[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13913-13914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7385]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0262]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 April 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

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Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0262.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Numbers: Designation of Certifying Official, VA Form 
22-8794.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0262.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The law requires specific certifications from an 
educational institution or job training establishment that provides 
approved training for veterans and other eligible persons. VA Form 22-
8794 serves as the report from the school or job training establishment 
as to those persons authorized to submit these certifications. VBA uses 
the information to ensure that VA educational benefits are not made 
improperly based on a report from someone other than a designated 
certifying official. Without the information, VA could improperly pay 
benefits.
    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 October 27, 1997 at page 55672.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    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. 2900-0262'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: January 26, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7385 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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