[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18726-18727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9360]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0074]


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the 
information needed to determine eligibility for continued educational 
assistance for veterans, individuals on active duty, and reservists who 
change their programs of education or places of training.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before June 16, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20S52), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0074'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273-7079 
or FAX (202) 275-5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C., 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Request for Change of Program or Place of Training for 
Veterans, Servicepersons, and Members of the Selected Reserve, VA Form 
22-1995.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0074.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA pays educational benefits to eligible veterans and 
persons on active duty, and to persons in the Selected Reserve. Each 
veteran, person on active duty, or person in the Selected

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Reserve must be pursuing an approved program of training to be eligible 
for benefits. The eligible student must complete VA Form 22-1995 to 
identify and request approval for a supplementary educational objective 
or place of training. VA uses the information to determine continued 
eligibility for educational benefits, and to monitor the number of 
times a veteran, person on active duty, or person in the Selected 
Reserve has changed his or her educational objectives.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 16,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,000.


    Dated: April 3, 2003.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Martin L. Hill,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9360 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]
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