[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 59 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7362]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


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 April 26, 2000.

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) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0399.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Student Beneficiary Report--REPS, VA 
Form 21-8938.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used to verify that an individual who is 
receiving the REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors) 
benefits based on schoolchild status is in fact enrolled full-time in 
an approved school and is otherwise eligible for continued benefits. 
The form is released each March and sent to all student beneficiaries. 
Without this form payments would continue to be made to ineligible 
payees and substantial overpayments would result.
    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 November 29, 1999, at pages 66695 and 
66696.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,300.
    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. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: March 3, 2000.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-7362 Filed 3-24-00; 8:45 am]
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