[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59349-59350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27590]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0358]


Agency Information Collection (Supplemental Information for 
Change of Program or Reenrollment After Unsatisfactory Attendance, 
Conduct or Progress) 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. 3501-21), 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 December 17, 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. 2900-0358'' 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-
0358.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: Supplemental Information for Change of Program or 
Reenrollment after Unsatisfactory Attendance, Conduct or Progress, VA 
Form 22-8873.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0358.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and other eligible persons may change their 
program of education under conditions prescribed by Title 38 U.S.C., 
Section 3691. A claimant can normally make one change of program 
without VA approval. VA approval is required if the claimant makes any 
additional change of program. Before VA can approve benefits for a 
second or subsequent change of program, VA must first determine that 
the new program is

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suitable to the claimant's aptitudes, interests, and abilities, or that 
the cause of any unsatisfactory progress or conduct has been resolved 
before entering into a different program. VA Form 22-8873 is used to 
gather the necessary information only if the suitability of the 
proposed training program cannot be established from information 
already available in the claimant's VA education records or the results 
of academic or vocational counseling are not available to VA.
    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 9, 2009, at pages 46482-46483.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,629 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 29,258.

    Dated: November 12, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-27590 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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