[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36235-36236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12345]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0463]


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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION 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. 2900-0463.''

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    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. 
2900-0463'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive 
Military Pay and Allowances, VA Form 21-8951 and VA Form 21-8951-2.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0463.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants who wish to waive VA disability benefits in 
order to receive active or inactive duty training pay are required to 
complete VA Forms 21-8951 and 21-8951-2. Active and inactive duty 
training pay cannot be paid concurrently with VA disability 
compensation or pension benefits. Claimants who elect to keep training 
pay must waive VA benefits for the number of days equal to the number 
of days in which they received training pay.
    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 January 31, 2005, at pages 4920-4921.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,000.

    Dated: June 13, 2005.
    By direction of the Secretary
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-12345 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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