[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65903-65904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28079]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0074]


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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before December 4, 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. 2900-0074.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Change of VA Education Program or Place of 
Training for Veterans, Servicepersons, & Members of the Selected 
Reserve, VA Form 22-1995.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0074.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA pays educational benefits to eligible veterans and 
persons on active duty, and to persons in the Selected Reserve. Each 
veteran, person on active duty, or person in the Selected Reserve must 
be pursuing an approved program of training to be eligible for 
benefits. The eligible student must complete VA Form 22-1995 to 
identify and request approval for a supplementary educational objective 
or place of training. VA uses the information to determine continued 
eligibility for educational benefits, and to monitor the number of 
times a veteran, person on active duty, or person in the Selected 
Reserve has changed his or her educational objectives.
    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 15, 2000, at pages 37603-37604.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 24,060 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120,300.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's Desk Officer, OMB Human

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Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0074'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: September 22, 2000.

    By direction of the Acting Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-28079 Filed 11-01-00; 8:45 am]
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