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business tax credit to eligible small
employers who offer defined
contribution plans with specific features
that benefit military spouses. The
section 45AA credit is, for a tax year
during which a military spouse
participates in the plan, up to 3 tax
years beginning with the tax year during
which the military spouse began
participating in the plan, $200, plus the
amount of employer contributions
(other than elective deferrals) made on
behalf of the military spouse for any of
the 3 tax years, up to $300 for a tax year.
The Form 8881 is being revised to add
the Section 45AA credit. Additionally,
the Secure 2.0 Act amended section 45E
to permit eligible employers, with 1–50
employees, an increased start-up costs
credit of 100% of the qualified start-up
costs for a tax year, up to $500 for the
tax year in which the plan is established
or becomes effective and each of the two
subsequent tax years. The Secure 2.0
Act also amended section 45E to permit
an additional credit for employer
contributions by certain eligible
employers, in an amount equal to an
applicable percentage of eligible
employer contributions to a defined
contribution plan, for up to 5 tax years
beginning with the tax year in which the
plan is established. The Form 8881 is
being revised to include these additions
under section 45E.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
66,667.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
hours, 38 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 575,337.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Melody Braswell,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0932]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Approval of an Institution of Higher
Learning Facility; Institution of Higher
Learning—Program Submission List;
Application for Approval of
Organizations Other Than Institutions
of Higher Learning; Non-Institution of
Higher Learning—Program
Submission List
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.
DATES: Written 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. 2900–0932.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688
or email Maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0932’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 117–333 sec.
11; 38 U.S.C. 3672 and 3674.
Title: Application for Approval of an
Institution of Higher Learning Facility,
VA Form 22–10287; Institution of
Higher Learning—Program Submission
List, VA Form 22–10287a; Application
for Approval of Organizations Other
Than Institutions of Higher Learning,
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VA Form 22–10288; Non-Institution of
Higher Learning—Program Submission
List, VA Form 22–10288a.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0932.
Type of Review: Extension.
Abstract: Public Law 117–333 sec. 11,
enacted January 5, 2023, amended title
38 U.S.C. 3672, ‘‘Approval of Courses’’.
This provision of the law required VA
to create and design two new uniform
applications and any accompanying
documentation for approval of courses
of educational programs, and for those
forms to be available for use by October
1, 2023. The Program Office created
those four forms to meet the amended
criteria of 38 U.S.C. 3672.
These forms are completed by
educational institutions, training
establishments and other organizations
seeking approval of one or more
programs of study for the payment of
VA Education benefits rendered to
eligible beneficiaries. The institutions
submit the forms to the State Approving
Agencies (SAAs) of jurisdiction for their
review. By law, each SAA has the
authority to make such approvals in
their respective state. VA contracts with
SAAs in each state for this approval
assessment work.
Prior to the new legislative
requirement, each SAA used their own
application form(s), making it difficult
for training institutions operating in
more than one state to readily complete
the process, as different states required
different information. The amendment
to title 38 U.S.C. 3672 now ensures
uniformity in the program approval
process across all states. The uniform
SAA applications are used by
educational and training institutions to
apply for initial approval of their
programs for payment of VA benefits; to
make revisions of existing program
approvals, or to submit withdrawals of
approved programs no longer being
offered. The institutions complete either
the VA Form 22–10287, or the VA Form
22–10288, based on the type of training
offered at their institution. Institutions
of Higher Learning (IHLs) will use the
VA Form 22–10287 exclusively, and all
other types of educational training
establishments will use the VA Form
22–10288. Each institution may use the
associated ‘‘Program List’’, VA Form 22–
10287a or VA Form 22–10288a to add,
revise, or remove any program offered.
In some cases, institutions may use their

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own documentation to make
administrative revision(s) such as
changes of address, banking
information, or ownership changes,
when all program offerings remain the
same. The VA Forms 22–10287 and 22–
10288, and any associated program list
or documentation are submitted by the
educational or training institution to the
SAA of jurisdiction for review.
Currently the educational institution
sends the requests for program approval
to the SAAs either via email, direct
mail, an SAA portal, or as directed by
the SAA. The SAA makes an approval
decision and notifies the institution
accordingly. The SAA then sends the
approval package to the VA Education
Liaison Representative (ELR) of
jurisdiction. Program reviews will be
conducted in the near future to
determine the availability of advanced
automation technology for submitting
the applications between educational
and training institutions, SAAs and VA,
which may help to reduce future
burdens. The approval package includes
the application/form received from the
training institution, the SAA’s findings,
and any additional related information
that supports payment of GI Bill
benefits, as well as a copy of the
notification sent to the training
institution. The VA Education Liaison
Representative (ELR) reviews the
approval package for completeness, or
requests additional information, if
required. After the package is deemed
complete, the ELR processes the
package by entering the required
information into VA’s internal ‘‘Web
Enabled Approval Management System
(WEAMS)’’. The ELR provides the
report to the training institution, which
contains the final approval information.
The ELR then sends a copy to the SAA
of jurisdiction. Finally, the approval
data entered in WEAMS by the ELR is
then used by Veterans Claims
Examiners to adjudicate education
benefit claims.
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 88 FR
89502 on Wednesday, December 27,
2023, Page(s) 89502–89503.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 70,400
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per
Respondent: 8 hours or 480 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,800.
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. 2900–0188]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Applications for Motor Vehicle
Adaptive Equipment and HISA
Services
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: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Grant Bennett, Office of Regulations,
Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to Grant.Bennett@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0188’’ 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), 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–
4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0188’’ 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
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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: Applications for Motor Vehicle
Adaptive Equipment and HISA
Services.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0188.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with
revisions, of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), through its Veterans
Health Administration (VHA),
administers medical services
established by law. Title 38 U.S.C.
1701(6) includes prosthetic items within
the scope of medical services. Title 38
U.S.C. 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, and 1162
authorize the Secretary to provide each
person eligible for a motor vehicle grant
the adaptive equipment deemed
necessary to ensure that the person will
be able to operate the vehicle safely, in
a manner consistent with the safety of
others and to satisfy the applicable
standards of licensure established by the
state of residency. VA also provides
assistance to Veterans applying for
Home Improvements and Structural
Alterations (HISA) grants. The
Prosthetic Service determines eligibility,
entitlement, and payment of individual
claims for home improvements and
structural alterations to accommodate a
Veteran’s needs.
VA Form 10–1394 will be used to
collect necessary information from
eligible Veterans applying for motor
vehicle adaptive equipment. VA Form
10–0103 will be used to collect
necessary information from eligible
Veterans applying for HISA grants.
Total Annual Burden: 2,750 hours.
Total Annual Responses: 21,000.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
10–1394—1,500 hours.

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