[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5274]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0156]


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 April 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION 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. 2900-0156.''
    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. 
2900-0156'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Change in Student Status (Under Chapter 30, 32, or 
35, Title 38, U.S.C; Chapter 1606, Title 10. U.S.C. or Section 901 or 
903 of Pub. L. 96-342), VA Form 22-1999b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0156.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-1999b is used by educational institutions to 
report changes in the enrollment of students in receipt of VA education 
benefits. The information is used to determine a student's entitlement 
to educational benefits or whether the benefit should be 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 December 3, 2002, at page 72029.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, business or 
other for-profit, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 24,750 hours.
    VA Form 22-1999b--13,750.
    VA Form 22-1999b Electronically Filed--11,000.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    VA Form 22-1999b--5 minutes.
    VA Form 22-1999b Electronically Filed--4 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,817.
    Number of Responses Annually: 330,000.
    VA Form 22-1999b--165,000.
    VA Form 22-1999b Electronically Filed--165,000.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-5274 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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