[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-765]



[[Page 3321]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0657]


Agency Information Collection (Conflicting Interests 
Certification for Proprietary Schools) Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, will submit 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 February 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov or 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. 2900-0657'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0657.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary Schools 
(Under Chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C.; Chapters 1606 and 
1607, Title 10, U.S.C.; Sections 901 or 903 of Public Law 96-342, 
National Call to Service Provision of Public Law 107-314 and the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), VA Form 22-
1919.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0657.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA pays education benefits to veterans and other eligible 
person pursuing approved programs of education. Employees of VA and 
State approving agency enrolled in a proprietary profit school are 
prohibit from owning any interest in the school. Educational assistance 
provided to veterans or eligible person based on their enrollment in 
proprietary school and who are officials authorized to signed 
certificates of enrollment are also prohibit from receiving educational 
assistance based on their enrollment. Propriety schools officials 
complete VA Form 22-1919 certifying that the institution and enrollees 
do not have any conflict of interest.
    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 16, 2007, at pages 58736-58737.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.

    Dated: January 3, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.

[FR Doc. E8-765 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P