[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54341-54342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22896]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0051]


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 10, 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. 2900-0051.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Quarterly Report of State Approving Agency Activities, VA 
Form 22-7398.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0051.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA reimburses State Approving Agencies (SAAs) for 
necessary salary, and fringe and travel expenses incurred in the 
approval and supervision of education and training programs. VA makes 
reimbursement retrospectively on a monthly or quarterly basis after 
receiving an itemized invoice by the SAA. This invoice must be 
supported by other documents (such as showing reports of visits to 
schools and programs approved

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by SAAs). It includes space for the SAA to report appropriate ``work 
product'' (using numbers to reflect a count, in the appropriate 
category such as visits to schools, programs approved, technical 
assistance given, etc.).
    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 June 20, 2000, at page 38319.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 228 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.
    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. 2900-0051'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 21, 2000.

    By direction of the Acting Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22896 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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