[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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