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of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a
Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and a
Program of General Caregiver Support
Services (PGCSS). Both programs are
managed by VA’s Caregiver Support
Program (CSP) Office. On June 06, 2018,
the President signed into law the John
S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and
Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining
Internal Systems and Strengthening
Integrated Outside Networks Act of
2018 or the VA MISSION Act 2018 (Pub.
L. 115–182). The VA MISSION Act of
2018 fundamentally transformed
elements of the Department of Veterans
Affairs’ (VA) healthcare system to
include expanding the PCAFC to Family
Caregivers of eligible Veterans of all eras
in a phased approach, established new
benefits for Primary Family Caregivers
of eligible Veterans, and made other
changes affecting program eligibility
and VA’s evaluation of PCAFC
applications. The statutory authority for
PCAFC and PGCSS is codified at 38
U.S.C. 1720G. VA’s regulations
implementing PCAFC and PGCSS are in
38 CFR part 71.
Since program inception, Veterans
and caregivers who disagree with a
PCAFC decision were afforded the right
to appeal through the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) Clinical Appeals
Process. A recent Court ruling has
changed the appeal and review options
now available to individuals who have
received a PCAFC decision and disagree
with that decision. On April 19, 2021,
in the case of Jeremy Beaudette & Maya
Beaudette v. Denis McDonough,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
ruled in favor of petitioners seeking
review by the Board of Veterans’
Appeals (BVA or Board) of decisions
under the PCAFC. The Court also
certified, as a class, claimants who
received an adverse benefits decision
under PCAFC, exhausted the
administrative review process within
VHA (the VHA Clinical Appeals
Process), and have not been afforded the
right to appeal to the Board. As a result
of the Court’s ruling, BVA review is now
available to individuals who have
received a decision under the PCAFC
since the program began in May 2011.
Consequently, VA has expanded options
available to Veterans and caregivers
who seek review of or to appeal a
PCAFC decision.
The options now include a separate
appeals process (legacy) that must be
used to appeal to the Board regarding
PCAFC decisions issued before February
19, 2019. This legacy process is
implemented through use of VA Forms
10–306 and 10–307.

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VA Form 10–306, Request for
Information—Because individuals now
have additional options for appealing
and seeking review of previous PCAFC
decisions, dating back to May 2011, this
form allows Veterans and caregivers to
request information about past PCAFC
decisions to determine whether they
wish to pursue an appeal to the Board
or request review.
VA Form 10–307, Notice of
Disagreement—This form was
developed because VA Form 21–0958,
which previously was used to initiate an
appeal to the Board of benefits decisions
dated before February 19, 2019, is no
longer an approved information
collection. VA Form 10–307, Notice of
Disagreement, is now used for legacy
appeals of PCAFC decisions and is
specific to individuals who wish to
appeal a PCAFC decision that was
issued prior to February 19, 2019.
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
42 on March 3, 2022, pages 12223 and
12224.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 88,270
total hours.
a. 10–306—45,500 hours.
b. 10–307—42,770 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 45 total minutes.
a. 10–306—15 minutes.
b. 10–307—30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
267,540 total.
a. 10–306—182,000.
b. 10–307—85,540.
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. 2900–0682]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Advertising,
Sales, Enrollment Materials, and
Candidate Handbooks
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0682.
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. 2900–0682’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 CFR 21.4252(h).
Title: Advertising, Sales, Enrollment
Materials, and Candidate Handbooks.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0682.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The statute prohibits
approval of the enrollment of a Veteran
in a course if the educational institution
uses advertising, sales, or enrollment
practices that are erroneous, deceptive,
or misleading either by actual statement,
omission, or intimation. The
advertising, sales and enrollment
materials are reviewed to determine if
the institution is in compliance with
guidelines for approval.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
DATES:

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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
30 on February 14, 2022, page 8341.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.

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Estimated Annual Burden: 5,525
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,525.

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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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