Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices 65903

Most customer satisfaction surveys

will be recurring so that VHA can create

ongoing measures of performance and to

determine how well the Agency meets

customer service standards. Each

collection of information will consist of

the minimum amount of information

necessary to determine customer needs

and to evaluate VHA’s performance.

VHA expects to distribute written

surveys with a total annual burden of

approximately 22,500 hours in FYs

2001, 2002, and 2003.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s Desk Officer, OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7613.

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0570’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

By direction of the Acting Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28075 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW (National

Survey of Veterans (NSV)]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy and Planning,

Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Office of Policy and

Planning (OPPA), 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 December 4, 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 ‘‘National Survey of Veterans

(NSV).’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Survey of Veterans

(NSV).

Type of Review: New collection.

Abstract: The NSV will be conducted

in order to obtain current information

relevant to the planning and budgeting

of VA programs and services for

veterans. The information collected

from the telephone survey will also

enable VA to study its role in the total

use of benefits and services by veterans

and provide current information about

the characteristics of the veteran

population. The survey will also

provide information needed for research

and policy analyses.

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 June

27, 2000 at page 39647.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,667

hours.

Estimated Annual Burden Per

Respondent: 35 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Voluntary.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,000.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s Desk Officer, OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.

Please refer to ‘‘National Survey of

Veterans (NSV).’’

Dated: September 22, 2000.

By direction of the Acting Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28078 Filed 1–01–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0074]

Agency Information Collection

Activities 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 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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 4, 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. 2900–0074.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Request for Change of VA

Education Program or Place of Training

for Veterans, Servicepersons, &

Members of the Selected Reserve, VA

Form 22–1995.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0074.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA pays educational

benefits to eligible veterans and persons

on active duty, and to persons in the

Selected Reserve. Each veteran, person

on active duty, or person in the Selected

Reserve must be pursuing an approved

program of training to be eligible for

benefits. The eligible student must

complete VA Form 22–1995 to identify

and request approval for a

supplementary educational objective or

place of training. VA uses the

information to determine continued

eligibility for educational benefits, and

to monitor the number of times a

veteran, person on active duty, or

person in the Selected Reserve has

changed his or her educational

objectives.

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 June

15, 2000, at pages 37603–37604.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 24,060

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 12 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

120,300.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s Desk Officer, OMB Human