[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7828-7829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2091]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0156]


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 March 16, 2006.

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-
0156.'' 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. 
2900-0156'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Change in Student Status (Under Chapter 30, 32, or 
35, Title 38 U.S.C; Chapters 1606 and 1607, Title 10 U.S.C.; or Section 
901 and 903 of Public Law 96-342; the National Call to Service 
Provision of Public Law 107-314; the ``Transfer of Entitlement'' 
Provision of Public Law 107-107; and the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), VA Form 22-1999b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0156.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions use VA Form 22-1999b to report a 
student's enrollment status. Benefits are not payable when the student 
interrupts or terminates a program. VA uses the information to 
determine the student's continued entitlement to educational benefits 
or if the benefits should be increased, decreased, or terminated.
    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 October 20, 2005 at pages 61172-61173.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or 
other for-profit, and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,570 hours.
     a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--24,670 hours.
     b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--25,900 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
     a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--10 minutes.
     b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--7 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,274.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 370,000.
     a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--148,000.

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     b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--222,000.

    Dated: February 1, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-2091 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]
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