[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23726]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0394]


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 October 5, 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, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0394.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification of School Attendance--REPS, VA Form 21-8926.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0394.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, for a previous approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The VA administers the Restored Entitlement Program for 
Survivors (REPS). The program pays VA benefits to certain surviving 
spouses and children of veterans who died in service prior to August 
13, 1981 or who died as a result of a service-connected disability 
incurred or aggravated prior to August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries 
must be enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school. The 
information reported on VA Form 21-8926 is used by VA to verify that an 
individual who is receiving REPS benefits based on schoolchild status 
is in fact enrolled full-time in an approved school and is otherwise 
eligible for continued 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 April 9, 1998 at page 17485.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    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. 2900-0394'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 24, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23726 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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