[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20870]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0696]


Agency Information Collection (Availability of Educational, 
Licensing, and Certifications Records) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0696'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0696.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Availability of Educational, Licensing, and Certifications 
Records; 38 CFR 21.4209.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0696.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions offering approved courses and 
licensing and certification organizations offering approved tests are 
required to make their records and accounts pertaining to eligible 
claimants available to VA. The data collected will be used to ensure 
benefits paid under the education programs are correct.
    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 May 20, 2013, at pages 29435-29436.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,600 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondents: 5 hours.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 4,800.

    Dated: August 22, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-20870 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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