[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05627]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0394]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Certification of School Attendance--REPS

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 to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0394''.

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. 2900-0394'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101.
    Title: Certification of School Attendance--REPS, 21P-8926.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0394.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-0826 is primarily used to gather necessary 
information to determine a claimant's continued eligibility for REPS 
benefits. The information on the form is necessary to determine if the 
claimant is enrolled full-time in an approved school and are otherwise 
eligible under the REPS eligibility criteria. Without this information, 
determination of continued entitlement would not be possible. This is 
an extension with no substantive changes to the form. There has been no 
burden change since the last approval.
    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 89 FR 1147 on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 
pages 1147 and 1148.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    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. 2024-05627 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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