[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42429-42430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19966]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0355]


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 September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8135 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0355.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Verification of Pursuit of Course (Leading to a Standard 
College Degree Under Chapters 32, 34, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C., and 
Section 903 of Public Law 96-342), VA Form 22-6553.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0355.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information collection is used to verify the 
continued enrollment or report change in enrollment status for any 
student receiving VA educational benefits for the pursuit of a college 
course. VA uses the information to determine if education benefits are 
to be continued unchanged, increased, decreased, or terminated. Without 
the information VA might underpay or overpay benefits.

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    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 March 18, 1999 at page 13470.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments, Not-for-profit 
Institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 24,485 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: The frequency of responses for each 
educational institution will vary according to the number of students 
who receive VA education benefits at that school. VA estimates an 
annual average of 27 responses per educational institution.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 
arrived at based on the average number of educational institutions 
using VA Form 22-6553 which had veterans or eligible persons enrolled 
during the last 12 months, and a projected number of trainees. VA 
currently has an average of 5,441 active educational institutions 
(colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher learning).
    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. 2900-0355'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 12, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Sandra S. McIntyre,
Management and Program Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19966 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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