[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13180-13181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06085]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW]


Agency Information Collection Submission for OMB Emergency 
Review: Request for Restoration of Educational Assistance

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Emergency clearance notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), submitted a request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review of VA Form 22-0989, 
Request for Restoration of Educational Assistance, 2900--NEW. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, VA is soliciting comments for 
this collection.

DATES:  Comments on this proposal for emergency review should be 
received within April 26, 2018. VA is requesting OMB to take action 
within 30 calendar days from the close of this Federal Register Notice 
on the request for emergency review. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed collection of information to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, or sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected]. To obtain a copy of associated documents 
for this information collection, access Reginfo.gov. Please refer to 
``OMB

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Control No. 2900--NEW, Restoration'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA Form 22-0989 will allow students to apply 
for restoration of entitlement for VA education benefits used at a 
school that closed or had its approval to receive VA benefits 
withdrawn. Education Service requests approval of this information 
collection in order to carry out the implementation of the law which 
requires VA to immediately accept applications to restore education 
benefits for school closures and disapprovals beginning after January 
1, 2015. Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must obtain approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. With respect to the 
following collection of information, the Office of Management and 
Budget is particularly interested in comments that: (1) Evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of VBA's functions, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; 
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information 
on respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology, 
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3699.
    Title: Request for Restoration of Educational Assistance, VA Form 
22-0989.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--NEW.
    Type of Review: Emergency.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,045.
    Estimated Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,511 hours.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Quality and Compliance, Department 
of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-06085 Filed 3-26-18; 8:45 am]
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