Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Assurance of Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios; Statement of Assurance of Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios Continuation Sheet, 77583 [2024-21704]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21704]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0897]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Assurance of 
Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios; Statement of Assurance of 
Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios Continuation Sheet

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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:  Comments must be received on or before November 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

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: Statement of Assurance of Compliance with 85 Percent 
Enrollment Ratios; Statement of Assurance of Compliance with 85 Percent 
Enrollment Ratios Continuation Sheet, VA Form 22-10215; VA Form 22-
10215a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0897.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The VA uses data from the VA Form 22-10215 and VA Form 
22-10215a for this information collection to ensure the compliance of 
IHLs and NCD training institutions that are approved by the VA to 
ensure that no more than 85% of students in any approved program are 
students in receipt of financial support from the educational 
institution or by VA under title 38, U.S.C., or under title 10, U.S.C. 
Without this information, VA might pay benefits in error. Except as 
otherwise provided by regulation, VA shall not approve an enrollment in 
any course for an eligible Veteran, not already enrolled, for any 
period during which more than 85 percent of the students enrolled in 
the course are having all or part of their tuition, fees or other 
charges paid for them by the educational institution or by VA under 
title 38, U.S.C., or under title 10, U.S.C. This is known as the 85/15 
Rule and is applicable to Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) and 
Non-College Degree postsecondary schools (NCDs). The requirements apply 
to all courses, not otherwise exempt, or waived, offered by all 
educational institutions, regardless of whether the institution is 
degree-granting, proprietary profit, proprietary nonprofit, 
eleemosynary, public and/or tax-supported. These schools are required 
to submit information necessary to determine if their programs of 
training are approved for the payment of VA educational assistance. 
This specified information is submitted either to VA or to the State 
Approving Agency (SAA) having jurisdiction over that school.
    Affected Public: Educational Institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,814 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,814.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.), Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-21704 Filed 9-20-24; 8:45 am]
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