99-19961. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19961]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0014]


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 September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: James 
Good, 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. 2900-0014.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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.
    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 June 22, 1999, at pages 20058-20059.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, 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.
    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. 2900-0014'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 24, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19961 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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