Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0014]

Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 1995, Federal agencies are

required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each

proposed collection of information, including each proposed

reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired, and allow 60 days for public comment in

response to the notice. This notice solicits comments for information

needed to determine enrollment conditions and to certify pursuit and

attendance for rehabilitation and special restorative or specialized

vocational training program.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection

of information should be received on or before June 22, 1999.

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ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20S52),

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

20420. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0014'' in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273-7079

or FAX (202) 275-5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44

U.S.C., 3501-3520), 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, 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.

Title: Authorization and Certification of Entrance or Reentrance

into Rehabilitation and Certification of Status, VA Form 28-1905.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0014.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: The information collected on VA Form 28-1905 ensures that

veterans or other eligible persons do not receive benefits for periods

when they did not actually begin to participate in any rehabilitation

or special restorative or specialized vocational training program. The

information is used by VA to establish the correct beginning and ending

dates for the education, training, or other rehabilitation services and

the correct rates for subsistence allowance payments.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit, farms, Federal Government,

and State, Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,917 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000.

Dated: April 9, 1999.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 99-10148 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]

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