Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 10, 2024 / Notices 99335 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0156] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Notice of Change in Student 

Status 

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 February 10, 2025. 

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: Notice of Change in Student 

Status, VA Form 22–1999b. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0156. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (Once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The VA uses the 

information collected to determine 

whether the beneficiaries’ educational 

benefits should be increased, decreased, 

or terminated, and the effective date of 

the change, if applicable. Without this 

information, VA might underpay or 

overpay benefits. Information 

technology is being used to reduce the 

burden. The VA allows schools to 

submit the information using the new 

electronic submission portal, 

Enrollment Manager. This system 

replaced the previously used VA Online 

Certification of Enrollment (VA-ONCE). 

Ninety-five percent of the enrollment 

certifications received are submitted 

electronically. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 132,028 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

792,173. 

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

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28895 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) Veterans Benefits Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, notice is hereby given that the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

modifying the system of records titled, 

‘‘Veterans Affairs/Department of 

Defense Identity Repository (VADIR)- 

VA’’ (138VA005Q). This system of 

records is an electronic repository of 

military personnel’s military history, 

payroll information and their 

dependents’ data provided to VA by the 

Department of Defense’s Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The 

VADIR database repository is used in 

conjunction with other applications 

across VA business lines to provide an 

electronic consolidated view of 

comprehensive eligibility and benefits 

utilization data from across VA and 

Department of Defense (DoD). VA 

applications use the VADIR database to 

retrieve profile data, military history, 

and information on benefits, and 

dependents. 

DATES: Comments on this modified 

system of records must be received no 

later than January 9, 2025. If no public 

comment is received during the period 

allowed for comment or unless 

otherwise published in the Federal 

Register by VA, the modified system of 

records will become effective a 

minimum of 30 days after date of 

publication in the Federal Register. If 

VA receives public comments, VA shall 

review the comments to determine 

whether any changes to the notice are 

necessary. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.Regulations.gov 

or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F), 

Washington, DC 20420. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Veterans Affairs/ 

Department of Defense Identity 

Repository (VADIR)-VA’’ (138VA005Q). 

Comments received will be available at 

regulations.gov for public viewing, 

inspection, or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trisha Dang, Veterans Experience 

Office, (VEO), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Building 

810, Washington, DC 20420; telephone 

(202) 461–9898; email trisha.dang@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA has 

updated the System Manager to reflect 

‘‘Alexander Torres, Project Manager, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, OIT/ 

Product Engineering/Data&Analytics, 

810 Vermont Ave. NW, Building 810, 

Washington, DC 20420, email: 

vavadirsupportteam@va.gov, telephone 

number (470) 364–4797.’’ 

VA has also updated the Categories of 

Records to reflect: ‘‘The record, or 

information contained in the record, 

may include identifying information 

(e.g., name, contact information, Social 

Security number), association to 

dependents, cross reference to other 

names used, military service 

participation and status information 

(branch of service, rank, enter on duty 

date, release from active duty date, 

military occupations, type of duty, 

character of service, awards), reason and 

nature of active duty separation 

(completion of commitment, etc.), 

combat pay, combat awards, theater 

location, combat deployments (period of 


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