Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request: Application for Education Loan, VA Form 22-8725

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request:

Application for Education Loan, VA Form 22-8725

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for

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comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address

the accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to minimize the burden

including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of

other forms of information technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the

collection of information should be received on or before April 29,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans

Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a

matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900-0236.

Title and Form Number: Application for Education Loan, VA Form 22-

8725.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: This form requests information needed to determine

eligibility for an education loan. A complete report of the applicant's

financial resources and education-related expenses is required to

compute the amount of an education loan.

Current Actions: To apply for a VA education loan under 38 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, a claimant must provide information relating to his or her

financial resources and education-related expenses.

This information is collected on VA Form 22-8725, Application for

Education Loan. If the claimant is otherwise eligible, the Department

of Veterans Affairs (VA) can grant an education loan if the education-

related expenses exceed financial resources (38 U.S.C. 3698).

VA uses the information from the current collection to determine

whether an eligible claimant's education-related expenses will exceed

his or her financial resources during a specified enrollment period.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 40 minutes per

application.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans

Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, Information Management Service (045A4),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420, Telephone (202) 565-8266 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

Dated: February 8, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 96-4457 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]

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