[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19734]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0014]


Agency Information Collection (Authorization and Certification of 
Entrance or Reentrance Into Rehabilitation and Certification of Status) 
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. 2900-0014'' 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-
0014.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Authorization and Certification of Entrance or Reentrance 
into Rehabilitation and Certification of Status, VA Form 28-1905.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0014.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA case managers use VA Form 28-1905 to identify program 
participants and provide specific guidelines on the planned program to 
facilities providing education, training, or other rehabilitation 
services. Facility officials certify that the claimant has enrolled in 
the planned program and submit the form to VA. VA uses the data 
collected to ensure that claimants do not receive benefits for periods 
for which they did not participate in any rehabilitation, special 
restorative or specialized vocational training programs.
    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 10, 2008, at page 32790.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or 
households, Business or other for-profit, Farms, Federal Government, 
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90,000.

    Dated: August 18, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-19734 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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