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Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Mr. Eugene W. Skinner Jr. at (202) 631– 

7645 or at Eugene.Skinner@va.gov. 

Dated: December 21, 2023. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28546 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0932] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Approval of an 

Institution of Higher Learning Facility; 

Institution of Higher Learning— 

Program Submission List; Application 

for Approval of Organizations Other 

Than Institutions of Higher Learning; 

Non-Institution of Higher Learning— 

Program Submission List 

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 

extension 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 26, 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. 2900–0932’’ 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. 2900–0932’’ 

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. 

Authority: Sec. 11, Public Law 117– 

333; 38 U.S.C. 3672 and 3674. 

Title: Application for Approval of an 

Institution of Higher Learning Facility, 

VA Form 22–10287; Institution of 

Higher Learning—Program Submission 

List, VA Form 22–10287a; Application 

for Approval of Organizations Other 

Than Institutions of Higher Learning, 

VA Form 22–10288; Non-Institution of 

Higher Learning—Program Submission 

List, VA Form 22–10288a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0932. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Abstract: Sec. 11, Public Law 117– 

333, enacted January 5, 2023, amended 

title 38 U.S.C. 3672, ‘‘Approval of 

Courses’’. This provision of the law 

required VA to create and design two 

new uniform applications and any 

accompanying documentation for 

approval of courses of educational 

programs, and for those forms to be 

available for use by October 1, 2023. 

The Program Office created those four 

forms to meet the amended criteria of 38 

U.S.C. 3672. 

These forms are completed by 

educational institutions, training 

establishments and other organizations 

seeking approval of one or more 

programs of study for the payment of 

VA Education benefits rendered to 

eligible beneficiaries. The institutions 

submit the forms to the State Approving 

Agencies (SAAs) of jurisdiction for their 

review. By law, each SAA has the 

authority to make such approvals in 

their respective state. VA contracts with 

SAAs in each state for this approval 

assessment work. 

Prior to the new legislative 

requirement, each SAA used their own 

application form(s), making it difficult 

for training institutions operating in 

more than one state to readily complete 

the process, as different states required 

different information. The amendment 

to title 38 U.S.C. 3672 now ensures 

uniformity in the program approval 

process across all states. 

The uniform SAA applications are 

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institutions to apply for initial approval 

of their programs for payment of VA 

benefits; to make revisions of existing 

program approvals, or to submit 

withdrawals of approved programs no 

longer being offered. The institutions 

complete either the VA Form 22–10287, 

or the VA Form 22–10288, based on the 

type of training offered at their 

institution. 

Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) 

will use the VA Form 22–10287 

exclusively, and all other types of 

educational training establishments will 

use the VA Form 22–10288. Each 

institution may use the associated 

‘‘Program List’’, VA Form 22–10287a or 

VA Form 22–10288a to add, revise, or 

remove any program offered. In some 

cases, institutions may use their own 

documentation to make administrative 

revision(s) such as changes of address, 

banking information, or ownership 

changes, when all program offerings 

remain the same. 

The VA Forms 22–10287 and 22– 

10288, and any associated program list 

or documentation are submitted by the 

educational or training institution to the 

SAA of jurisdiction for review. 

Currently the educational institution 

sends the requests for program approval 

to the SAAs either via email, direct 

mail, an SAA portal, or as directed by 

the SAA. The SAA makes an approval 

decision and notifies the institution 

accordingly. The SAA then sends the 

approval package to the VA Education 

Liaison Representative (ELR) of 

jurisdiction. Program reviews will be 

conducted in the near future to 

determine the availability of advanced 

automation technology for submitting 

the applications between educational 

and training institutions, SAAs and VA, 

which may help to reduce future 

burdens. 

The approval package includes the 

application/form received from the 

training institution, the SAA’s findings, 

and any additional related information 

that supports payment of GI Bill 

benefits, as well as a copy of the 

notification sent to the training 

institution. The VA Education Liaison 

Representative (ELR) reviews the 

approval package for completeness, or 

requests additional information, if 

required. After the package is deemed 

complete, the ELR processes the 

package by entering the required 

information into VA’s internal ‘‘Web 

Enabled Approval Management System 

(WEAMS)’’. The ELR provides the 

report to the training institution, which 

contains the final approval information. 

The ELR then sends a copy to the SAA 

of jurisdiction. Finally, the approval 

data entered in WEAMS by the ELR is 

then used by Veterans Claims 

Examiners to adjudicate education 

benefit claims. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 70,400 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 8 hours or 480 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,800. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28364 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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