[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28366]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0465]


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 December 15, 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. 2900-0465.''
    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. 
2900-0465'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Student Verification of Enrollment, VA Form 22-8979.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form contains a student's certification of actual 
attendance and verification of that student's continued enrollment in 
courses leading to a standard college degree or in non-college degree 
programs. VA uses the information to determine the student's continued 
entitlement to benefits. The student is required to submit the 
verification on a monthly basis to allow for a frequent, periodic 
release of 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 August 20, 2003, at page 50221.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 45,575 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1-1/3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 333,333.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000,000.

    Dated: November 4, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-28366 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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