[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9224-9225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5319]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Veterans Benefits, Veterans Education, Education or 
Training, VA Form Letter 22-315

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received on or before May 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0118.
    Title and Form Number: Veterans Benefits, Veterans Education, 
Education or Training, VA Form Letter 22-315.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The information is used to determine whether a 
claimant is eligible for payment for training at an institution other 
than the institution which will grant a degree or certificate upon 
completion of training. Without the information, benefits cannot be 
authorized for any courses pursued at other than the primary 
institution.
    Current Actions: VA Form Letter 22-315 is sent to the student by a 
VA claims examiner. The letter directs the student to have the 
certifying official of his or her primary institution complete the 
bottom portion of the form. The certifying official uses the letter to 
list the course or courses pursued at the second institution for which 
the primary institution will give full credit. The completed letter is 
then returned to the VA regional office. A VA claims examiner 
determines whether education benefits can be authorized for these 
courses. VA uses the information from the current collection to ensure 
that claimants are pursuing their approved program while enrolled at a 
different school. Without this information, VA might underpay or 
overpay benefits.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 207 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 7\1/2\ minutes per 
application.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Requests for additional information or copies of the form should be 
directed to Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, 
Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 556-8266 
or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: February 28, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5319 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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