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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, NCA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of NCA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of NCA’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: Application for Standard

Government Headstone or Marker for

Installation in a Private or State

Veterans’ Cemetery, VA Form 40–1330.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0222.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form is used by the next

of kin or other responsible parties to

apply for Government-provided

headstones or markers for unmarked

graves of eligible veterans. The

information is used by VA to determine

the veteran’s eligibility for, and

entitlement to this benefit.

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Estimated Annual Burden: 85,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

340,000.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

By direction of the Secretary:

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–30300 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0154]

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 28, 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. 2900–0154.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for VA Education

Benefits, VA Form 22–1990.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0154.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: Veterans and members of

the selected reserve must complete VA

Form 22–1990, Application for

Education Benefits, in order to receive

VA educational assistance allowance.

The information on the application is

used to determine the applicant’s

eligibility to education benefits.

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 August

17, 2000, at pages 50275 and 50276.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 73,554

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 35 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Only once.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

126,093.

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 ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0154’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–30298 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0465]

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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 28, 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. 2900–0465.’’

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Title: Student Verification of

Enrollment, VA Form 22–8979.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0465.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form is used by

students in certifying attendance and

continued enrollment in courses leading

to a standard college degree or in noncollege degree programs. VA uses the

information to determine the student’s

continued entitlement to benefits. VA

Form 22–8979 serves as proof of

continued enrollment. It obtains

certification of actual attendance by the

student and verification of that student’s

continued enrollment before VA release

payment.

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 August

17, 2000 at page 50276.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 146,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 4 minutes.