[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21591]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Information Collections Under OMB Review

agency: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

action: Notice.

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summary: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposals for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Number: 2900-0265
Titles and Form Number: Application for Counseling, VA Form 28-8832.
Types of Information Collection: Extension of a current approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form advises veterans and other eligible persons of 
the counseling services that the VBA's Vocational Rehabilitation and 
Counseling Division can provide. It also serves as an application for 
such counseling.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0321
Titles and Form Number: Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as 
Claimant's Representative, VA Form 21-22.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by VA beneficiaries to appoint any one 
of a number of recognized services organizations to represent them in 
the prosecution of their VA claims.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 54,166 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 325,000 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0405
Title and Form Number: REPS Annual Eligibility Report, VA Form 21-8941.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by Restored Entitlement for Survivors 
(REPS) beneficiaries to furnish evidence of current and continuing 
entitlement to REPS benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 550 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0458
Titles and Form Number: Certification of School Attendance or 
Termination. VA Form 21-8960.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to verify continued school attendance 
in those cases where benefits are paid for dependent children based on 
school attendance.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,667 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0466
Titles and Form Number: Certification of Balance on Deposit, VA Form 
27-4718a.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by fiduciaries who are required to 
account for VA benefits they receive as third-party payees for the 
purpose of verifying reported fund balances on deposit at financial 
institutions.
Affected Public: Individuals or households--Not-for-profit 
institutions--State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 3 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,116 respondents.

addresses: Copies of these submissions may be obtained from Trish 
Fineran, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
273-6886.
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submissions should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Do not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

dates: Comments on the information collections should be directed to 
the OMB Desk Officer on or before October 2, 1995.

for further information contact: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer 
(045A4), (202) 565-4412.

    Dated: August 24, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-21591 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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