[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6597]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, FAX (202) 565-6950 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0399.''
    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. 
2900-0399'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Student Beneficiary Report--REPS (Restored Entitlement 
Program For Survivors), VA Forms 21-8938 and 21-8938-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Students between the ages of 18-23 who are receiving 
Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits based on 
schoolchild status complete VA Forms 21-8938 and 21-8938-1 to certify 
that he or she is enroll full-time in an approved school. REPS benefit 
is paid to children of veterans who died in service or who died as a 
result of service-connected disability incurred or aggravated prior to 
August 13, 1981. VA uses the data collected to determine the student's 
eligibility for continued REPS benefits.
    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 June 16, 2005 at pages 35160-35161.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,300.

    Dated: November 15, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-6597 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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