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Spouse income exclusion (38 CFR
3.262), $6,013 (Pub. L. 95–588 sec.
306(a)(2)(B)).

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Old-Law Pension Income Limitations
Veteran or surviving spouse without
dependents or an entitled child, $16,485
(Pub. L. 95–588 sec. 306(b)).
Veteran or surviving spouse with one
or more dependents, $23,757 (Pub. L.
95–588 sec. 306(b)).
Parents’ DIC
DIC shall be paid monthly to parents
of a deceased Veteran in the following
amounts (38 U.S.C. 1315):
One parent (38 U.S.C. 1315(b)): If
there is only one parent, the monthly
rate of DIC paid to such parent shall be
$799, reduced on the basis of the
parent’s annual income according to the
following formula:
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $0.00 but not more than
$800, the $799 monthly rate shall not be
reduced.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $800 but not more than
$10,725, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $10,725, the monthly rate
will not be reduced.
No Parents’ DIC is payable under this
table if annual income exceeds $18,824.
One parent who has remarried: If
there is only one parent and the parent
has remarried and is living with the
parent’s spouse, DIC shall be paid under
38 U.S.C. 1315(b) or under 38 U.S.C.
1315(d), whichever shall result in the
greater benefit being paid to the
Veteran’s parent. In the case of
remarriage, the total combined annual
income of the parent and the parent’s
spouse shall be counted in determining
the monthly rate of DIC.
One of two parents not living with
spouse (38 U.S.C. 1315(c)): The rates
below apply to (1) two parents who are
not living together, or (2) an unmarried
parent when both parents are living and
the other parent has remarried. The
monthly rate of DIC paid to each such
parent shall be $579 reduced on the
basis of each parent’s annual income,
according to the following formula:
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $0 but not more than $800,
the $579 monthly rate shall not be
reduced.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $800 but not more than
$7,975, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $7,975, the monthly rate
shall not be reduced.
No Parents’ DIC is payable under this
table if annual income exceeds $18,824.

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One of two parents living with spouse
or other parent (38 U.S.C. 1315(d)): The
rates below apply to each parent living
with another parent; and each remarried
parent, when both parents are alive. The
monthly rate of DIC paid to such parents
will be $546 reduced on the basis of the
combined annual income of the two
parents living together or the remarried
parent or parents and spouse or spouses,
as computed under the following
formula:
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $0 but not more than
$1,000, the $546 monthly rate shall not
be reduced.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,000 but not more than
$1,100, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,100 but not more than
$1,200, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,200 but not more than
$1,300, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,300 but not more than
$1,600, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,600 but not more than
$1,800, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $1,800 but not more than
$7,763, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $7,763, the monthly rate
shall not be reduced.
No Parents’ DIC is payable if the
annual income exceeds $25,303.
These rates are also applicable in the
case of one surviving parent who has
remarried, computed on the basis of the
combined income of the parent and
spouse, if this would be a greater benefit
than that specified in the rates for 38
U.S.C. 1315(b) for one parent.
Aid and attendance: The monthly rate
of DIC payable to a parent per the
guidelines above shall be increased by
$434 if such parent is (1) a patient in a
nursing home, or (2) helpless or blind,
or so nearly helpless or blind as to need
or require the regular aid and
attendance of another person.
Minimum rate: The monthly rate of
DIC payable to any parent shall not be
less than $5.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, approved and signed
this document on November 18, 2024,
and authorized the undersigned to sign

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and submit the document to the Office
of the Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the Secretary, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024–27384 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0896]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: 35% Exemption
Request From 85/15 Reporting
Requirement
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:

Comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice by clicking on the following link
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0896.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA
PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202–
461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
DATES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 35% Exemption Request From
85/15 Reporting Requirement, VA Form
22–10216.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0896,
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: As part of the benefits
authorization process, 38 CFR 21.4201
places restrictions on enrollment based

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on the percentage of students receiving
financial support in any approved
program. Except as otherwise provided
by regulation, VA shall not approve an
enrollment in any course for an eligible
Veteran, not already enrolled, for any
period during which more than 85
percent of the students enrolled in the
course are having all or part of their
tuition, fees or other charges paid for
them by the educational institution or
by VA under title 38 U.S.C., or under
title 10 U.S.C. This is known as the 85/
15 Rule and is applicable to Institutions
of Higher Learning (IHLs) and NonCollege Degree postsecondary schools.
The requirements apply to all courses,
not otherwise exempt, or waived,
offered by all educational institutions,
regardless of whether the institution is
degree-granting, proprietary profit,
proprietary nonprofit, eleemosynary,
public and/or tax-supported. Schools
are required to submit information
necessary to determine if their programs
of training are approved for the payment
of VA educational assistance. This
specified information is submitted
either to VA or to the State Approving
Agency (SAA) having jurisdiction over
that school. This regulation includes a
provision that permits an exemption
from routine reporting of this data for
schools that assert that the number of
VA beneficiary students in all programs
approved for GI Bill never exceeds 35%
of the total enrollment at the
educational institution. If approved,
such non-accredited schools must still
monitor and collect the data, but are
exempt from routinely reporting it to
VA. The VA uses data from this
information collection to determine that
non-receipt of the routine reporting of
85/15 data is authorized by nonaccredited schools. Non-accredited
schools with an approved exemption are
required to provide the complete 85/15
data during regular, periodic
compliance survey reviews by VA to
ensure no more than 85% of students in
any approved program are students in
receipt of financial support from the
educational institution or by VA under
title 38 U.S.C., or under title 10 U.S.C.
Without this information, VA might pay
benefits in error.
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 89 FR
75059, September 13, 2024.

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Affected Public: Educational
Institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,411
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,822.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024–27348 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0764]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Survey of Healthcare
Experiences of Patients—Dental Care
Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS)
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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: Comments must be received on
or before January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information:
Rebecca Mimnall, 202–695–9434,
vhacopra@va.gov.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
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
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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.
Title: Survey of Healthcare
Experiences of Patients—Dental Care
Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) (VA
Form 10–10070).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0764.
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch (once at this link, you can
enter the OMB Control Number to find
the historical versions of this
Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The mission of the Veterans
Health Administration (VHA) is to
provide high quality medical and dental
care to eligible veterans. Executive
Order 12862, dated September 11, 1993,
calls for the establishment and
implementation of customer service
standards, and for agencies to ‘‘survey
customers to determine the kind and
quality of services they want and their
level of satisfaction with current
services.’’ The overall purpose of the
Dental Care Patient Satisfaction Survey
(DPSS) is to systematically obtain
information from patients, which can be
used to identify problems or complaints
that need attention and to improve the
quality of dental health care services.
This information will be collected
through the DPSS, VA Form 10–10070,
and may be submitted either on paper
or electronically by Veterans. The DPSS
questions have minor changes, to
include updates to the Race and
Ethnicity data collection fields to reflect
current requirements. VHA also is
prepared to implement an additional
mode of collecting the information
utilizing a web-based access system for
Veterans to submit the survey
responses. Information obtained from
this dental survey will be made readily
available to VA Central Office (VACO),
Veterans Integrated Service Network
(VISN), VHA field staff, and
stakeholders as part of the Network
Performance Report and via the VA
Intranet.

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