Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0355]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans

Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has

submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8135

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0355.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Verification of Pursuit of Course (Leading to a Standard

College Degree Under Chapters 32, 34, and 35, Title 38, U.S.C., and

Section 903 of Public Law 96-342), VA Form 22-6553.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0355.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The information collection is used to verify the

continued enrollment or report change in enrollment status for any

student receiving VA educational benefits for the pursuit of a college

course. VA uses the information to determine if education benefits are

to be continued unchanged, increased, decreased, or terminated. Without

the information VA might underpay or overpay benefits.

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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 on March 18, 1999 at page 13470.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments, Not-for-profit

Institutions.

Estimated Annual Burden: 24,485 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: The frequency of responses for each

educational institution will vary according to the number of students

who receive VA education benefits at that school. VA estimates an

annual average of 27 responses per educational institution.

Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is

arrived at based on the average number of educational institutions

using VA Form 22-6553 which had veterans or eligible persons enrolled

during the last 12 months, and a projected number of trainees. VA

currently has an average of 5,441 active educational institutions

(colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher learning).

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the

information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB

Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB

Control No. 2900-0355'' in any correspondence.

Dated: July 12, 1999.

By direction of the Secretary.

Sandra S. McIntyre,

Management and Program Analyst, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 99-19966 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]

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