[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 47274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4358]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0049]


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 September 12, 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. 2900-2900-0049.''
    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. 
2900-0049'' in any correspondence.
    Title:
     a. Request for Approval of School Attendance, VA Form 21-674 and 
21-674c.
     b. School Attendance Report, VA Form 21-674b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0049.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Recipients of disability compensation, dependency and 
indemnity compensation, disability pension, and death pension are 
entitled to benefits for eligible children between the ages of 18 and 
23 who are attending school. VA Forms 21-674, 21-674c and 21-674b are 
used to confirm school attendance of children for whom VA compensation 
or pension benefits are being paid and to report any changes in 
entitlement factors, including marriages, a change in course of 
instruction and termination of school attendance.
    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 4, 2005 at page 17146.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden:
     a. VA Forms 21-674 and 674c--34,500 hours.
     b. VA Form 21-674b--3,292 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
     a. VA Forms 21-674 and 674c--15 minutes.
     b. VA Form 21-674b--5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
     a. VA Forms 21-674 and 674c--138,000 hours.
     b. VA Form 21-674b--39,500 hours.

    Dated: August 3, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4358 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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