[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50277-50278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20859]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0073]


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

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(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 18, 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. 2900-0073.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Enrollment Certification, VA Form 22-1999. (NOTE: A 
reference to VA Form 22-1999 also includes VA Forms 22-1999-1, 22-1999-
2, and 22-1999-3 unless otherwise specified. VA Forms 22-1999-1, 22-
1999-2, and 22-1999-3 contain the same information as VA Form 22-1999.)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0073.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions and job training establishments 
use VA Form 22-1999 to report information concerning the enrollment or 
reenrollment into training of veterans, service persons, reservists, 
and other eligible persons. The information collected on VA Form 22-
1999 is used by VA to determine the amount of educational benefits 
payable to the trainee during the period of enrollment or training and 
to determine whether the trainee has requested an advanced payment of 
benefits. Without the information, VA would not have a basis upon which 
to make payment.
    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 11, 2000 at pages 19433-19434.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Business or other 
for-profit, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 120,967 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion (The number of responses per 
respondent will vary according to the number of trainees who receive VA 
benefits at the educational institution or job training establishment 
during a 12-month period).
    Estimated Annual Responses: 725,802.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,514.
    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. 2900-0073'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 19, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-20859 Filed 8-16-00; 8:45 am]
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