[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39892-39893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17147]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0154]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for VA
Education Benefits; Application for Family Member To Use Transferred
Benefits; Application for VA Benefits Under the National Call to
Service Program
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60
days for public comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before October 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0154'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green at (202) 421-1354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) invites comments on: (1) 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) the accuracy of VBA's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to 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.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034; 3241, 3323(a), 3471, 5101(a); Public Law
96-342, sections 901 and 903; and 10 U.S.C. 16166(b).
Title: Application For VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990);
Application For Family Member To Use Transferred Benefits (VA Form 22-
1990E); Application For VA Benefits Under The National Call To Service
Program (VA Form 22-1990N).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0154.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The claimant uses this form to submit an initial (or
``original'') claim for VA education benefits. The information
requested on this form helps VA determine the applicant's eligibility
to education benefits. To streamline the application process for the
claimant, we have divided one large application into three, removing
the two least used programs National Call to Service (NCS) Transfer of
Entitlement (TOE) and developed separate applications for those
programs, the VA Form 22-1990E and VA Form 22-1990N.
Affected Public: Individual and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 248,916 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes (Electronic
Submissions); 15 minutes (Paper Submissions).
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 807,296.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-17147 Filed 8-9-19; 8:45 am]
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