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the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Certified Professional Employer 

Organization (CPEO) Forms. 

OMB Number: 1545–2266. 

Form Name/Number: Identity 

Verification Application, Responsible 

Individual Personal Attestation (RIPA), 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization Application, Form 14751, 

and Form 8973. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 9860. 

Abstract: Section 206 of the 

Achieving a Better Life Experience 

(ABLE) Act passed Dec. 19, 2014) 

created the Certified Professional 

Employer Organization (CPEO) 

designation. The application, attestation 

and supporting information is used by 

the IRS to qualify professional employer 

organizations to become and remain a 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization, which entitles them to 

certain tax benefits. This certification is 

renewed annually and the CPEO will 

submit annual and quarterly financial 

statements in addition to supporting 

documentation. Responsible individuals 

will submit annual attestation forms and 

fingerprint cards. The Identity 

Verification Application, Responsible 

Individual Personal Attestation (RIPA), 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization Application, Form 14751, 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization Surety Bond, Form 8973, 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization/Customer Reporting 

Agreement, and TD 9860, Certified 

Professional Employer Organizations, 

will only be used by program applicants 

and related responsible individuals. 

Current Actions: There are changes to 

the existing collection. Form 14737 and 

Form 14737–A have been replaced by 

the CPEO online system. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations & Individuals. 

Identity Verification Application: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

565. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,141. 

Responsible Individual Personal 

Attestation (RIPA): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

565. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 22,600. 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization Application: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 77 

hours, 45 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,330. 

Form 14751: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

170. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 340. 

Form 8973: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

41,350. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 62,025. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: February 14, 2024. 

Jon R. Callahan, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0209] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Work Study 

Allowance, Student Work Study 

Agreement-Advance Payment, 

Extended Student Work Study 

Agreement, Student Work Study 

Agreement 

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 April 22, 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. 2900–0209’’ 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. 2900–0209’’ 

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 


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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: 38 U.S.C. 3485; 38 CFR 

21.4145. 

Title: Application for Work Study 

Allowance [VA Form 22–8691]; Student 

Work Study Agreement-Advance 

Payment [VA Form 22–8692]; Extended 

Student Work Study Agreement [VA 

Form 22–8692a]; Student Work Study 

Agreement [VA Form 22–8692b]. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0209. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA uses the information 

collected to determine the individual’s 

eligibility for the work-study allowance, 

the number of hours the individual will 

work, the amount payable, whether the 

individual desires an advance payment, 

and whether the individual wants to 

extend the work-study contract. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 7,542 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 23 minutes [15 min. VAF 

22–8691]; [5 min. VAFs 22–8692 and 

22–8692b]; [3 min. VAF 22–8692a]. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

75,451. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt), Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03350 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

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