

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of Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS), VA Form 27–0820d,
Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, VA
Form 27–0820e, Report of Incarceration,
VA Form 27–0820f, Report of Month of
Death.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0734.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The forms will be used by
VA personnel to document verbal
information obtained telephonically
from claimants or their beneficiary. The
data collected will be used as part of the
evidence needed to determine the
claimant’s or beneficiary’s eligibility for
benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Annual Burden: 35,501
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,550,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0718]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Yellow Ribbon Agreement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
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Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0718’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3317.

Title: Yellow Ribbon Agreement, VA
Form 22–0839.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0718.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 22–0839 will be
used to determine which IHLs will be
participating in the Yellow Ribbon
Program, the maximum number of
individuals for whom the IHL will make
contributions in any given academic
year, the maximum dollar amount of
outstanding established charges that
will be waived for each student based
on student status (i.e., undergraduate,
graduate, doctoral) or sub-element (i.e.,
college or professional school).
Affected Public: Institutions of Higher
Learning.
Estimated Annual Burden: 47,208
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 14 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,372.

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2018 / Notices
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.

Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0697’’ in any
correspondence.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0697]

Agency Information Collection Under
OMB Review: Approval of Licensing or
Certification Test and Organization or
Entity
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 March 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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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. 2900–0697’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: US Code 38 Section 3689.
Title: Approval of Licensing or
Certification Test and Organization or
Entity.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0697.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: SAAs and VA will use the
information to decide whether the
licensing and certification tests, and the
organizations offering them, should be
approved for use under the education
programs VA administers. VA did not
develop an official form for this
information collection since section
3689 of title 38, United States Code,
permitted VA to delegate the approval
functions to the State Approving
Agencies; and from the inception of this
information collection, VA has given the
State Approving Agencies the authority
to approve licensing and certification
tests and organizations. Consequently,
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developed their own forms to gather
information they will need per their
respective state laws to decide whether
the licensing and certification tests and
the organizations offering them should
be approved. In the case of an
organization seeking approval directly
from VA, any information VA receives
concerning the request for approval is
forwarded directly to the appropriate
State Approving Agency. Since SAAs
have approval authority, education
institutions and licensing and
certification organizations supply
information to the SAAs for approval in
a manner specified by the SAA.
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
82 on March 17, 2017, pages 14277–
14278.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 817 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2451 respondents.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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