[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19904]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


Agency Information Collection (Student Beneficiary Report--REPS 
(Restored Entitlement Program For Survivors)) 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. 2900-0399'' 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-
0399.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Student Beneficiary Report--REPS (Restored Entitlement 
Program For Survivors), VA Forms 21-8938 and 21-8938-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Students between the ages of 18-23 who are receiving 
Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits based on 
schoolchild status complete VA Forms 21-8938 and 21-8938-1 to certify 
that he or she is enroll full-time in an approved school. REPS benefit 
is paid to children of veterans who died in service or who died as a 
result of service-connected disability incurred or aggravated prior to 
August 13, 1981. VA uses the data collected to determine the student's 
eligibility for continued REPS benefits.
    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 page 31738.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,300.

    Dated: August 21, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-19904 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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