[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 74711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31621]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0358]


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 January 23, 2004.

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. 2900-0358.''
    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. 
2900-0358'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Supplemental Information for Change of Program or 
Reenrollment After Unsatisfactory Attendance, Conduct or Progress, VA 
Form 22-8873.
    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 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 or 
the results of academic or vocational counseling are not available to 
VA.
    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 October 14, 2003, at page 59244-59245.
    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: December 8, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-31621 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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