96-27897. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27897]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for 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 December 30, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Veterans Benefits 
Administration (20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All written 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: 2900-0009.
    Titles and Form Numbers: Disabled Veterans Application for 
Vocational Rehabilitation, VA Form 28-1900.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Need and Uses: The form is used by service-connected disabled 
veterans and servicepersons awaiting discharge for disability to apply 
for vocational rehabilitation benefits. The information is used by the 
VA to evaluate an applicant's claim for benefits.
    Current Actions: The VA evaluates the information for completeness 
and verifies the information against the VA file data to determine if 
the claimant meets basic criteria for benefits. If so, the applicant is 
scheduled for an evaluation appointment with a counseling psychologist.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Estimated Total Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 30,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration 
(20S52), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 
273-7079 or FAX [phone].

    Dated: October 18, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-27897 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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