83682 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Survey of Individuals Using 

Their Entitlement to Educational 

Assistance Under the Educational 

Assistance Programs Administered by 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed new 

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 new 

proposed collection of information, 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 February 22, 2021. 

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, 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–NEW’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Danny S. Green at (202) 421–1354. 

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: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Survey of Individuals Using 

Their Entitlement To Educational 

Assistance Under The Educational 

Assistance Programs Administered By 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New data collection. 

Abstract: The Educational Assistance 

Program Feedback Survey is designed to 

measure experience of beneficiaries of 

educational assistance programs 

administered by the Veterans Affairs 

(VA), including under chapters 30, 32, 

33, and 35 of title 38 United States 

Code. The information will help the VA 

improve programs and better serve 

Veterans interested in educational 

assistance. Educational Assistance 

Program feedback data will be collected 

using an online transactional survey or 

paper disseminated via an invitation 

email or mailed letter sent to selected 

beneficiaries. The survey questionnaire 

includes 52 questions, though in 

actuality due to branching depending on 

responses to each question respondents 

will complete anywhere from 8–49 

questions (8 if respondents passed their 

benefit to dependents; 39–49 questions 

for all other respondents). The survey 

contains general rating-scale questions 

(e.g., a scale of 1–5 from Very 

dissatisfied to Very satisfied; or Not at 

all effective to Extremely effective) to 

assess satisfaction with educational 

assistance programs, resources, training 

as well as questions assessing 

education/training outcomes 

(completion of program, current income 

level) and has been approved by the 

Education Service leadership. These 

questions have been mapped to the 

Public Law 114–315 (December 15, 

2016) section 414. After the survey has 

been distributed, recipients will have 

two weeks to complete the survey. 

Invitees will receive a reminder email or 

mailed letter after one week. The sample 

will be distributed across four 

Education Benefit Programs: Post-9/11 

GI Bill (Chapter 33), Montgomery GI 

Bill—Active Duty (Chapter 30), Veterans 

Education Assistance Program (VEAP; 

Chapter 32), and Survivors’ and 

Dependents’ Educational Assistance 

(DEA; Chapter 35). The overall sample 

size is determined so that the reliability 

of survey estimate is 3% Margin of Error 

at a 95% Confidence Level. Once data 

collection is completed, the participant 

responses in the survey will be 

weighted so that the samples more 

closely represent the overall population. 

Weighting models will rely on 

beneficiary age and gender. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,080. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Danny S. Green, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, 

Performance and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28183 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Solicitation of Nomination for 

Appointment to the Veterans’ Advisory 

Committee on Rehabilitation 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), is seeking 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

be considered for appointment as 

members of the Veterans’ Advisory 

Committee on Rehabilitation 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 

Committee’’). 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received by 

January 14, 2021, no later than 4:00 

p.m., eastern standard time. Packages 

received after this time will not be 

considered for the current membership 

cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination packages 

should be emailed to the Designated 

Federal Officer, Latrese Arnold at 

Latrese.Arnold@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

carrying out the duties set forth, the 

Committee responsibilities include, but 

are not limited to, submitting to the 

Secretary an annual report on the 

rehabilitation programs and activities of 

the VA. 

Membership Criteria: VBA is 

requesting nominations for upcoming 

vacancies on the Committee. Members 

of the Committee are appointed by the 

Secretary from the general public, 

including but not limited to: 

(1) Veterans with service-connected 

disabilities; 

(2) Persons who have distinguished 

themselves in the public and private 

sectors in the fields of rehabilitation 

medicine, vocational guidance, 

vocational rehabilitation, and 

employment and training programs 


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