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2Treasury originally estimated it would receive 

500 SSBCI Capital Program applications, but 

received approximately 200 applications. Similarly, 

Treasury originally estimated it would receive 500 

TA Grant Program applications, but now expects 

that number to be approximately 138 applications. 

3Treasury has published draft TA Grant Program 

Reporting Guidance on its website at https://

home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/SSBCITechnical-Assistance-Reporting-Guidance.pdf. 

Number 1505–0227 to better account for 

applications received under the SSBCI 

Capital and TA Grant Programs,2 as well 

as the reporting requirements under the 

TA Grant Program: 3

Form: Treasury’s reporting portal, 

various templates. 

Affected Public: State, Territorial and 

Tribal governments, small businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Frequency of Response: Once, on 

occasion, annually, semiannually, 

quarterly. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 112,376. 

Estimated Time per Response: Varies 

by response type. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 24,877. 

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

Spencer W. Clark, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0657] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Conflicting Interests 

Certification for Proprietary Schools 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before February 12, 2024. 

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. 2900–0657’’ 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), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0657’’ 

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. 

Title: Conflicting Interests 

Certification for Proprietary Schools, VA 

Form 22–1919. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0657. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is authorized to pay 

education benefits to Veterans and other 

eligible persons pursuing approved 

programs of education under chapters 

30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 of title 38, U.S.C., 

and chapter 1606 of title 10, U.S.C., 

sections 903 of Public Law 96–342, the 

National Call to Service provision of 

Public Law 107–314, and the Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986. 

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. Certain 

schools are considered ‘‘proprietary’’ 

schools. A proprietary educational 

institution, as defined in 38 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 21.4200(z), is 

a private institution legally authorized 

to offer a program of education in the 

state where the institution is physically 

located. Section 3683 of title 38, U.S.C., 

and sections of 38 CFR establish conflict 

of interest restrictions related to 

proprietary schools. The VA Form 22– 

1919 is the instrument VA has 

implemented to address these 

restrictions. 

(a) VA Form 22–1919 is only used to 

collect information on two issues: 

(i) Section 3683 of title 38, U.S.C., 

prohibits employees of VA and the SAA 

from owning any interest in an 

educational institution operated forprofit. In addition, the law prohibits VA 

or SAA employees from receiving any 

wages, salary, dividends, profits, or gifts 

from private for-profit schools in which 

an eligible person is pursuing a program 

of education under an educational 

assistance program administered by VA. 

In addition, the law prohibits VA 

employees from receiving any services 

from these schools. These provisions 

may be waived if VA determines that no 

detriment will result to the government, 

or to Veterans or eligible persons 

enrolled at that private for-profit school. 

Item 1 of VA Form 22–1919 collects the 

name and title of affected VA and SAA 

employees known by the President (or 

Chief Administrative Official) of the 

school, as well as a description of these 

employees’ association with that school. 

(ii) Sections 21.4202(c), 21.5200(c), 

21.7122(e)(6), and 21.7622(f)(4)(iv) of 

title 38 of the CFR prohibit the approval 

of educational assistance from VA for 

the enrollment of a Veteran or eligible 

person in any proprietary school where 

the trainee is an official authorized to 

sign certifications of enrollment. Item 2 

of VA Form 22–1919 collects the 

following information for each 

certifying official, owner, or officer who 

receives VA educational assistance 

based on an enrollment in that 

proprietary school: the name and title of 

these employees; VA file numbers; and 

dates of enrollment at the proprietary 

school. 

(b) VA only collects this information 

at the time one (or more) of these events 

occurs: 

(i) The initial approval of a program 

or course at a proprietary for-profit 

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(ii) Any change of ownership of the 

school (either reported by the school or 

found upon review of a school’s records 

during VA’s compliance survey); 

(iii) A change in proprietary status 

(from non-proprietary to proprietary, or 

from non-profit to profit status). When 

the SAA, or VA acting as the SAA, visits 

the school in connection with the 

school’s request for approval of its 

program(s), the representative has either 

the school’s President or chief 

administrative official sign VA Form 

22–1919. VA’s Education Liaison 

Representative (ELR) will associate the 

completed VA Form 22–1919 with the 

other documentation compiled for 

approval of the school’s program(s) and 

will retain this information in the 

approval folder. The approval folder is 

retained until such time as the SAA or 

VA withdraws approval of all courses at 

the school. All information in the 

approval folder is then destroyed 

according to established record control 

schedules. 

Affected Public: Institutions of Higher 

Learning. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 39 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Occasional. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

236. 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3683; 38 CFR 

21.4202(c); 21.5200(c); 21.7122(e)(6); 

and 21.7622(f)(4)(iv). 

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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