[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4505-4506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1580]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0353]


Agency Information Collection (Certification of Lessons 
Completed) 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

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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 February 25, 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. 2900-0353'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
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. 2900-0353.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Certification of Lessons Completed, (Under Chapters 30, 32, 
and 35, Title 38, U.S.C.; Chapter 31, 110, 1606 and 1607, Title 10, 
U.S.C., and Section 903, Public Law 96-342), VA Forms 22-6553b and 22-
6553b-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0353.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Students enrolled in a correspondence school complete VA 
Forms 22-6553b and 22-6553b-1 to report the number of correspondence 
course lessons completed and forward the forms to the correspondence 
school for certification. School official certifies the number of 
lessons serviced and submits the forms to VA for processing. Benefits 
are payable based on the data provided on the form. Benefits are not 
payable when students interrupt, discontinue, or complete the training. 
VA uses the data collected to determine the amount of benefit payable.
    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 November 10, 2008, at page 66691.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, and Business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 411 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 821.
    Number of Responses Annually: 2,463.

    Dated: January 13, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-1580 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
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