[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 174 (Friday, September 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47238-47239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22751]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection: Submissions for OMB Review;
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, 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 Control Number: 2900-0099.
Title and Form Number: Request for Change of Program or Place of
Training--Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, VA Form
22-5495.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Need and Uses: This form is completed by a veteran's spouse,
surviving spouse, or child to indicate a change in program and/or place
of training. The VBA uses the information to determine if the student
is eligible for dependents' educational assistance for the new program
and/or place of training.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,850 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes per
application.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,700.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0171.
Title and Form Number: Application and Enrollment Certification for
Individualized Tutorial Assistance, VA Form 22-1990t.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Need and Uses: The VA uses the information collected to determine
eligibility for tutorial assistance. The form is sent by the applicant
to the school for certification and transmission to the VA. The school
will transmit the form to the appropriate VA regional office (i.e.,
Atlanta, Buffalo, Muskogee, or St. Louis) with jurisdiction over the
area where the school is located. Without the information on this form,
the VA would be unable to determine the applicant's eligibility for
tutorial assistance.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
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Average Number of Responses: 2 annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0383.
Title and Form Number: Application for Educational Assistance Test
Program Benefits (Section 901, PL 96-342), VA Form 22-8889.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Need and Uses: The form is used by individuals under the
Educational Assistance Test Program (EATP) to apply for educational
benefits. The VBA uses the information to determine eligibity for EATP
benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 125 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
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 7, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer
(045A4), (202) 565-4412.
Dated: August 22, 1996.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-22751 Filed 9-5-96; 8:45 am]
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