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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0682]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Advertising, Sales, Enrollment
Materials, and Candidate Handbooks
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
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 April 15, 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
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0682’’ 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 maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0682’’
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
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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 21.4252(h).
Title: Advertising, Sales, Enrollment
Materials, and Candidate Handbooks.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0682.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: This notice is replacing the
previous 60-Day Notice, Vol. 86 No. 239
that was published on January 16, 2021.
A Correction Notice was published in
Vol. 87 No. 1 on January 3, 2022. The
statute prohibits approval of the
enrollment of a Veteran in a course if
the educational institution uses
advertising, sales, or enrollment
practices that are erroneous, deceptive,
or misleading either by actual statement,
omission, or intimation. The
advertising, sales and enrollment
materials are reviewed to determine if
the institution is in compliance with
guidelines for approval. VA received
two public comments which questions
the 15-minute length of burden time
needed to gather the information
required for VA review upon
compliance for this ICR. After careful
assessment, VA agrees with the
comments, and have therefore adjusted
the time burden from 15 minutes to 60
minutes accordingly, and as result have
updated the Supporting Statement to
reflect the change.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,525
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 60 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,525.
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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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Change of Publication Manner for
Notice of Invention Licenses
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Currently, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) publishes notices
of prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or
partially exclusive domestic or foreign
licenses of Government-owned
inventions at the Federal Laboratory
Consortium for Technology Transfer
(FLC) business website (https://
federallabs.org/licenses-list/all). VA
must provide notice of its intent to
license VA inventive subject matter in
order to provide the public an
opportunity to file written objections to
the proposed license within at least a
15-day notice period. VA is announcing
that, 15 days from the publication of
this Notice, it will begin using the
TechLink website (https://
techlinkcenter.org) as its primary
publication forum for providing notice.
TechLink is a non-profit center of
Montana State University. The
TechLink website will serve as VA’s
primary forum for publishing notices of
prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or
partially exclusive domestic or foreign
licenses licensing opportunities.
However, if VA is unable to use the
TechLink website due to technical
problems or other unforeseen
circumstances, VA will publish such
notices at the FLC business website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John J. Kaplan, Ph.D., J.D., Director, VA
Technology Transfer Program (14RDTT),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420; at John.Kaplan@va.gov or 202–
632–7271. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), an exclusive,
co-exclusive or partially exclusive
domestic license, and, pursuant to 37
CFR 404.7(b)(1)(i), an exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive foreign
license, may be granted on Governmentowned inventions only if notice of a
prospective license has been published
in the Federal Register or other
appropriate manner, providing
opportunity for filing written objections
within at least a 15-day period. VA
provides notice that, 15 days from the
date of publication of this Notice, it will
begin publishing notices of prospective
exclusive, co-exclusive or partially
exclusive domestic or foreign licenses at
the TechLink website, providing
opportunity for filing written objections
within a 15-day period. If VA is unable
to use the TechLink website due to
technical problems or other unforeseen
circumstances, VA will publish such
notices at the FLC business website.
SUMMARY:
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
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document on February 8, 2022 and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Department of Veterans Affairs’ Tribal
Representation Expansion Project
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Tribal consultation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is seeking Tribal
consultation on ‘‘The Tribal
Representation Expansion Project (T.
REP)’’, a project through which VA
strives to ensure that Native American
Veterans have access to responsible,
qualified representation in the
preparation, presentation, and
prosecution of their benefit claims
before VA. VA is seeking comments on
whether Tribal communities currently
have access to representation for VA
benefit claims and, for those Tribes that
are being underserved in terms of
representation, whether the Tribal
governments may be interested in
collaborating with VA to designate an
individual within the community as
authorized to prepare, present, and
prosecute VA benefit claims. In
addition, VA is seeking comments and
recommendations on any issues,
concerns, or processes the Tribes
believe should be addressed in T. REP
to better ensure that the project is
successful in helping to expand access
to representation for Native American
Veterans on their benefit claims before
VA.
DATES: VA will hold the virtual tribal
consultation session on March 23, 2022,
from 3:00–5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Written comments may also be
submitted to VA on or before March 30,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Participants can access the
virtual consultation session by
registering through the following link:
https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/
veteransaffairs/onstage/
g.php?MTID=eaa07b769b5f8a27
cfe390e0c732ee1eb; for audio by phone,
please dial 1–404–397–1596, access
code 2760 198 8717. Participants will
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interact by submitting written
comments and/or questions using the
chat function during the presentation.
Written comments may also be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
D By email to tribalgovernment
consultation@va.gov.
D By facsimile to 202–273–5716.
D By mail to U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, Suite 915B, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420.
