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OMB Control No: 2900-0950	ICR Reference No: 202512-2900-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-NEW
Title: APPLICATION FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY VETERANS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS (VET TEC 2.0) PROGRAM (VA Form 22-10297)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/15/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	4,412	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,412	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,797	0	0

Abstract: On January 2, 2025, the Elizabeth Dole Field and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act (Pub. L. 118-210) was signed into law. This legislation, referred to as the DOLE Act, established a new Veteran Technology program titled “High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program”. VET TEC 2.0 allows Veterans to enroll in courses outside the traditional definition of higher education to obtain skillsets highly desired by employers. VA is authorized to provide educational assistance for these high technology programs of education that begin prior to September 30, 2027. This new information collection is being used to implement section 212 of Pub. L. 118-210 and the VA requires approval of this information collection to allow eligible individuals to apply to enroll with a qualified training provider, allow eligible Training Providers to seek approval of their programs under VET TEC 2.0, and to allow VA to track the number of annual participants. The VA Form 22-10297 is the form that students will utilize to apply for the new High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program. The VA Form 22-10401 is the form that Training Providers will utilize to seek approval of their programs under the new High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 118 - 210 212 Name of Law: Elizabeth Dole Field and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 58373	12/16/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 14906	03/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program	22-10401, 22-1041b, 22-10401c, 22-10401a, 22-10297	, , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4,412	4,412
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,412	4,412
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,797	48,797

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total number of respondents for this information new collection is estimated to be 4,000 respondents annually, as that is the approval limit each year for the Vet Tec 2.0 program, as provided in the Elizabeth Dole Field and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act (Pub. L. 118-210). VBA cannot make further assumptions about the population of respondents because of the variability of factors such as educational background and wage potential of respondents. Therefore, VBA used general wage data for "All Occupations" to estimate the respondents' costs associated with completing the information collection. Legally, respondents may not pay a person or business for assistance in completing the information collection and a person or business may not accept payment for assisting a respondent in completing the information collection. Therefore, there are no expected overhead costs for completing the information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $48,797

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Dorothy Glasgow 240 205-5190 dorothy.glasgow@va.gov

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