[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19902]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (22-0830)]


Agency Information Collection (Agreement for Release of VA 
Education Information to Third Party) 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 26, 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-New (22-0830)'' 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-New 
(22-0830).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Agreement for Release of VA Education 
Information to Third Party, VA Form 22-0830.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (22-0830).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Claimants on active duty and overseas complete VA Form 
22-0830 to authorize VA to release his or her education benefits 
information to a third party calling on their behalf. Without the 
claimant's written consent VA cannot divulge any information, such as 
the status of a claim, rates of payment or date of payments to 
individuals calling on behalf of the claimant.
    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 31737-31738.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 132,000.

    Dated: August 21, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-19902 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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