67386 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 

OMB Number: 1545–1394. 

Form Number: 1120–SF. 

Abstract: Form 1120–SF is used by 

settlement funds to report income and 

taxes on earnings of the fund. The fund 

may be established by court order, a 

breach of contract, a violation of law, an 

arbitration panel, or the Environmental 

Protection Agency. The IRS uses Form 

1120–SF to determine if income and 

taxes are correctly computed. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 26 

hours, 52 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 26,880. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information.

Approved: November 10, 2004. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0355] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on the 

information needed to pay benefits to 

veterans and other eligible persons 

pursuing approved programs of 

education.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0355’’ in any 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or 

Fax (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Verification of Pursuit of Course 

(Leading to a Standard College Degree 

Under Chapters 32, 34, and 35, Title 38, 

U.S.C., and Section 903 of Pub. L. 96–

342), VA Form 22–6553. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0355. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 22–6553 is used to 

verify continued enrollment or report 

changes in enrollment status of 

claimants receiving educational benefits 

in pursuit of a college course. Schools 

are required to report to VA, when a 

claimant fails to enroll, has interrupted 

or terminated a program, or has 

unsatisfactory progress or conduct. VA 

uses the information from the current 

collection to ensure that schools 

promptly report changes in training and 

if a claimant’s education benefits are to 

be continued unchanged, increased, 

decreased, or terminated. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 14,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

The number of respondents is arrived at 

based on the average number of 

educational institutions using VA Form 

22–6553 which had veterans or eligible 

persons enrolled during the last 12 

months, and a projected number of 

trainees. VA currently has an average of 

6,000 active educational institutions 

(colleges, universities, or other 

institutions of higher learning). 

Estimated Number of Responses: The 

frequency of responses for each 

educational institution will vary 

according to the number of students 

who receive VA education benefits at 

that school. VA estimates an annual 

average of 14 responses per educational 

institution. The total annual number of 

response is 84,000.

Dated: November 3, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cindy Stewart, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service.

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