[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 27387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13601]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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, the 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 by no later than July 30, 
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 the 
VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0099.
    Title and Form Number: Request for Change of Program or Place of 
Training--Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, VA Form 
22-5495.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: This form is completed by a veteran's spouse, 
surviving spouse, or child to indicate a change in program and/or place 
of training. The VBA uses the information to determine if the student 
is eligible for dependents' educational assistance for the new program 
and/or place of training.
    Current Actions: Spouses, surviving spouses, and children who are 
eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance are permitted one 
change of their educational program provided the new program is 
suitable to their aptitudes, interests, and abilities. In addition, 
they may change their place of training upon application to the VBA.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,850 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes per 
application.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 273-8032 or FAX (202) 273-5981.

    Dated: May 14, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13601 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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