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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0073]

# 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                               ( print page 34122)                            information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to                         *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*                         Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0073.”                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email                         *maribel.aponte@va.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0073” in any correspondence.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Authority:*38 U.S.C. 3034, 3241, 3323, 3680; and 3684, 10 U.S.C. 16136; 38 CFR 21.4203, 21.5200(d), 21.7152, 21.7652, and 21.9720.                

*Title:*                     Enrollment Certification VA Form 22-1999.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0073.                

*Type of Review:*                     Revision of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     VA uses the information collected on VA Form 22-1999 to determine the amount of educational benefits payable to the student during the period of enrollment or training. Additionally, VA also uses these forms to determine whether the student has requested an advance payment or accelerated payment of benefits. Without this information, VA would not have a basis upon which to make payment or to know if a person was requesting an advance or accelerated payment.                

                    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 86 FR 21809 on April 23, 2021, pages 21809 and 21810.                

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or Households.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     2,527,091 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     10 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Twice Annually.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     15,162,546.                

By direction of the Secretary.

Dorothy Glasgow,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2021-13679 Filed 6-25-21; 8:45 am]

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