[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16238]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0014]


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 15, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 
2900-2900-0014.''
    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. 
2900-0014'' in any correspondence.
    Title: Authorization and Certification of Entrance or Reentrance 
into Rehabilitation and Certification of Status, VA Form 28-1905.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0014.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA case managers use VA Form 28-1905 to identify program 
participants and provide specific guidelines on the planned program to 
facilities providing education, training, or other rehabilitation 
services. Facility officials certify that the claimant has enrolled in 
the planned program and submit the form to VA. VA uses the data 
collected to ensure that claimants do not receive benefits for periods 
for which they did not participate in any rehabilitation, special 
restorative or specialized vocational training programs.
    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 28, 2005 at pages 22172-22173.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or 
households, Business or other for-profit, Farms, Federal Government, 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,833 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 82,000.

    Dated: August 9, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 05-16238 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]
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