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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 125 / Thursday, June 30, 2022 / Notices
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0003.
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. 2900–0003’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2302, 2303, 2304,
2307, and 2308.
Title: Application for Burial Benefits
(Under 38 U.S.C. chapter 23), VA Form
21P–530EZ.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0003.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The major use of the form is
to determine a claimant’s eligibility to
for monetary burial benefits, including
the burial allowance, plot or interment
allowance, and transportation
reimbursement for a deceased Veteran.
The respondent burden has increased
due to the estimated number of
receivables averaged over the past year.
VA Form 21P–530EZ has been
updated as follows:
• Updated instructions to reflect the
regulation change and updates to the
form
• Split Section I into Section I—
Veteran’s Information and Section II—
Claimant’s Information
• Moved Veteran’s Information
Questions to Section I
• Changed Section Titles to Section
III—Veteran’s Service Information;
Section IV—Information Regarding
Final Resting Place; Section V—Claim
for Burial Allowance; Section VI—Claim
for Plot and/or Transportation
Allowance
• Question 18—added Tribal trust
land, name of cemetery or tribal trust
land and zip code
• Question 20A—removed VA
Hospitalization Death/Amount paid
from (now covered under non-serviceconnected burial allowance)
• Moved Question 20A to Section VI
(now question 23)
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 87 FR
23325 on April 19, 2022, pages 23325–
23326.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 64,223.50.

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Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
128,447.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022–14019 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0718]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Yellow Ribbon Program
Agreement and Principles of
Excellence for Educational Institutions
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
new collection, and allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice.

SUMMARY:

Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before August 29, 2022.
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. 2900–0718’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
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. 2900–0718 in
any correspondence.
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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.
Authority: Title 38 United States Code
(U.S.C.) 3317 and Executive Order
13607.
Title: Yellow Ribbon Program
Agreement and Principles of Excellence
for Educational Institutions, VA Form
22–0839 and VA Form 22–10275.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0718.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change.
Abstract: These forms will be used to
satisfy requirements as outlined. VA
Form 22–0839, Yellow Ribbon Program
Agreement, is sanctioned by Public Law
110–252 which authorized the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to
administer an education benefit
program known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Section 3317 of title 38, United States
Code, established the Yellow Ribbon
G.I. Enhancement Program, referred to
as the ‘‘Yellow Ribbon Program’’. The
Yellow Ribbon Program allows
institutions of higher Learning (IHLs) to
voluntarily enter into an agreement with
VA to commit to contributing towards
the outstanding amount of tuition and
fees not otherwise covered under the
Post-9/11 GI Bill. VA will match the
contribution made by the IHL not to
exceed fifty percent of the total
outstanding amount of tuition and fees.
IHLs wishing to participate in the
Yellow Ribbon Program are required to
submit the Yellow Ribbon Program
Agreement (VA Form 22–0839)
indicating the maximum number of
students that can receive this additional
benefit under the program, the
maximum contribution towards
outstanding tuition and fees for each
student based on student status (i.e.,
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral) or

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sub-element (i.e., college or professional
school). Title 38 U.S.C 3317 necessitates
this collection of information. VA Form
22–10275, Principles of Excellence for
Educational Institution is authorized by
Executive Order 13607. Participating
schools commit to voluntarily follow
the guidelines outlined in Executive
Order 13607 intended to promote
transparency and student success.
Currently, the VA Form 22–0839
includes the Principles of Excellence
(POE) application, but because only
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in the Yellow Ribbon Program, nondegree granting schools are
disadvantaged. Further the Yellow
Ribbon Program Participation is only
solicited during an annual ‘open season’
from March to May, POE participation
is further restricted. VA Form 22–10275
will be made available year-round.
Executive Order 13607 necessitates this
collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,928
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Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 14 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once per
form type.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,852.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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