APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PREPARATORY (PREP)COURSE FOR LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION TEST (VA Form 22-10272)

ICR 202107-2900-008

OMB: 2900-0892

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
202107-2900-008
Received in OIRA
VA VBA-EDU-YA
APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PREPARATORY (PREP)COURSE FOR LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION TEST (VA Form 22-10272)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 07/30/2021
07/22/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
285 0
71 0
0 0

The information collection will be utilized to permit beneficiaries to apply for reimbursement of approved preparatory courses. This new form has been created as, “Application for Reimbursement of Preparatory Course for Licensing or Certification Test”, VA Form 22-10272. 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 approval of this form, eligible beneficiaries may be harmed due to the inability to apply for the reimbursement they may be rightly entitled to pursuant to 38 U.S. Code § 3315B.
On August 8, 2020, Public Law 116-154, entitled the ‘‘Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019,” was signed into law. Section 5 of this law amends 38 U.S. Code § 3315 by adding section 3315B, titled “Preparatory courses for licensure and certification tests.” The Application for Reimbursement of Preparatory (Prep) Course for Licensing or Certification Test is an essential instrument which the VA plans to use to collect information from beneficiaries under the Post 9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) and Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA or chapter 35) seeking educational assistance for preparatory courses for licensing and certification tests beginning on or after August 1, 2021. We fully understand this law passed nearly one year ago. VA began in earnest creating this new form in December 2020, allowing for adequate time to complete the routine approval review process. Shortly thereafter, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvements Act (Public Law 116-315)was signed by the President on January 5th, 2021. This legislation includedthirty-two provisions that directly impacted VA Education Benefits. Fourteen of theseprovisions were effective immediately on the date of enactment. Another fifteenprovisions are effective August 1st, 2021. Accordingly, VA worked to implement thoseprovisions first. It was our duty to ensure those programs be in place to permitbeneficiaries to fully utilize their Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. Without approval of this form, eligible beneficiaries may be harmed due to the inability to apply for reimbursement they may be rightly entitled to pursuant to 38 U.S. Code § 3315B. VA has determined this request meets the criteria of 5 CFR 1320.13, in that the collection of information is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established under 5 CFR 1320. It is essential to the mission of VA to collect this information. The use of normal clearance procedures, which will take at least 90 days, would hinder the mission of VA by effectively making this additional funding unavailable to covered Veterans beginning August 1, 2021. If granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days.

PL: Pub.L. 116 - 154 5 Name of Law: Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

No

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 285 0 0 285 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 71 0 0 71 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new information collection.

$2,756
No
    No
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Maribel Aponte 202 266-4688 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
07/22/2021


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