[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15798-15799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7700]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0353]


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 May 1, 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. 2900-0353.''
    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. 
2900-0353'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification of Lessons Completed, (Chapters 30, 32, and 
35, Title 38, U.S.C.; Chapter 1606, Title 10, U.S.C., and section 903, 
Pub. L. 96-343), VA Forms 22-6553b and 22-6553b-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0353.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 22-6553b and 22-6553b-1 are used to determine 
the number of lessons completed by a student and serviced by the 
correspondence school, and if necessary to determine the date of 
completion or termination of correspondence training. VA pays education 
benefits based on the information furnished on the form. Benefits are 
not payable when training is interrupted, discontinued or completed. 
Without this information, VA would be unable to determine the proper 
payment or the student's training status.
    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 pages 72029-72030.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,782 hours.

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    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,564.
    Number of Responses Annually: 10,692.

    Dated: March 13, 2003.

By direction of the Secretary.
Martin L. Hill,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7700 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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