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business tax credit to eligible small 

employers who offer defined 

contribution plans with specific features 

that benefit military spouses. The 

section 45AA credit is, for a tax year 

during which a military spouse 

participates in the plan, up to 3 tax 

years beginning with the tax year during 

which the military spouse began 

participating in the plan, $200, plus the 

amount of employer contributions 

(other than elective deferrals) made on 

behalf of the military spouse for any of 

the 3 tax years, up to $300 for a tax year. 

The Form 8881 is being revised to add 

the Section 45AA credit. Additionally, 

the Secure 2.0 Act amended section 45E 

to permit eligible employers, with 1–50 

employees, an increased start-up costs 

credit of 100% of the qualified start-up 

costs for a tax year, up to $500 for the 

tax year in which the plan is established 

or becomes effective and each of the two 

subsequent tax years. The Secure 2.0 

Act also amended section 45E to permit 

an additional credit for employer 

contributions by certain eligible 

employers, in an amount equal to an 

applicable percentage of eligible 

employer contributions to a defined 

contribution plan, for up to 5 tax years 

beginning with the tax year in which the 

plan is established. The Form 8881 is 

being revised to include these additions 

under section 45E. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

66,667. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

hours, 38 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 575,337. 

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

Melody Braswell, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04125 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0932] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: 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: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden, and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by clicking on the following link 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0932.’’ 

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: 

Authority: Public Law 117–333 sec. 

11; 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: Public Law 117–333 sec. 11, 

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 used by 

educational and training 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 


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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. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 88 FR 

89502 on Wednesday, December 27, 

2023, Page(s) 89502–89503. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

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. 2024–04136 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0188] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Applications for Motor Vehicle 

Adaptive Equipment and HISA 

Services 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 April 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Grant Bennett, Office of Regulations, 

Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Grant.Bennett@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0188’’ 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 Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266– 

4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0188’’ 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, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’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: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Applications for Motor Vehicle 

Adaptive Equipment and HISA 

Services. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0188. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with 

revisions, of a previously approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), through its Veterans 

Health Administration (VHA), 

administers medical services 

established by law. Title 38 U.S.C. 

1701(6) includes prosthetic items within 

the scope of medical services. Title 38 

U.S.C. 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, and 1162 

authorize the Secretary to provide each 

person eligible for a motor vehicle grant 

the adaptive equipment deemed 

necessary to ensure that the person will 

be able to operate the vehicle safely, in 

a manner consistent with the safety of 

others and to satisfy the applicable 

standards of licensure established by the 

state of residency. VA also provides 

assistance to Veterans applying for 

Home Improvements and Structural 

Alterations (HISA) grants. The 

Prosthetic Service determines eligibility, 

entitlement, and payment of individual 

claims for home improvements and 

structural alterations to accommodate a 

Veteran’s needs. 

VA Form 10–1394 will be used to 

collect necessary information from 

eligible Veterans applying for motor 

vehicle adaptive equipment. VA Form 

10–0103 will be used to collect 

necessary information from eligible 

Veterans applying for HISA grants. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,750 hours. 

Total Annual Responses: 21,000. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

10–1394—1,500 hours. 


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