[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 63 (Friday, April 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7466]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0265]


Agency Information Collection (Educational/Vocational Counseling 
Application) 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 May 4, 2009.

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. 2900-0265'' 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. 2900-0265.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Educational/Vocational Counseling Application, VA Form 28-
8832.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0265.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 28-8832 to apply for 
counseling services. VA provides personal counseling as well as 
counseling in training and career opportunities. The information 
collected will be used to determine the claimant's eligibility for 
counseling.
    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 January 5, 2009, at page 336.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,550 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,100.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
 [FR Doc. E9-7466 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
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