[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 48 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12532-12533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4888]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0261]


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 13, 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. 2900-0261.'' 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. 2900-0261'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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

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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: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions (VEAP, 
Chapter 32, Title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 24-5281.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0261.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 24-5281 is completed by veterans and service 
persons to request a refund of their contribution to the Post-Vietnam 
Veterans Education Program. Contribution made into the Post-Vietnam 
Veterans Education Program may be refunded only after the participant 
has disenrolled from the program. Request for refund of contribution 
prior to discharge or release from active duty will be refunded on the 
date of the participant's discharge or release from activity duty or 
within 60 days of receipt of notice by the Secretary of the 
participant's discharge or disenrollment. Refunds may be made earlier 
in instances of hardship or other good reason. Participants who stops 
enrollment from the program after discharge or release from active 
duty, the contributions will be refunded within 60 days of receipt of 
the participant's application.
    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 12, 2004, at pages 65505-65506.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.

    Dated: February 28, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-4888 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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