[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 50220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21235]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0180]


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 September 19, 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. 2900-0180.''
    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. 
2900-0180'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Compliance Report of Proprietary Institutions, VA Form 20-
4274.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0180.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 20-4274 is used to determine whether or not 
proprietary educational institutions receiving Federal financial 
assistance are in compliance with applicable civil rights statutes and 
regulations. The collected information is used to identify areas that 
may indicate, statistically, disparate treatment of minority group 
members.
    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 April 1, 2003, at pages 15799-15800.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 155 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 75 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 124.

    Dated: August 8, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21235 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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