[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10134]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0092]


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 June 4, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., or e-mail [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0092.'' 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. 2900-0092'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Counseling Record--Personal Information, VA Form 28-1902.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0092.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and other beneficiaries complete VA Form 28-1902 
to assist in an individualized counseling session or series of 
sessions. VA counselors (either a counseling psychologist or vocational 
rehabilitation counselor) use the information provided on form to 
evaluate veteran claimants and assist eligible veterans to plan a 
suitable program of vocational rehabilitation. If needed, VA must 
develop a program of assistance and services to improve the veteran's 
potential to participate in vocational rehabilitation and provide 
counseling services to help a veteran or other beneficiary eligible 
under another educational benefit chapter to select an educational, 
training, or employment objective.
    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 November 5, 2003, at page 62664.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.

    Dated: April 21, 2004.
    By direction of the Secretary:
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-10134 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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