[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22197]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0073]


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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 2, 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. 2900-0073.''
    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. 
2900-0073'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Enrollment Certification, VA Form 22-1999.

    (Note: A reference to VA Form 22-1999 also includes VA Forms 22-
1999-1, 22-1999-2, 22-1999-3, 22-1999-4, 22-1999-5, and 22-1999-6 
which contains the same information as VA Form 22-1999.)

    OMB Control Number: 2900-0073.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions and job establishments use VA 
Form 22-1999 to report information concerning the enrollment or 
reenrollment into training of veterans, service persons, reservists, 
and other eligible persons. VA is authorized to make payments in 
advance if the trainee requests an advance payment. In certain 
instances, VA is authorized to make a lump sum payment of a claimant's 
tuition and fees if the trainee requests an accelerated payment. The 
form serves as the trainee's request for an advance or accelerated 
payments as well as the educational institutions report to the 
trainee's enrollment. The information collected on the form is used to 
determine the amount of educational benefits payable to the trainee 
during the period of enrollment or training. Without the information, 
VA would not have a basis upon which to make payment.
    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 June 3, 2003, at page 33227.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and State, local or Tribal 
government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 137,424 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 916,160.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,180.

    Dated: August 21, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22197 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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