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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 80 / Friday, April 24, 2020 / Notices
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[FR Doc. 2020–08615 Filed 4–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0051]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: State Approving Agency
Reports and Notices
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VBA), 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 June 23, 2020.
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. 2900–0051’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green at (202) 421–1354.
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

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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.
Authority: 38 CFR 21.4154,
21.4250(b), 21.4258, 21.4259: 38 CFR
21.4154 which, addresses reporting
SAA activities (38 U.S.C. 3674(c)), 38
CFR 21.4250(b) which addresses notices
of approvals, suspension of approvals,
and disapprovals (38 U.S.C. 3678, 3679),
38 CFR 21.4258 which addresses notices
of approvals, and 38 CFR 21.4259 which
addresses notices of suspension or
disapproval.
Title: State Approving Agency Reports
and Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0051.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Information collected under
38 CFR 21.4154—The SAA reports its
activities to VA quarterly. The SAA
does so electronically by completing a
web-based screen. VA uses the
information in the reports to support the
reimbursement of activities of the SAA.
Information collected under 38 CFR
21.4250(b), 21.4258, and 21.4259—The
SAA prepares notices of approval to
inform educational institutions, training
establishments, and organizations or
entities that their courses, training, or
tests are not approved or the approval
of previously approved courses,
training, or tests is suspended. The SAA
must also send VA a copy of each of
these notices. There are 57 SAAs, each
with its own jurisdiction for approval of
courses, training, or tests. Some States
have more than one SAA because one
internal agency is responsible for
schools, another for workplace training.
Additionally, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
have authorized SAA jurisdictions.
The SAA approves, disapproves, or
suspends program approval based on
the criteria in 38 U.S.C. chapter 36.
Some of the criteria used in these
determinations include site visits; and
review of course materials, training
programs, instructors’ credentials, or
review of tests for licensure and
certification.
VA uses the approval notice
information (or lack thereof) to
determine if payment of educational
assistance is appropriate. Under 38
U.S.C. 3680, VA may not provide
educational assistance to any eligible
veteran or eligible person if his or her
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program does not meet the requirements
of 38 U.S.C. 3670 et seq. Without these
notices, VA would not know which
programs the SAA determined met the
criteria in 38 U.S.C. chapter 36. Without
disapproval notices, or notices of
suspended approval, VA would make
inappropriate payments to Veterans and
their dependents. 38 CFR 21.4258(a)
requires the SAA list individual
programs approved in the notice. This
requirement is needed since not all
courses/programs an educational
institution provides are approvable
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 36. For
example, some schools offer courses
that are recreational in nature. Payment
for recreational courses is prohibited
under 38 U.S.C. 3680A. Listing
approved courses in the notice ensures
VA pays educational assistance for only
those courses/programs approved.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 68,043
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once
Quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,578.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:

Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA).
ACTION:

Notice of a modified system of

records.
As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
is amending the system of records
currently entitled, ‘‘Education Debt
Reduction Program-VA’’ (115VA10). VA
is amending the system of records by
revising the System Number; System
Location; System Manager; Record
Source Categories; Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System,
Including Categories of Users and the
Purposes of Such Uses; Policies and
Practices for Retention and Disposal of
Records; Physical, Administrative and
Procedural Safeguards; Record Access
Procedure; and Notification Procedure.

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