Comments should indicate that the
submission is in response to ‘‘The Tribal
Representation Expansion Project.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay
Ward, VA Office of Tribal Government
Relations at (202) 461–7445 (this is not
a toll-free number), or by email at
Tribalgovernmentconsultation@va.gov,
or by mail at Suite 915B, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
T. REP, VA strives to ensure that Native
American Veterans and their families
have access to responsible, qualified
representation in the preparation,
presentation, and prosecution of their
benefit claims before VA. Through
T.REP, VA aims to focus on the Tribal
communities that are being underserved
in terms of representation. To help
improve access to claims representation
in those communities, VA would like to
collaborate with Tribal governments to
designate an individual within the
community as authorized to prepare,
present, and prosecute VA benefit
claims.
VA has long since recognized the
unique circumstances of Tribes and that
cultural, geographical, or language
barriers may exist that prevent or deter
Native American Veterans from seeking
out representation on their benefit
claims before VA. In 2017, VA took
affirmative steps to improve access to
representation on Tribal land by
revising its regulations to, among other
things, permit veterans’ service offices
affiliated with Tribal governments to be
recognized by VA as Tribal
organizations in a manner similar to
State organizations (see 82 FR 6265 (Jan.
19, 2017)). VA, however, recognizes that
there is still more that VA can do to
advance equity in the access to
representation for Native American
Veterans on their VA benefit claims.
Accordingly, to further facilitate access
to culturally competent representation
for Native American Veterans, and to
honor the unique nature of the Federal
government’s Nation-to-Nation
relationship with the Tribes, VA would
like to collaborate with Tribal
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governments to expand opportunities
for claims representation where needed.
Through consultation, VA seeks to
learn which Tribal communities have
access to representation for VA benefit
claims. VA is interested in learning
which Tribal communities have access
to representation that is provided by
representatives of VA-recognized
organizations. VA is also interested in
learning which Tribal communities
have access to representation by
attorneys and agents. Moreover, VA also
seeks to learn whether such
representation is viewed in the Tribal
community as culturally competent
representation.
In addition, from the Tribal
communities that self-identify as being
underserved in terms of representation,
VA seeks comments on whether their
Tribal governments may be interested in
collaborating with VA to provide an
option for representation. Specifically,
VA is interested in learning if there are
Tribes that may be interested in
identifying an individual who is
affiliated with their government, is of
good character and reputation, and,
who, after proper training on VA
benefits, would be fit to be authorized
by the VA General Counsel to represent
on VA benefit claims. The General
Counsel then plans to use his
discretionary authority, pursuant to 38
CFR 14.630, to specially authorize such
individuals to prepare, present, and
prosecute VA benefit claims before VA.
In addition, to help ensure the fitness of
these specially authorized individuals,
VA is exploring the possibility of
coordinating with VA-recognized
organizations that have established
veterans benefits training programs and
that may be willing to make their
training available to such individuals.
In addition, VA is seeking comments
and recommendations from Tribal
leaders and representatives of Tribal
communities on any issues, concerns, or
processes that should be addressed in T.
REP to ensure that the project is
successful in expanding access to
representation for Native American
Veterans on their VA benefit claims.
Accordingly, through this Tribal
consultation, the Secretary seeks
information on the questions listed
below. Comments do not need to
address every question and should focus
on those that are relevant to the
commenter’s Tribal community. To the
extent possible, please clearly indicate
which questions you are addressing in
your response and include any rationale
or information that may be helpful to
VA.
1. Are Native American Veterans in
your community receiving any
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Change of Publication Manner for Notice of Invention Licenses
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) publishes
notices of prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive
domestic or foreign licenses of Government-owned inventions at the
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) business
website (https://federallabs.org/licenses-list/all). VA must provide
notice of its intent to license VA inventive subject matter in order to
provide the public an opportunity to file written objections to the
proposed license within at least a 15-day notice period. VA is
announcing that, 15 days from the publication of this Notice, it will
begin using the TechLink website (https://techlinkcenter.org) as its
primary publication forum for providing notice. TechLink is a non-
profit center of Montana State University. The TechLink website will
serve as VA's primary forum for publishing notices of prospective
exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive domestic or foreign
licenses licensing opportunities. However, if VA is unable to use the
TechLink website due to technical problems or other unforeseen
circumstances, VA will publish such notices at the FLC business
website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John J. Kaplan, Ph.D., J.D.,
Director, VA Technology Transfer Program (14RDTT), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420; at
[email protected] or 202-632-7271. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), an
exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive domestic license, and,
pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7(b)(1)(i), an exclusive, co-exclusive or
partially exclusive foreign license, may be granted on Government-owned
inventions only if notice of a prospective license has been published
in the Federal Register or other appropriate manner, providing
opportunity for filing written objections within at least a 15-day
period. VA provides notice that, 15 days from the date of publication
of this Notice, it will begin publishing notices of prospective
exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive domestic or foreign
licenses at the TechLink website, providing opportunity for filing
written objections within a 15-day period. If VA is unable to use the
TechLink website due to technical problems or other unforeseen
circumstances, VA will publish such notices at the FLC business
website.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
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document on February 8, 2022 and authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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