[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28047]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0261]


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 10, 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, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0261.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions (VEAP, 
Chapter 32, Title 38, U.S.C), VA Form 24-5281.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0261.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 24-5281 is used by veterans and service persons 
to request a refund of their contributions to the Post-Vietnam Veterans 
Education Program. If a participant disenrolls from the program prior 
to discharge or release from active duty, such contributions will be 
refunded on the date of the participant's discharge or release from 
active duty or within 60 days of receipt of notice by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs of the participant's discharge or disenrollment, 
except that refunds may be made earlier in instances of hardship or 
other good reasons as prescribed in regulations issued jointly by the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense. If the participant disenrolls 
from the program after discharge or release from active duty, the 
contributions shall be refunded within 60 days of receipt of the 
participant's VA Form 24-5281.
    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 23, 2001, at pages 44440-44441.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    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. 
2900-0261'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 25, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-28047 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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