[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56267-56268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27896]


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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

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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 December 30, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Veterans Benefits 
Administration (20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All written 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: 2900-0353.
    Title and Form Number: Certification of Lessons Completed, VA Form 
22-6553b.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The information collected on the form is used to 
determine the number of lessons completed by the student and serviced 
by the school, and if necessary to determine the date of completion or 
termination of correspondence training. Without this information, the 
VA would be unable to determine the proper payment or the student's 
status.
    Current Actions: The VA is authorized to pay educational assistance 
for correspondence training under Title 38, U.S.C., Chapters 30, 32, 
and 35, Title 10, U.S.C., Chapter 1606, and Section 903 of Public Law 
96-342. Benefits are payable quarterly based on the number of lessons 
completed by the student and serviced by the school. Benefits are not 
payable when training is interrupted, discontinued or completed. The 
student uses the form to apply for benefits for correspondence 
training. On the form the student verifies the number of correspondence 
lessons completed. The student then gives the form to the Certifying 
Official at the school to certify the number of lessons serviced by the 
school.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,186 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,330.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration 
(20S52), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 
273-7079 or FAX (202) 275-4884.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-27896 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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