[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67626-67627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25566]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0394]


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 
information needed to verify beneficiaries receiving Restored 
Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits based on a 
schoolchild enrollment in an approved school.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M35), 
Department of

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Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-
mail [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0394'' 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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: Certification of School Attendance--REPS, VA Form 21-8926.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0394.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8926 is used to verify beneficiaries who are 
receiving REPS benefits based on schoolchild status are in fact 
enrolled full-time in an approved school and is otherwise eligible for 
continued benefits. The program pays benefits to certain surviving 
spouses and children of veterans who died in service prior to August 
13, 1981 or who died as a result of a service-connected disability 
incurred or aggravated prior to August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries 
over age 18 and under age 23 must be enrolled full-time in an approved 
post-secondary school.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    Dated: November 5, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-25566 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]
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