[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28274]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


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 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), 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. 
2900-0399.''
    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. 
2900-0399'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Student Beneficiary Report--REPS (Restored Entitlement 
Program For Survivors), VA Form 21-8938.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8938 is used to verify that an individual who 
is receiving REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors) benefits 
based on schoolchild status is in fact enrolled full-time in an 
approved school and is otherwise eligible for continued benefits. The 
form is released each March and sent to all student beneficiaries.
    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, 2002, at page 54698.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,300.

    Dated: October 22, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28274 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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