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Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

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– 

0178’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0178.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Monthly Certification of On-theJob and Apprenticeship Training, VA 

Forms 22–6553d and 22–6553d–1. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0178. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Claimants receiving on the 

job and apprenticeship training 

complete VA Form 22–6553d to report 

the number of hours worked. Schools or 

training establishments also complete 

the form to report whether the 

claimant’s educational benefits are to be 

continued, unchanged or terminated, 

and the effective date of such action. VA 

Form 22–6553d–1 is an identical 

printed copy of VA Form 22–6553d. 

Claimants use VA Form 22–6553d–1 

when the computer-generated version of 

VA Form 22–6553d is not available. VA 

uses the data collected to process a 

claimant’s educational benefit claim. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at pages 67559– 

67560. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 30,722 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,481. 

Number of Responses Annually: 

184,329. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–670 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0156] 

Agency Information Collection (Notice 

of Change in Student Status): Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

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– 

0156’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0156.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice of Change in Student 

Status, VA Form 22–1999b. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0156. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Educational institutions use 

VA Form 22–1999b to report a student’s 

enrollment status. Benefits are not 

payable when a student interrupts or 

terminates a program. VA uses the 

information to determine a student’s 

continued entitlement to educational 

benefits or if the benefits should be 

increased, decreased, or terminated. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at pages 67556– 

67557. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, and Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden 

a. VA Form 22–1999b (Paper Copy)— 

16,667 hours. 

b. VA Form 22–1999b (Electronically 

Filed)—35,000 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent 

a. VA Form 22–1999b (Paper Copy)— 

10 minutes. 

b. VA Form 22–1999b (Electronically 

Filed)—7 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of Responses 

Annually 

a. VA Form 22–1999b (Paper Copy)— 

100,000. 

b. VA Form 22–1999b (Electronically 

Filed)—300,000. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–671 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0353] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Certification of Lessons Completed): 

Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 


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its expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

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– 

0353’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0353.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Certification of Lessons 

Completed, VA Forms 22–6553b and 

22–6553b–1. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0353. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Students enrolled in a 

correspondence school complete VA 

Forms 22–6553b and 22–6553b–1 to 

report the number of correspondence 

course lessons completed and forward 

the forms to the correspondence school 

for certification. School official certifies 

the number of lessons serviced and 

submits the forms to VA for processing. 

Benefits are payable based on the data 

provided on the form. Benefits are not 

payable when students interrupt, 

discontinue, or complete the training. 

VA uses the data collected to determine 

the amount of benefit is payable. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at pages 67560– 

67561. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, and Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 411 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

821. 

Number of Responses Annually: 

2,463. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–668 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

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 January 31 and February 1, 

2012. The meeting will be held in room 

1143 of the Lafayette Building, 811 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC. 

The meeting will start at 8 a.m. each day 

and will adjourn at 5 p.m. on January 

31 and at 12:30 p.m. on February 1. 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. The 

session on January 31 will be devoted to 

discussion of the Gulf War Research 

Strategic Plan being prepared in VA’s 

Office of Research and Development 

followed by an update of VA Gulf War 

research funding. The research 

presentations on February 1 will involve 

background information on Gulf War 

Veterans’ illnesses, nervous system 

function, its relation to ill Gulf War 

Veterans, and possible laboratory 

markers for Gulf War Veterans’ 

illnesses. The session will also include 

discussion of Committee business and 

activities. 

The meeting will include time 

reserved for public comments each day. 

A sign-up 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. Roberta 

White at rwhite@bu.edu. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. Roberta White, Scientific Director, at 

(617) 638–4620 or Dr. Victor Kalasinsky, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

443–5682, or email at victor.kalasinsky@

va.gov. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–710 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

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