[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50402-50403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19726]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0594]


Agency Information Collection (Election to Apply Selected Reserve 
Services to either Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty or to the Montgomery 
GI Bill-Selected Reserve) 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, 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 25, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://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. 2900-0594'' 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-
0594.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Election to Apply Selected Reserve Services to either 
Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty or to the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected 
Reserve--38 CFR 21.7042 and 21.7540.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0594.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Reservist who participant in the Montgomery GI Bill--
Active Duty and served on active duty for two years followed by six 
years in the Selected Reserve must elect to apply the selected reserved 
credit either toward the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty or toward the 
Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve benefits. Reservists must make this 
election in writing, which will take effect when the

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individual either negotiates a check or receives education benefits via 
direct deposit or electronic funds transfer under the program elected. 
VA uses the election to determine which benefit is payable based on the 
individual's Selected Reserve service.
    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 3, 2008, at pages 31736-31737.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,667 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.

    Dated: August 18, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-19726 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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