[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27626]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0325]


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 November 16, 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. 2900-0325.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Number: Certification of Delivery of Advance Payment 
and Enrollment, VA Form 22-1999v.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0325.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA is authorized to pay educational assistance to 
veterans and other eligible individuals pursuing approved programs of 
education under Title 38, U.S.C., chapters 30, 32 and 35, section 903 
of Public Law 96-342, and Title 10, U.S.C., chapter 1606. If certain 
requirements are met, VA is authorized to issue payments in advance of 
the beginning date of training. The schools or training establishments 
deliver advance payments and are required to certify the deliveries to 
VA. The schools or training establishments are also required to report 
the following to VA: (1) The failure of the student to enroll; (2) an 
interruption or termination of attendance; or, (3) a finding of 
unsatisfactory attendance conduct or progress. VA Form 22-1999v serves 
as the certification of delivery of the advance payment and also the 
report of any changes in training status.
    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 January 29, 1998 at page 4523.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit--Not-for-profit 
institutions--State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,829 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 33,590.
    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. 2900-0325'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-27626 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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