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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 95359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28187]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0897]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
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.

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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: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by January 2, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: 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. 2900-0897.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    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 
Non-College 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 tax-supported. 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.
    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 89 FR 77583, September 23, 2024.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2024-28187 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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