[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26747-26748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12330]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Dependents' Application for VA Education Benefits

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, 
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 July 9, 2018.

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-
0098'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0098'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3311 (as amended by P.L. 113-146, section 701, 
effective August 7, 2014), 3513, 3697A, 5113, 5101, 5102, and 5103, 38 
CFR 21.3030 and 21.9510.
    Title: Dependents' Application for VA Education Benefits.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0098.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA claims examiners use the information from this 
collection to

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help determine whether an applying individual qualifies for DEA or Fry 
Scholarship benefits. The information will also be used to determine if 
the program of education the applicant wishes to pursue is approved for 
educational assistance. The form is used to obtain the necessary 
information from the claimant, and a determination cannot be made 
without this information.
    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 at 83 FR 03908 on February 27, 2018, pages 
8572 and 8573.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimate: Annual Burden: 29,739 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent = 45 and 25 min (paper and 
electronic, respectively).
    Frequency of Response: one-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,981.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12330 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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