[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21591]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Information Collections Under OMB Review
agency: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
action: Notice.
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summary: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) the following proposals for the collection of information under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
OMB Number: 2900-0265
Titles and Form Number: Application for Counseling, VA Form 28-8832.
Types of Information Collection: Extension of a current approved
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form advises veterans and other eligible persons of
the counseling services that the VBA's Vocational Rehabilitation and
Counseling Division can provide. It also serves as an application for
such counseling.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 respondents.
OMB Number: 2900-0321
Titles and Form Number: Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as
Claimant's Representative, VA Form 21-22.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by VA beneficiaries to appoint any one
of a number of recognized services organizations to represent them in
the prosecution of their VA claims.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 54,166 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 325,000 respondents.
OMB Number: 2900-0405
Title and Form Number: REPS Annual Eligibility Report, VA Form 21-8941.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by Restored Entitlement for Survivors
(REPS) beneficiaries to furnish evidence of current and continuing
entitlement to REPS benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 550 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200 respondents.
OMB Number: 2900-0458
Titles and Form Number: Certification of School Attendance or
Termination. VA Form 21-8960.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to verify continued school attendance
in those cases where benefits are paid for dependent children based on
school attendance.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,667 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000 respondents.
OMB Number: 2900-0466
Titles and Form Number: Certification of Balance on Deposit, VA Form
27-4718a.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by fiduciaries who are required to
account for VA benefits they receive as third-party payees for the
purpose of verifying reported fund balances on deposit at financial
institutions.
Affected Public: Individuals or households--Not-for-profit
institutions--State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 3 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,116 respondents.
addresses: Copies of these submissions may be obtained from Trish
Fineran, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202)
273-6886.
Comments and recommendations concerning the submissions should be
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Do not send requests for benefits
to this address.
dates: Comments on the information collections should be directed to
the OMB Desk Officer on or before October 2, 1995.
for further information contact: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer
(045A4), (202) 565-4412.
Dated: August 24, 1995.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-21591 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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