98-33529. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 70186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33529]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0162]


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 January 19, 1999.

    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, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0162.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Number: Monthly Certification of Flight Training, VA 
Form 22-6553c.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0162.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-6553c is used by veterans and individuals on 
active duty training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 30 and 32 (including 
section 903 of Public Law 96-342), and reservists training under 10 
U.S.C., chapter 1606, may receive benefits for enrolling in or pursuing 
approved vocational flight training. Benefits are not payable if the 
veterans and individuals on active duty or reservists terminates the 
training.
    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 July 13, 1998 at page 37627.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households--Business or other for-
profit--Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,600 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    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 [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0162'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 3, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33529 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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