[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21045]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0579]


Agency Information Collection (Request for Vocational Training 
Benefits--Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans) 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 October 14, 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. 2900-0579'' 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-
0579.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Vocational Training Benefits--Certain Children 
of Vietnam Veterans, 38 CFR 21.8014).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0579.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Vietnam veterans' children born with certain birth 
defects may submit a written claim to request participation in a 
vocational training program. In order for VA to relate the claim to 
other existing VA records, applicants must provide identifying 
information about themselves and the natural parent who served in 
Vietnam. The information collected will allow VA counselors to review 
existing records and to schedule an appointment with the applicant to 
evaluate the claim.
    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 July 10, 2008, at pages 39785-39786.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.

    Dated: September 4, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21045 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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