2018-14188. Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Change of Program or Place of Training

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 August 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments on the collection of information through www.Regulations.gov,, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to [e-mail]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0074” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer—OI&T (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, [phone] or email [e-mail]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0074.”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

Title: Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).

OMB Control Number: 2900-0074.

Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection.

Abstract: Claimants receiving educational benefits complete a VA Form 22-1995 to request a change in program or training establishment. VA uses the data collected to determine to the claimant's eligibility for continued educational 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 April 17, 2018, at page 16924.

Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 57,009 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes (paper); 15 minutes (electronic).

Frequency of Response: Once Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 184,874.

By direction of the Secretary.

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.