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individual either negotiates a check or 

receives education benefits via direct 

deposit or electronic funds transfer 

under the program elected. VA uses the 

election to determine which benefit is 

payable based on the individual’s 

Selected Reserve service. 

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 3, 

2008, at pages 31736–31737. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,667 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,000. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–19726 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0014] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Authorization and Certification of 

Entrance or Reentrance Into 

Rehabilitation and Certification of 

Status) 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. 3501–3521), 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 September 25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://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–

0014’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0014.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Authorization and Certification 

of Entrance or Reentrance into 

Rehabilitation and Certification of 

Status, VA Form 28–1905. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0014. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA case managers use VA 

Form 28–1905 to identify program 

participants and provide specific 

guidelines on the planned program to 

facilities providing education, training, 

or other rehabilitation services. Facility 

officials certify that the claimant has 

enrolled in the planned program and 

submit the form to VA. VA uses the data 

collected to ensure that claimants do not 

receive benefits for periods for which 

they did not participate in any 

rehabilitation, special restorative or 

specialized vocational training 

programs. 

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 

10, 2008, at page 32790. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions, Individuals or households, 

Business or other for-profit, Farms, 

Federal Government, and State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

90,000. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–19734 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Application for Dependency and 

Indemnity Compensation, Death 

Pension and Accrued Benefits by a 

Surviving Spouse or Child) 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. 3501–3521), 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 September 25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://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–

0004’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0004.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: 

a. Application for Dependency and 

Indemnity Compensation, Death 

Pension and Accrued Benefits by a 

Surviving Spouse or Child (Including 

Death Compensation if Applicable), VA 

Form 21–534. 

b. Application for Dependency and 

Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving 

Spouse or Child—In-service Death Only, 

VA Form 21–543a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0004. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 

a. VA Form 21–534 is used to gather 

the necessary information to determine 

surviving spouse and/or children of 

veterans entitlement to dependency and 

indemnity compensation (DIC), death 


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