# Veterans Education: Submission of School Catalogs to State Approving Agencies > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-17217 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** July 1, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 35423 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 21 RIN 2900-AH97 Veterans Education: Submission of School Catalogs to State Approving Agencies AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document amends the educational assistance and educational benefits regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The current regulations provide that schools must submit a catalog or bulletin to the State Approving Agency (SAA) when seeking approval for courses for training under VA-administered education programs. Public Law 102-568 removed this requirement for elementary and secondary schools. Accordingly, VA is amending the regulations to state that accredited schools, other than elementary and secondary schools, as part of the approval process must submit catalogs to the State agencies that approve courses for training under VA-administered education programs. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June C. Schaeffer, Assistant Director for Policy and Program Administration, Education Service (225), Veterans Benefits Administration, 202-273-7187. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a document published in the Federal Register on January 8, 1997 (62 FR 1075), VA proposed to amend the ``Administration of Educational Assistance'' regulations which are set forth in 38 CFR 21.4001 et seq. It was proposed to amend the regulations so that accredited schools, other than elementary or secondary schools, as part of the approval process must submit catalogs to the State approving agencies. Comments were sought under the Paperwork Reduction Act concerning the collection of information in the proposed Sec. 21.4253(d)(1). Interested persons were given 60 days to submit comments. No comments were received. Accordingly, based on the rationale set forth in the proposed rule and in this document, we are adopting the provisions of the proposed rule as a final rule. The amendments made by this final rule relieve restrictions. Therefore, under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(d), there is a basis for making this final rule effective immediately. Paperwork Reduction Act Information collection and recordkeeping requirements in this final rule (concerning 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(1)) have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and have been assigned OMB control number 2900-0568. The provisions of Sec. 21.4253(d)(1) restate a statutory requirement which provides that before a State Approving Agency (SAA) may approve a course of an accredited educational institution (other than an elementary or secondary school) for training under VA-administered educational assistance programs, the educational institution must submit to the SAA certified copies of its catalog or bulletin containing certain information. OMB assigns a control number for each collection of information it approves. VA 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 valid OMB control number assigned to the collection of information in this final rule is displayed at the end of the affected section of the regulations. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612. Although it is possible that a small entity could be subject to this rulemaking, all schools prepare a catalog or bulletin that would meet the requirements of this rulemaking. Consequently, there will be no significant economic impact on small entities from this rulemaking. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers for the programs affected by this final rule are 64.117, 64.120, and 64.124. List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 21 Administrative practice and procedure, Armed forces, Civil rights, Claims, Colleges and universities, Conflict of interests, Defense Department, Education, Employment, Grant programs-education, Grant programs-veterans, Health care, Loan programs-education, Loan programs- veterans, Manpower training programs, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Travel and transportation expenses, Veterans, Vocational education, Vocational rehabilitation. Approved: June 2, 1997. Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 38 CFR part 21, subpart D, is amended as set forth below. PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION Subpart D--Administration of Educational Assistance Programs 1. The authority citation for part 21, subpart D, continues to read as follows: Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1606; 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, unless otherwise noted. [[Page 35424]] 2. In Sec. 21.4253, paragraph (d)(1) is revised to read as follows: Sec. 21.4253 Accredited courses. * * * * * (d) * * * (1) The institution (other than an elementary or secondary school) has submitted to the State approving agency copies of its catalog or bulletin which are certified as true and correct in content and policy by an authorized representative, and the publication shall: (i) State with specificity the requirements of the institution with respect to graduation; (ii) Include institution policy and regulations relative to standards of progress required of the student by the institution (this policy will define the grading system of the institution, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a description of the probationary period, if any, allowed by the institution, conditions of reentrance for those students dismissed for unsatisfactory progress, and a statement regarding progress records kept by the institution and furnished the student); (iii) Include institution policy and regulations relating to student conduct and conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct; and (iv) Include any attendance standards of the institution if the institution has and enforces such standards. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3675(a), 3676(b)) * * * * * (Paperwork requirements in Sec. 21.4253(d)(1) were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2900-0568.) [FR Doc. 97-17217 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-17217. Public record. Not legal advice.