[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8961]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OMB Control No. 2900-0092


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 May 11, 2001.

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 or e-mail to: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0092.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Counseling Record--Personal Information, VA Form 28-1902.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0092.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: A counseling psychologist uses the form to evaluate 
veteran claimants and assist eligible veterans to plan a suitable 
program of vocational rehabilitation. If needed, VA must develop a 
program of assistance and services to improve the veteran's potential 
to participate in vocational rehabilitation. VA must also provide 
counseling services to help a veteran or other beneficiary to select an 
educational, training, or employment objective.
    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 September 14, 2000, at page 55679.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    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. 
2900-0092'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: March 21, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-8961 Filed 4-10-01; 8:45 am]
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