[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 30932-30933] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-14666] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0073] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits [[Page 30933]] Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0073.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and Form Number: Enrollment Certification, VA Form 22-1999. (Note: A reference to VA Form 22-1999 also includes VA Forms 22- 1999-1, 22-1999-2, and 22-1999-3 unless otherwise specified. VA Forms 22-1999-1, 22-1999-2, and 22-1999-3 contain the same information as VA Form 22-1999.) OMB Control Number: 2900-0073. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The VA is authorized to pay educational benefits to veterans and other persons pursuing approved programs of education under Chapters 30, 32, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C., Chapter 1606, Title 10, U.S.C., and Sections 901 and 903 of Public Law 96-342. Educational institutions and job training establishments are required to report without delay information concerning the enrollment or reenrollment into training of veterans, service persons, reservists, and other eligible person. In certain cases, VA is authorized to make payments in advance if the trainee requests an advanced payment. The information collected on VA Form 22-1999 is used by the VBA to determine the amount of educational benefits payable to the trainee during the period of enrollment or training and to determine whether the trainee has requested an advanced payment of benefits. Without the information, the VBA would not have a basis upon which to make payment. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on December 31, 1996 at page 69134. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Annual Burden: 110,344 hours. Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion (The number of responses per respondent will vary according to the number of trainees who receive VA benefits at the educational institution or job training establishment during a 12-month period). Estimated Annual Responses: 662,068. Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,481. Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection 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. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0073'' in any correspondence. Dated: May 19, 1997. By direction of the Secretary. William T. Morgan, Program Analyst. [FR Doc. 97-14666 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P