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(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and 

(e) Estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: October 10, 2014. 

Stuart E. Feldstein, 

Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0209] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Application for Work-Study 

Allowance) Activity: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

revision of currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine a claimant’s 

eligibility for work-study benefits. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 19, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0209’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or 

FAX (202) 632–8925. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

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, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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. 

Titles: 

a. Application for Work-Study 

Allowance, VA Form 22–8691. 

b. Student Work-Study Agreement 

(Advance Payment), VA Form 22–8692. 

c. Extended Student Work-Study 

Agreement, VA Form 22–8692a. 

d. Work-Study Agreement, VA Form 

22–8692b. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0209. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstracts: 

a. VA Form 22–8691 is used by 

claimants to apply for work-study 

benefits. 

b. VA Form 22–8692 is used to 

request an advance payment of workstudy allowance. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a is used by a 

claimant to extend his or her workstudy contract. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b is used by 

claimants who do not want a workstudy advanced allowance payment. 

The data collected is used to 

determine an applicant’s eligibility for 

work-study allowance and the amount 

payable. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

a. VA Form 22–8691—5,008 hours. 

b. VA Form 22–8692 & VA Form 22– 

8692b—1,296 hours. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a—153 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. VA Form 22–8691—15 minutes. 

b. VA Form 22–8692—5 minutes. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a—3 minutes. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b—5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. VA Form 22–8691—20,032. 

b. VA Form 22–8692 & VA Form 22– 

8692a—15,549. 

c. VA Form 22–8692b—3,054. 

Dated: October 15, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

VA Department Clearance Officer, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Prosthetics 

and Special-Disabilities Programs; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that a meeting and site visit of the 

Federal Advisory Committee on 

Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities 

Programs will be held on November 4– 

5, 2014, in Room 2K–113–115 at the 

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical 

Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, 

Richmond, VA 23249. The meeting will 

convene at 8:30 a.m. on both days, and 

will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on November 

4 and at 12 noon on November 5. 

Meetings are open to the public except 

when the Committee is touring medical 

facilities. The site visit will include 

several closed sessions, to protect 

patient privacy during tours of medical 

facilities. Closing portions of the 

sessions are in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(6). 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on VA’s prosthetics programs designed 

to provide state-of-the-art prosthetics 

and the associated rehabilitation 

research, development, and evaluation 

of such technology. The Committee also 

provides advice to the Secretary on 

special-disabilities programs, which are 

defined as any program administered by 

the Secretary to serve Veterans with 

spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual 

impairments, loss of extremities or loss 

of function, deafness or hearing 

impairment, and other serious 

incapacities in terms of daily life 

functions. 

On November 4, the Committee will 

convene an open session on VA’s 

Polytrauma System of Care from 8:30– 

11:30 a.m. The Committee will convene 

closed sessions from 11:30 a.m.–4:30 

p.m. as they tour the Polytrauma Center, 

Regional Amputee Center, Assistive 

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Center. On November 5, the Committee 

will convene open sessions from 8:30– 

9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.–12 noon. From 

9:40–10:40 a.m. the Committee will 

convene a closed session as they tour 

the Vision Impairment services in 

Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR) 

Program. 

No time will be allocated for receiving 

oral presentations from the public; 

however, members of the public may 

direct questions or submit written 

statements for review by the Committee 

in advance of the meeting to Mr. Larry 

N. Long, Designated Federal Officer, 

Veterans Health Administration, Patient 

Care Services, Rehabilitation and 

Prosthetic Services (10P4RR), VA, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420, or by email at lonlar@va.gov. 

Because the meeting is being held in a 

government building, a photo I.D. must 

be presented at the Guard’s Desk as a 

part of the clearance process. Therefore, 

you should allow an additional 15 

minutes before the meeting begins. Any 

member of the public wishing to attend 

the meeting should contact Mr. Long at 

(202) 461–7354. 

Dated: October 15, 2014. 

Rebecca Schiller, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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