[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30363]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0465]


Agency Information Collection (Student Verification of 
Enrollment) Activity 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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 2010.

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. 2900-0465'' 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-
0465.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Student Verification of Enrollment, VA Form 22-8979.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0465.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-8979 contains a student's certification of 
actual attendance and verification of the student's continued 
enrollment in courses leading to a standard college degree or in non-
college degree programs. VA uses the data collected to determine the 
student's continued entitlement to benefits. Students are required to 
submit verification on a monthly basis to allow for a frequent, 
periodic release of 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 October 14, 2009, at page 52843.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,024 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Frequency of Response: 4 times per year.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 255,354.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,021,416.

    Dated: December 17, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-30363 Filed 12-21-09; 8:45 am]
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