[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28392]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0154]
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 November 26, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0154.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Number: Application for Education Benefits, VA Form
22-1990.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0154.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses the information on the application to determine
the applicant's eligibility to education benefits under Chapters 30 and
32, Title 38 U.S.C., Chapter 1606, Title 10 U.S.C., or Public Law 96-
342, Section 903. In order to receive VA educational assistance
allowance, veterans and members of the selected reserve must complete
VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education Benefits.
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 June 12, 1997 at page 32146-32147.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 90,231 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 35 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once, initial application.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 154,682.
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. 2900-0154'' in any correspondence.
Dated: October 1, 1997.
By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 97-28392 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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