[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 65765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30475]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0353]


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 December 23, 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. 2900-0353.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification of Lessons Completed, VA Forms 22-6553b and 
22-6553b-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0353.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 22-6553b and 22-6553b-1 are used to determine 
the number of lessons completed by the student and serviced by the 
correspondence school, and if necessary to determine the date of 
completion or termination of correspondence training. Without this 
information, the VA would be unable to determine the proper payment or 
the student's training status. These forms are considered to be one and 
the same.
    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 August 5, 1999 at pages 42762-42763.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,031 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,036.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 12,188.
    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. 2900-0353'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 1, 1999.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Sandra S. McIntyre,
Program Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30475 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]
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