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staff, and stakeholders as part of the 

Network Performance Report and via 

the VA Intranet. This data will be used 

to demonstrate that VA is providing 

timely, high quality health care services 

to patients. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 12,600 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,400. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19058 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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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: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before November 2, 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. 2900–0156’’ 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. 2900–0156’’ 

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: 38 U.S.C. 3020, 3034(a), 

3241, 3323(a), 3474, 3524, 3680(a), 

3684(a); 10 U.S.C. 510, and 16136. 38 

Code of Federal Regulations 21.4203, 

21.5200(d), 21.5292(e)(2), 21.5812, 

21.7156, 21.7656, 21.9720, and 21.9725. 

Title: Notice of Change in Student 

Status. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0156. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 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. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,124,027 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,744,167. 

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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