[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29708-29709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7846]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0265]


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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005G2), 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-
0265.'' Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB

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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. 2900-0265'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Counseling, VA Form 28-8832.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0265.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 28-8832 to apply for 
counseling services. VA provides personal counseling as well as 
counseling in training and career opportunities. VA uses the data 
collected to determine the claimant's eligibility for counseling.
    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 February 24, 2006 at pages 9642-9643.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

    Dated: May 10, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-7846 Filed 5-22-06; 8:45 am]
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