[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47892-47893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22807]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0009]


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 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: James 
Good, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8001 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0009.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Disabled Veterans Application for Vocational Rehabilitation, 
VA Form 28-1900.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0009.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities 
use this form to apply for vocational rehabilitation under 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 31. The application obtains information used to determine basic 
entitlement, schedule an evaluation, and determine final eligibility 
for the benefit.
    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 5, 1999 at page 16523-16524.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 54,000.

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    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. 2900-0009'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 15, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-22807 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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