[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58610-58611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23136]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0261]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Refund of 
Educational Contributions) 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 October 24, 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-
0261'' 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. 2900-0261.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Application for Refund of Educational 
Contributions (VEAP, Chapter 32, Title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 22-5281.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0261.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and service persons complete VA Form 22-5281 to 
request a refund of their contribution to the Post-Vietnam Veterans 
Education Program. Contribution made into the Post-Vietnam Veterans 
Education Program may be refunded only after the participant has 
disenrolled from the program. Request for refund of contribution prior 
to discharge or release from active duty will be refunded on the date 
of the participant's discharge or release from activity duty or within 
60 days of receipt of notice by the Secretary of the participant's 
discharge or disenrollment. Refunds may be made earlier in instances of 
hardship or other good reasons. Participants who stop their enrollment 
from the program after discharge or release from active duty 
contributions will be refunded within 60 days of receipt of their 
application.
    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 June 18, 2013 at page 36643.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 85 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 511.

    Dated: September 19, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-23136 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
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