[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54804-54805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27303]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0355]


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 November 29, 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) 273-8015, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0355.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: Verification of Pursuit of Course (Leading to a Standard 
College Degree Under Chapters 32, 34, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C., and 
Section 903 of Public Law 96-342), VA Form 22-6553.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0355.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-6553 is used to verify continued enrollment or 
report changes in enrollment status for students receiving educational 
benefits in pursuit of a college course. Schools are required to 
report, without delay to VA, when a student fails to enroll, has 
interrupted, terminated a program, has unsatisfactory progress or 
conduct. VA uses the information from the current collection to ensure 
that schools promptly report changes in training and if a student's 
education benefits are to be continued unchanged, increased, decreased, 
or terminated. Without this information, VA might underpay or overpay 
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 July 11, 2001, at page 36366.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government and not-for-
profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Frequency of Response: The frequency of responses for each 
educational institution will vary according to the number of students 
who receive VA education benefits at that school. VA estimates an 
annual average of 10 responses per educational institution.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 
arrived at based on the average number of educational institutions 
using VA Form 22-6553 which had veterans or eligible persons enrolled 
during the last 12 months, and a projected number of trainees. VA 
currently has an average of 5,600 active educational institutions 
(colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher learning).
    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. 
2900-0355'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 16, 2001.

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By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-27303 Filed 10-29-01; 8:45 am]
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