[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28825]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0636]


Agency Information Collection (Accelerated Payment Verification 
of Completion Letter) 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 January 5, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0636'' 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-
0636.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Accelerated Payment Verification of Completion Letter.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0636.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants electing to receive an accelerated payment for 
educational assistance allowance must certify they received such 
payment and how the payment was used. The data collected is used to 
determine the claimant's entitlement to accelerated payment.
    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 September 23, 2008, at page 54898.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,119.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1,798.

    Dated: November 25, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-28825 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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