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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 / Notices
ACTION:

Notice.

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: Comments must be received on
or before September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Nancy
J. Kessinger, 202–632–8924,
[email protected].
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
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.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activity: Interest Rate Reduction
Refinancing Loan Worksheet VA Form
26–8923.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0386
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 26–8923 is used to
determine Veterans eligible for an
exception to pay a funding fee in
connection with a VA-guaranteed loan.
Lenders are required to complete the
form on all interest rate reduction

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refinancing loans and submit the form
to the Veteran no later than the third
business day after receiving the
Veteran’s application.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Lenders.
Estimated Annual Burden: 86,647
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One Time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
173,293.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0262]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Designation of Certifying
Official(s)
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, and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice by clicking on the following link
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0262.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Designation of Certifying
Official(s), VA Form 22–8794.
DATES:

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OMB Control Number: 2900–0262
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The law requires
educational institutions and job training
establishments to designate an official
that will be responsible for certifying
approved training for Veterans and
other eligible persons. Each educational
institution must have a VA certifying
official on staff. The certifying official
must submit to VA each student’s
enrollment information and any changes
to such enrollment information. The
‘‘Designation of Certifying Official(s)’’
(VA Form 22–8794) provides VA with
the names and signatures of those
persons authorized to certify and submit
to VA any new hours or changes in the
enrollment of their VA students. The
VA uses VA Form 22–8794 to maintain
a record of the VA Certifying Official(s)
responsible for certifying approved
training for Veterans and other eligible
beneficiaries.
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 89 FR
41494, May 13, 2024.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,029
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once on
occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,177.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0399]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Student
Beneficiary Report—REPS (Restored
Entitlement Program for Survivors)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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