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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: 2900–0162.

Title and Form Number: Monthly

Certification of Flight Training, VA

Form 22–6553c.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: Public Law 101–237

reinstated the VA authority to pay

educational assistance for the pursuit of

flight training to veterans,

servicemembers and selected reservists

beginning on September 30, 1990, and

ending on September 30, 1994, under

chapter 30, title 38, U.S.C., and chapter

1606, title 10, U.S.C. Benefits are

payable monthly based on the hours and

type of flight instruction completed

during the month, the type of aircraft

used and dual training. Public Law 102–

568 added solo flight training as

approved training effective October 1,

1992. Benefits are not payable after a

student terminates training. Public Law

102–16 authorized the VA to pay

education benefits for vocational flight

training to individuals eligible for

chapter 32 and section 903. Public Law

102–446, the Veterans’ Benefits

Improvement Act of 1994, removed the

September 30, 1994, ending date for

flight training. Trainees eligible for

benefits under chapters 30, 32, or 1606,

or section 903 may receive benefits for

enrolling in and pursuing approved

vocational flight training. Benefits are

limited to 60 percent of the approved

cost of the courses. These provisions are

effective October 1, 1994. VA Form 22–

6553c serves as the report of flight

training pursued and the termination of

training.

Current Actions: The form is used by

students (veterans, servicemembers and

reservists) and flight schools to report

the hours and costs of flight training

received and the termination of training.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit,

Not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000.

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),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420, Telephone (202) 273–8032 or

FAX (202) 273–5981.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13598 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, 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]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, 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
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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: 2900–0016.

Title and Form Number: Claim for

Disability Insurance Benefits,VA Form

29–357.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is used by

the policyholder to claim disability

insurance benefits on National Service

Life Insurance and United States

Government Life Insurance policies.

Current Actions: The information

collected on the form is used by the

VBA personnel to establish the

insured’s eligibility for disability

insurance benefits

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 14,175

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,100.

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),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420, telephone (202) 273–8032 or

FAX (202) 273–5981.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13600 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, 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: 2900–0099.

Title and Form Number: Request for

Change of Program or Place of

Training—Survivors’ and Dependents’

Educational Assistance, VA Form 22–

5495.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: This form is

completed by a veteran’s spouse,

surviving spouse, or child to indicate a

change in program and/or place of

training. The VBA uses the information

to determine if the student is eligible for

dependents’ educational assistance for

the new program and/or place of

training.

Current Actions: Spouses, surviving

spouses, and children who are eligible

for Dependents’ Educational Assistance

are permitted one change of their

educational program provided the new

program is suitable to their aptitudes,

interests, and abilities. In addition, they

may change their place of training upon

application to the VBA.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,850

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes per application.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

9,700.

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),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420, Telephone (202) 273–8032 or

FAX (202) 273–5981.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13601 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

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, 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