50596 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 172 / Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Notices 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Alt. Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19398 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on 

Education, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2., that the Veterans’ Advisory 

Committee on Education (the 

Committee) will meet virtually using 

Microsoft Teams October 19, 2021– 

October 20, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., EST. The meeting sessions are 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the administration of education and 

training programs for Veterans, Service 

members, Reservists, and Dependents of 

Veterans, including programs under 

Chapters 30, 32, 33, 35, and 36 of title 

38, and Chapter 1606 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to hear reports from three 

subcommittees (Modernization, OJT/ 

Apprenticeship and Distance Learning) 

and to discuss the Committee’s draft 

recommendations. These 

recommendations will be refined based 

on this discussion and submitted to the 

Secretary. 

Interested persons may attend 

virtually. The meeting will be 

conducted using Microsoft Teams. 

Please email EDUSTAENG.VBAVACO@

va.gov for an invitation link prior to 

October 19, 2021 or dial-in by phone 

(for audio only) 1–872–701–0185 United 

States, Chicago (Toll), Conference ID: 

574 843 116#. 

Although no time will be allotted for 

receiving oral presentations from the 

public, individuals wishing to share 

information for the Committee to 

review, may submit written statements 

to Mr. Joseph Maltby, Designated 

Federal Official, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, by email at 

EDUSTAENG.VBAVACO@va.gov. 

Comments will be accepted until close 

of business on Monday, October 18, 

2021. In the communication, the writers 

must identify themselves and state the 

organization or association they 

represent for inclusion in the official 

record. Any member of the public 

wishing to participate or seeking 

additional information should contact 

Joseph Maltby at 

EDUSTAENG.VBAVACO@va.gov, not 

later than October 18, 2021. 

Dated: September 2, 2021. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0783] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Nonprofit Research and 

Education Corporations (NPCs)— 

Annual Report, Remediation Plans & 

Assessment Questionnaires 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 

extension 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 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Janel Keyes, Office of Regulations, 

Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Janel.Keyes@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0783’’ 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. 2900–0783’’ 

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, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’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: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Nonprofit Research and 

Education Corporations (NPCs)— 

Annual Report, Remediation Plans & 

Assessment Questionnaires, VA Forms 

10–10073, 10–10073A, 10–10073B, and 

10–10073C. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0783. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. Section 7366, 

Accountability and Oversight, states 

‘‘(b) each such corporation (NPC) shall 

submit to the Secretary (Department of 

Veterans Affairs (DVA)) an annual 

report providing a detailed statement of 

its operations, activities, and 

accomplishments during that year.’’ The 

individual NPC annual reports are 

combined into one NPC Annual Report 

to Congress. VA oversight of NPCs 

includes reviews, audits, selfassessments, and remediation plans. 

This information collection is used for 

oversight of NPCs and includes the 

following: 

a. NPC Annual Report Template, VA 

Form 10–10073. 

b. NPC Audit Actions Items 

Remediation Plans, VA Form 10– 

10073A. 

c. NPPO Internal Control 

Questionnaire, VA Form 10–10073B. 

d. NPPO Operations Oversight 

Questionnaire, VA Form 10–10073C. 

NPC Annual Report Template, VA 

Form 10–10073 

Since 1988, when the enabling 

legislation for the NPCs was passed, 

annual reports have been obtained from 

each NPC and combined into an NPC 

Annual Report to Congress. Congress 

uses the combined NPC Annual Report 

to Congress to monitor the progress of 


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