[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70878-70879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30299]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0465]


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 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. 2900-0465.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: Student Verification of Enrollment, VA Form 22-8979.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0465.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by students in certifying attendance and 
continued enrollment in courses leading to a standard college degree or 
in non-college degree programs. VA uses the information to determine 
the student's continued entitlement to benefits. VA Form 22-8979 serves 
as proof of continued enrollment. It obtains certification of actual 
attendance by the student and verification of that student's continued 
enrollment before VA release 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 August 17, 2000 at page 50276.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 146,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 4 minutes.

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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 365,000.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,190,000.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB 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. 
2900-0465'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 2, 2000.

By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-30299 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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