96-13598. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27385-27386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13598]



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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

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as other relevant aspects of the information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received by no later than July 30, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. All 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 the 
VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0162.
    Title and Form Number: Monthly Certification of Flight Training, VA 
Form 22-6553c.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: Public Law 101-237 reinstated the VA authority to 
pay educational assistance for the pursuit of flight training to 
veterans, servicemembers and selected reservists beginning on September 
30, 1990, and ending on September 30, 1994, under chapter 30, title 38, 
U.S.C., and chapter 1606, title 10, U.S.C. Benefits are payable monthly 
based on the hours and type of flight instruction completed during the 
month, the type of aircraft used and dual training. Public Law 102-568 
added solo flight training as approved training effective October 1, 
1992. Benefits are not payable after a student terminates training. 
Public Law 102-16 authorized the VA to pay education benefits for 
vocational flight training to individuals eligible for chapter 32 and 
section 903. Public Law 102-446, the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
of 1994, removed the September 30, 1994, ending date for flight 
training. Trainees eligible for benefits under chapters 30, 32, or 
1606, or section 903 may receive benefits for enrolling in and pursuing 
approved vocational flight training. Benefits are limited to 60 percent 
of the approved cost of the courses. These provisions are effective 
October 1, 1994. VA Form 22-6553c serves as the report of flight 
training pursued and the termination of training.
    Current Actions: The form is used by students (veterans, 
servicemembers and reservists) and flight schools to report the hours 
and costs of flight training received and the termination of training.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, Information Management Service (045A4), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420, Telephone [phone] or FAX [phone].

    Dated: May 14, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
 Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13598 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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