[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30298]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0154]


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 28, 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. 2900-0154.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for VA Education Benefits, VA Form 22-1990.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0154.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and members of the selected reserve must 
complete VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education Benefits, in order 
to receive VA educational assistance allowance. The information on the 
application is used to determine the applicant's eligibility to 
education benefits.
    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 17, 2000, at pages 50275 and 50276.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 73,554 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 35 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Only once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 126,093.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0154'' 
in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 31, 2000.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-30298 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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