40680 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 28, 2021 / Notices 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Statement of Assurance of 

Compliance With 85 Percent 

Enrollment Ratios 

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 

new collection, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before September 27, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

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–NEW’’ 

in any correspondence. 

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. 

Authority: Title 38 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 3680A(d) and 38 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 21.4201 

Title: Statement of Assurance of 

Compliance with 85 Percent Enrollment 

Ratios, VA Form 22–10215 and VA 

Form 22–10215a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: This form will be used to 

satisfy requirements as outlined. The 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

authorized to pay education benefits to 

Veterans and other eligible persons 

pursuing approved programs of 

education under chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, 

and 35 of title 38, U.S.C. and chapter 

1606 of title 10, U.S.C. 

As part of the benefits authorization 

process, Code of Federal Regulations 

(CR) Title 38§ 21.4201 places 

restrictions on enrollment based on the 

percentage of students receiving 

financial support in any approved 

program. 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 waiver offered 

by all educational institutions, 

regardless 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. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 40,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 60 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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