[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37604-37605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15071]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0171]


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 July 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0171.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application and Enrollment Certification for Individualized 
Tutorial Assistance (38 U.S.C. Chapters 30, 32 or 35 and 10 U.S.C. 
Chapter 1606), VA Form 22-1990t.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0171.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 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 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. VA is authorized to pay tutorial assistance 
under 38 U.S.C. chapters 30, 32 and 35, and under 10 U.S.C. chapter 
1606. Tutorial assistance is a supplementary allowance payable on a 
monthly basis for up to 12 months. The student must be training at one-
half time or more in a post-secondary degree program, and must have a 
deficiency in a unit course or subject that is required as part of, or 
prerequisite to, his or her approved program. The student uses VA Form 
22-1990t, Application and Enrollment Certification for Individualized 
Tutorial Assistance, to apply for the supplemental allowance. On the 
form the student provides information such as: name; Social Security 
Number; mailing address; telephone number; program and enrollment 
information; the course or courses for which he or she requires 
tutoring, the name of the tutor; and the date, number of hours and 
charges for each tutorial session. The tutor must verify that he or she 
provided the tutoring at the specified charges, and that he or she is 
not a close relative of the student. The Certifying Official at the 
student's school must verify that the tutoring was necessary for 
student's pursuit of a program, that the tutor was qualified, and that 
the charges for the tutoring did not exceed the customary charges for 
other students.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
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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 February 16, 2000 at pages 7923-7924.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Number of Responses Annually: 2,000.
    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 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0171'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: May 18, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
 Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-15071 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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