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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 August 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0696’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005G2), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–8374, 

FAX (202) 565–7870 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0696.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Availability of Educational, 

Licensing, and Certifications Records; 

38 CFR 21.4209. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0696. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: CFR 21.4209 requires 

educational institutions and licensing 

and certification organizations to make 

their records available to government 

representatives. VA will use the data 

collected to ensure that benefits paid 

under the education programs are 

correct. 

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 April 

18, 2007, at pages 19587–19588. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 hours. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 3,000. 

Dated: June 26, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0317] 

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 information 

needed to complete a claimant’s 

application. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before September 10, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov or to Nancy J. 

Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0317’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov. 

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: Request for Identifying 

Information Re: Veteran’s Loan Records, 

VA Form Letter 26–626. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0317. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 26–626 is used to 

notify a correspondent that additional 

information is needed to determine if a 

veteran’s loan guaranty benefits are 

involved and if so, to obtain the 

necessary information to identify and 

associate the correspondence with the 

correct veteran’s loan application or 

record. If such information is not 

received within one year from the date 

of such notification, benefits will not be 

paid or furnished by reason of an 

incomplete application. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,400. 

Dated: June 26, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

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Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on July 18–19, 2007. On July 18 

the meeting will be held in the 

Simmons Biomedical Research Bldg 

(NIB), Room 11.120, University of Texas 

Southwestern School of Medicine, 5323 

Harry Hines Boulevard., Dallas, Texas. 

The session will convene at 8 a.m. and 

adjourn at 5:30 p.m. On July 19 the 

meeting will be held at Hilton Anatole, 

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The session will convene at 8 a.m. and 

adjourn at 2 p.m. All Sessions will be 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Gulf War. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

veterans’ illnesses and updates on 

relevant scientific research published 

since the last Committee meeting. 

Additionally, there will be presentations 

and discussion of the Gulf War Illnesses 

Research Program at the University of 

Texas Southwestern School of 

Medicine, chronic multisymptom 

illnesses, mechanisms potentially 

underlying chronic symptoms affecting 

Gulf War veterans, and discussion of 

Committee business and activities. 

The meeting will include time 

reserved for public comments. A signup sheet for five-minute comments will 

be available at the meeting. Individuals 

who speak are invited to submit a 1–2 

page summary of their comments at the 

time of the meeting for inclusion in the 

official meeting record. Members of the 

public may also submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Dr. Lea Steele, RAC-Gulf War 

Veterans’ Illnesses (T–GW), U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 2200 

SW. Gage Boulevard., Topeka, KS 

66622. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. William Goldberg, Designated 

Federal Officer, at (202) 254–0294, or 

Dr. Steele, Scientific Director, at (785) 

350–3111, ext. 54617. 

Dated: June 28, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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