[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43886-43887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16702]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0099]


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. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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-
0099.'' 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. 
2900-0099'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Request for Change of Program or Place of Training, 
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Under Provisions of 
Chapter 35, Title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 22-5495.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0099.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Spouses, surviving spouses, or children of veterans who 
are eligible for Dependent's Educational Assistance, complete VA Form 
22-5495 to change their program of education and/or place of training. 
VA uses the information to determine if the new program selected is 
suitable to their abilities, aptitudes, and interests and to verify 
that the new place of training is approved for benefits.
    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 April 6, 2004, at page 18157 and 18158.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,600.

    Dated: July 13, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.

Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-16702 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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