[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 77095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30017]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0353]


Agency Information Collection (Certification of Lessons 
Completed): Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 January 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76191f0417290503141b1f05051f191836191b145813190658111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1976706b78466a6c7b74706a6a7076775976747b377c7669377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0353'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may 
be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a697873797e6b6624786f6464636f4a7c6b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6d5c4cfc5c2d7da98c4d3d8d8dfd3f6c0d798d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0353'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification of Lessons Completed, VA Forms 22-6553b and 
22-6553b-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0353.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Students enrolled in a correspondence school complete VA 
Forms 22-6553b and 22-6553b-1 to report the number of correspondence 
course lessons completed and forward the forms to the correspondence 
school for certification. School official certifies the number of 
lessons serviced and submits the forms to VA for processing. Benefits 
are payable based on the data provided on the form. Benefits are not 
payable when students interrupt, discontinue, or complete the training. 
VA uses the data collected to determine the amount of benefit is 
payable.
    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 October 2, 2014, at pages 59556-59557.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, and Business or other 
for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 109 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: An average of 3 responses per respondent 
annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 217.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 217.
    Annual Number of Responses Annually per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 651.

    Dated: December 18, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-30017 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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