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noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 

and 30120. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; 49 CFR 

part 556; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 

1.95 and 501.8) 

Eileen Sullivan, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0897] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Statement of Assurance of 

Compliance With 85 Percent 

Enrollment Ratios; Statement of 

Assurance of Compliance With 85 

Percent Enrollment Ratios 

Continuation Sheet 

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: Comments must be received on 

or before November 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: Nancy 

Kessinger, 202–632–8924, 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

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: Statement of Assurance of 

Compliance with 85 Percent Enrollment 

Ratios; Statement of Assurance of 

Compliance with 85 Percent Enrollment 

Ratios Continuation Sheet, VA Form 

22–10215; VA Form 22–10215a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0897. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The VA uses data from the 

VA Form 22–10215 and VA Form 22– 

10215a for this information collection to 

ensure the compliance of IHLs and NCD 

training institutions that are approved 

by the VA to ensure that no more than 

85% of students in any approved 

program are students in receipt of 

financial support from the educational 

institution or by VA under title 38, 

U.S.C., or under title 10, U.S.C. Without 

this information, VA might pay benefits 

in error. Except as otherwise provided 

by regulation, VA shall not approve an 

enrollment in any course for an eligible 

Veteran, not already enrolled, for any 

period during which more than 85 

percent of the students enrolled in the 

course are having all or part of their 

tuition, fees or other charges paid for 

them by the educational institution or 

by VA under title 38, U.S.C., or under 

title 10, U.S.C. This is known as the 85/ 

15 Rule and is applicable to Institutions 

of Higher Learning (IHLs) and NonCollege Degree postsecondary schools 

(NCDs). The requirements apply to all 

courses, not otherwise exempt, or 

waived, offered by all educational 

institutions, regardless of whether the 

institution is degree-granting, 

proprietary profit, proprietary nonprofit, 

eleemosynary, public and/or taxsupported. These 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. 

Affected Public: Educational 

Institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,814 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 60 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,814. 

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

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.), Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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