[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26369]


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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, and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice by clicking on the following link: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0098.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 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 Pub. 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, VA Form 
22-5490.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0098.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The VA's Veterans Claims Examiners use the information 
from this collection to help determine whether a claimant qualifies for 
DEA or Fry Scholarship benefits. The information on the form can be 
obtained only from the claimant, and an eligibility determination 
cannot be made without the 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 88 FR 67452 on Friday, September 29, 2023, 
Pages 67452-67453.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 48,983 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 45 and 25 min., 
(paper and electronic, respectively).
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 83,972.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-26369 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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