[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59244-59245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25837]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0358]


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 evaluate veterans' and other eligible person's 
suitability to change their program of education objectives.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 15, 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 e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0358'' 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 (Public Law 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-21), 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: Supplemental Information for Change of Program or 
Reenrollment After Unsatisfactory Attendance, Conduct or Progress, VA 
Form 22-8873.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0358.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and other eligible persons may change their 
program of education under conditions prescribed by Title 38 U.S.C., 
Section 3691. A claimant can normally make one change of program 
without VA approval. If that claimant makes any additional change of 
program, VA approval is required. Before VA may approve benefits for a 
second or subsequent change of

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program, VA must first determine that the new program is suitable to 
the claimant's aptitudes, interests, and abilities, or that the cause 
of any unsatisfactory progress or conduct has been resolved before 
entering into a different program. VA Form 22-8873 is used to gather 
the necessary information only if the suitability of the proposed 
training program cannot be established from information already 
available in the claimant's VA education records.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,150 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,300.

    Dated: October 2, 2003.

By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-25837 Filed 10-10-03; 8:45 am]
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