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from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin 

Islands imported into the United States, 

but that section also requires deposit of 

most of the collected taxes to the 

Treasuries of those islands’ 

governments. As a result, the TTB 

regulations in 27 parts 26, 27, and 28 

require persons exporting or importing 

alcohol beverages from Puerto Rico and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands to file certain 

letterhead applications and notices, and 

to keep certain records, regarding such 

activities. The collected information is 

necessary to ensure that the tax 

provisions of the IRC related to Puerto 

Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands products 

are appropriately applied. 

Current Actions: There are no 

program changes or adjustments 

associated with this information 

collection, and TTB is submitting it for 

extension purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; and Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden 

• Number of Respondents: 20. 

• Average Responses per Respondent: 

1 (one). 

• Number of Responses: 20. 

• Average Per-response Burden: 9 

hours. 

• Total Burden: 180 hours. 

Dated: April 25, 2022. 

Amy R. Greenberg, 

Director, Regulations and Rulings Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09407 Filed 5–2–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0853] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Approval of a 

Program in a Foreign Country 

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 July 5, 2022. 

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. 2900–0853’’ 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. 2900–0853’’ 

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 CFR 21.4260; Public 

Law 115–407; Public Law 116.135, 

sections 1019 and 1020. 

Title: Application for Approval of a 

Program in a Foreign Country. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0853. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA will use the information 

collected to determine if a program in a 

foreign country is approvable under 

CFR 21.4260. For a review and decision 

to be made, the VA needs supporting 

information from a foreign educational 

institution. 

The Application for Approval of a 

Program in a Foreign Country, VA Form 

22–0976 OMB ICR #2900–0853 is being 

submitted as a ‘‘Revision’’. We are 

changing the formatting of the form, as 

well as changing most of the existing 

questions to be written in the form of a 

statement. There is no change to the 

current burden as a result of making 

these revisions. 

Currently, the VA Form 22–0976 

questions are written to solicit YES/NO 

responses regarding compliance to the 

current and new provisions established 

for foreign institutions. We believe the 

questions should be instead written and 

displayed in the form of a statement to 

indicate the VA requirements necessary 

for the achievement of compliance for 

foreign institutions. 

Public Law 116–135, Johnny Isakson 

and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 

Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 

2020 amended a number of VA benefits 

that requires the revision of VA Form 

22–0976 to comply with these changes. 

The VA Form 22–0976 is the official 

application that all foreign institutions 

outside of the United States must use to 

formally request foreign program 

approval for GI Bill benefits from VA. 

The current form is inadequate to 

comply with both the current and new 

changes in the law. Therefore, the 

purpose of revising VA Form 22–0976 is 

to support the provisions of Public Law 

116–135, and the Veterans Benefits and 

Transition Act of 2018, Public Law 115– 

407 necessary for foreign institutions to 

acknowledge and adhered to the 

requirement of Section 104 of this law. 

The provisions of this law require 

foreign institutions to allow eligible 

individuals to stay enrolled in courses 

of education pending the receipt of 

educational assistance from Department 

of Veterans Affairs. The institution’s 

policy must ensure that they will not 

impose any penalty, including the 

assessment of late fees, the denial of 

access to classes, libraries, or other 

institutional facilities, or make it a 

requirement that a covered individual 

borrow additional funds because of the 

individual’s inability to meet his or her 

financial obligations to the institution 

due to the delayed disbursement 

funding from VA under chapter 31 or 

33. 

The purpose of revising this form also 

supports the provisions of Isakson and 

ROE, Public Law 116–315, Sections 

1019 and 1020. Section 1019 requires 

schools and training programs to be 

financially responsible (School 

Liability), instead of the student, for 

payments which are directly paid to an 

educational institution pursuant to the 

Post-9/11 GI Bill, (i.e., payments paid to 


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an educational institution pursuant to 

the Yellow Ribbon GI Education 

Enhancement program and the Advance 

payments of the initial educational 

assistance to an institution.). Section 

1020 limits the type of Advertising, 

Sales, and Marketing that schools can 

conduct and remain eligible for GI Bill 

funds. This section would also create a 

tiered penalty system against 

institutions that do not comply with the 

law and set up a mechanism for 

institutions to work with the SAAs and 

VA on coming back into compliance, 

and for institutions to not engage in 

advertising and/or enrollment practices 

of any type, which are erroneous, 

deceptive, or misleading either by actual 

statement, omission, or intimidation. 

Affected Public: Education 

Institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 338 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,014. 

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. 2022–09428 Filed 5–2–22; 8:45 am] 

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