[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10780-10781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5275]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0358]


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. 2900-0358.''
    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. 
2900-0358'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Supplemental Information for Change of Program or 
Reenrollment After Unsatisfactory Attendance, Conduct or Progress, VA 
Form 22-8873.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0358.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and other eligible persons may change their 
program of education under conditions prescribed by Title 38 U.S.C., 
Section 3691. Before VA may approve benefits for a second or subsequent 
change of program, VA must first determine that the new program is 
suitable to the claimant's

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aptitudes, interests, and abilities, or that the cause of any 
unsatisfactory progress or conduct has been resolved before entering 
into a different program. VA Form 22-8873 is used to gather the 
necessary information only if the suitability of the proposed training 
program cannot be established from information already available in the 
claimant's VA file.
    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 November 15, 2002, at page 69304.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,500.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-5275 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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