[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4526]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0355]


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 April 8, 2005.

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. 2900-0355.''
    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. 
2900-0355'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Verification of Pursuit of Course (Leading to a Standard 
College Degree Under Chapters 32, 34, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C., and 
section 903 of Public Law 96-342), VA Form 22-6553.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0355.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-6553 is used to verify continued enrollment or 
report changes in enrollment status of claimants receiving educational 
benefits in pursuit of a college course. Schools are required to report 
to VA, when a claimant fails to enroll, has interrupted or terminated a 
program, or has unsatisfactory progress or conduct. VA uses the 
information from the current collection to ensure that schools promptly 
report changes in training and if a claimant's education benefits are 
to be continued unchanged, increased, decreased, or terminated.
    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 17, 2004 at page 67386.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments and Not-for-
profit Institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 
arrived at based on the average number of educational institutions 
using VA Form 22-6553 which had veterans or eligible persons enrolled 
during the last 12 months, and a projected number of trainees. VA 
currently has an average of 6,000 active educational institutions 
(colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher learning).
    Estimated Number of Response: The frequency of responses for each 
educational institution will vary according to the number of students 
who receive VA education benefits at that school. VA estimates an 
annual average of 14 responses per educational institution. The total 
annual number of response is 84,000.

    Dated: February 22, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-4526 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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