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from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin
Islands imported into the United States,
but that section also requires deposit of
most of the collected taxes to the
Treasuries of those islands’
governments. As a result, the TTB
regulations in 27 parts 26, 27, and 28
require persons exporting or importing
alcohol beverages from Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands to file certain
letterhead applications and notices, and
to keep certain records, regarding such
activities. The collected information is
necessary to ensure that the tax
provisions of the IRC related to Puerto
Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands products
are appropriately applied.
Current Actions: There are no
program changes or adjustments
associated with this information
collection, and TTB is submitting it for
extension purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; and Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden
• Number of Respondents: 20.
• Average Responses per Respondent:
1 (one).
• Number of Responses: 20.
• Average Per-response Burden: 9
hours.
• Total Burden: 180 hours.
Dated: April 25, 2022.
Amy R. Greenberg,
Director, Regulations and Rulings Division.
[FR Doc. 2022–09407 Filed 5–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0853]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Approval of a
Program in a Foreign Country
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
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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 July 5, 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. 2900–0853’’ 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. 2900–0853’’
in any correspondence.
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.
Authority: 38 CFR 21.4260; Public
Law 115–407; Public Law 116.135,
sections 1019 and 1020.
Title: Application for Approval of a
Program in a Foreign Country.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0853.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA will use the information
collected to determine if a program in a
foreign country is approvable under
CFR 21.4260. For a review and decision
to be made, the VA needs supporting
information from a foreign educational
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The Application for Approval of a
Program in a Foreign Country, VA Form
22–0976 OMB ICR #2900–0853 is being
submitted as a ‘‘Revision’’. We are
changing the formatting of the form, as
well as changing most of the existing
questions to be written in the form of a
statement. There is no change to the
current burden as a result of making
these revisions.
Currently, the VA Form 22–0976
questions are written to solicit YES/NO
responses regarding compliance to the
current and new provisions established
for foreign institutions. We believe the
questions should be instead written and
displayed in the form of a statement to
indicate the VA requirements necessary
for the achievement of compliance for
foreign institutions.
Public Law 116–135, Johnny Isakson
and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of
2020 amended a number of VA benefits
that requires the revision of VA Form
22–0976 to comply with these changes.
The VA Form 22–0976 is the official
application that all foreign institutions
outside of the United States must use to
formally request foreign program
approval for GI Bill benefits from VA.
The current form is inadequate to
comply with both the current and new
changes in the law. Therefore, the
purpose of revising VA Form 22–0976 is
to support the provisions of Public Law
116–135, and the Veterans Benefits and
Transition Act of 2018, Public Law 115–
407 necessary for foreign institutions to
acknowledge and adhered to the
requirement of Section 104 of this law.
The provisions of this law require
foreign institutions to allow eligible
individuals to stay enrolled in courses
of education pending the receipt of
educational assistance from Department
of Veterans Affairs. The institution’s
policy must ensure that they will not
impose any penalty, including the
assessment of late fees, the denial of
access to classes, libraries, or other
institutional facilities, or make it a
requirement that a covered individual
borrow additional funds because of the
individual’s inability to meet his or her
financial obligations to the institution
due to the delayed disbursement
funding from VA under chapter 31 or
33.
The purpose of revising this form also
supports the provisions of Isakson and
ROE, Public Law 116–315, Sections
1019 and 1020. Section 1019 requires
schools and training programs to be
financially responsible (School
Liability), instead of the student, for
payments which are directly paid to an
educational institution pursuant to the
Post-9/11 GI Bill, (i.e., payments paid to

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an educational institution pursuant to
the Yellow Ribbon GI Education
Enhancement program and the Advance
payments of the initial educational
assistance to an institution.). Section
1020 limits the type of Advertising,
Sales, and Marketing that schools can
conduct and remain eligible for GI Bill
funds. This section would also create a
tiered penalty system against
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institutions to work with the SAAs and
VA on coming back into compliance,
and for institutions to not engage in
advertising and/or enrollment practices
of any type, which are erroneous,
deceptive, or misleading either by actual
statement, omission, or intimidation.
Affected Public: Education
Institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 338 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per
Respondent: 20 minutes.

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Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,014.
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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