5070 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 / Notices

Dated: January 29, 1997.

Rose Royal,

Federal Register Liaison.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

address the accuracy of the burden

estimates and ways to minimize the

burden including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use of other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420. All

comments will become a matter of

public record and will be summarized

in the VBA request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0051.

Title and Form Number: Quarterly

Report of State Approving Agency

Activities, VA Form 22–7398.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The information to

ensure that the reimbursement to the

States is proper and accurate. Without

this report, the VA would have no

means to compare the efficiency and

effectiveness of the State agencies.

Current Actions: The VA has

authority to reimburse State Approving

Agencies (SAAs) for necessary salary,

fringe, and travel expenses incurred in

the approval and supervision of

education and training programs under

Chapters 30, 32, 35, and 36 of Title 38,

U.S.C., and Chapter 1606 of Title 10,

U.S.C. Reimbursement is made on a

monthly or quarterly basis after SAAs

submit an itemized invoice with

supporting statements (visit reports and

program approvals). VA Form 22–7398

serves as the report of activity (in

specified categories) of the work for

approving and supervising by the SAAs.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 240 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 60 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly.

Estimated Annual Responses: 240.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or a

copy of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone

(202) 273–7079 or FAX (202) 275–4884.

Dated: January 13, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0353.

Title and Form Number: Certification

of Lessons Completed, VA Form 22–

6553b.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The information

collected on the form is used to

determine the number of lessons

completed by the student and serviced

by the school, and if necessary to

determine the date of completion or

termination of correspondence training.

Without this information, the VA would

be unable to determine the proper

payment or the student’s status.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,186

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: 3.02 (Average

Individual Response Per Year.).

Estimated Total Number of

Responses: 19,117.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents: 6,330.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor, VA

Clearance Officer (045A4), Department

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning this submission 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

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer by March 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4),

(202) 273–8015.

Dated: January 13, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service

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Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0114.

Title and Form Number: Statement of

Marital Relationship, VA Form 21–4170.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is used to

develop the evidence necessary to make