[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13367-13368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6619]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0051]


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 18, 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. 2900-0051.''
    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. 
2900-0051'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Quarterly Report of State Approving Agency Activities, VA 
Form 22-7398.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0051.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA reimburses State Approving Agency (SAA) for necessary 
salary, and fringe and travel expenses incurred in the approval and 
supervision of education and training programs. VA makes the 
reimbursement retrospectively on a monthly or quarterly basis after 
receiving an itemized invoice from SAAs supported by document (such as 
reports of visit to schools and programs approved by SAA). VA Form 22-
7398 serves as the form for SAA to request reimbursement. The 
information is used to ensure that the reimbursements are proper and 
accurate. Without the report, VA would

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have no means to compare the efficiency and effectiveness of SAAs.
    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 20, 2002, at page 78041-78042.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments, and Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 228 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 228.

    Dated: February 26, 2003.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Martin L. Hill,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-6619 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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