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receivables has been estimated from 

receivables through mail automation as 

well as data pulled from a document 

count of VA Form 21P–0537. 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 87 FR 

18075 on March 29, 2022, pages 18075 

and 18076. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 229.67 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,756 per year. 

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. 2022–12049 Filed 6–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Authorization To Disclose 

Personal Information to a Third Party— 

Education Benefits 

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 a 

new collection of 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 new 

collection of information, 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 August 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–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: 38 CFR 1.526(a) and 38 

CFR 1.576(b). 

Title: Authorization to Disclose 

Personal Information to a Third Part— 

Education Benefits. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection (ICR). 

Abstract: VA Form 22–10278 is used 

to release information in its custody or 

control in the following circumstances: 

where the individual identifies the 

particular information and consents to 

its use; for the purpose for which it was 

collected or a consistent purpose (i.e., a 

purpose which the individual might 

have reasonably expected). By law, VA 

must have a claimants or beneficiary’s 

written permission (an ‘‘authorization’’) 

to use or give out claim or benefit 

information for any purpose that is not 

contained in VA’s System of Records, 

58VA21/22/28 Compensation, Pension, 

Education and Veteran Readiness and 

Employment Records—VA. The 

claimant or beneficiary may revoke the 

authorization at any time, except if VA 

has already acted based on the 

claimant’s permission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

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. 2022–12106 Filed 6–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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