99-10148. Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20058-20059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10148]


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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 [phone] 
or FAX [phone].

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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