[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 27386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13599]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the 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 by no later than July 30, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), 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 the 
VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0383.
    Title and Form Number: Application for Educational Assistance Test 
Program Benefits (Section 901, PL 96-342), VA Form 22-8889.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form is used by individual under the Educational 
Assistance Test Program (EATP) to apply for educational benefits. The 
VBA uses the information to determine eligibility for EATP benefits.
    Current Actions: VA is authorized to pay benefits under EATP. 
Subsistence benefits are payable monthly based on full-time or part-
time training as certified by the school. Assistance benefits are 
payable once a term, quarter or semester for tuition, fees, books and 
other course related expenses. Benefits are not payable when training 
is interrupted, discontinued or completed. Without the information on 
VA Form 22-8889, the VBA would be unable to determine the applicant's 
basic eligibility for benefits.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 125 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray, Information Management Service (045A4), 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 273-8032 
or FAX (202) 273-5981.

    Dated: May 17, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-13599 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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