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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28827]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0892]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request 
for Reimbursement of Preparatory (PREP) Course for Licensing or 
Certification Test

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 8, 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. 2900-0892.''

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Reimbursement of Preparatory (PREP) Course for 
Licensing or Certification Test, VA Form 22-10272.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0892, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information collected on the VA Form 22-10272 will be 
utilized to permit beneficiaries to apply for reimbursement of approved 
preparatory courses taken to assist with preparing for a Licensing or 
Certification Test. VA will use data from this information collection 
to ensure eligible Post 9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) and Survivors' and 
Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA or chapter 35) can receive 
payment for attending and completing the approved preparatory course. 
Without the utilization of this form, eligible beneficiaries will not 
be able to apply for the reimbursement they may be rightly entitled to 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3315B.
    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 80631-80632, October 3, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
    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. 2024-28827 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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