Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)
DOCID: fr13my08-122 FR Doc E8-10530
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Affairs Department
OMB ID: [OMB Control No. 2900-0154]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr13my08-122
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection (Application for VA Education Benefits) Activities Under OMB Review
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 12, 2008.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35013521), 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Titles:
a. Application for VA Education Benefits, VA Form 221990.
b. Application for Transfer of Entitlement (TOE), Basic Educational Assistance Under the Montgomery GI Bill, VA Form 221990E.
c. Application for VA Education Benefits Under the National Call to Service (NCS) Program, VA Form 221990N.
OMB Control Number: 29000154.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. Claimants complete VA Form 221990 to apply for education assistance allowance.
b. Claimants who signed an enlistment contract with the Department of Defense for the National Call to Service program and elected one of the two education incentives complete VA Form 221990E.
c. VA Form 221990N is completed by claimants who wish to transfer his or her Montgomery GI Bill entitlement their dependents.
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 60day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on February 26, 2008, at page 10335.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 49,399 hours.
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Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 16.50 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Onetime.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 179,631.
Dated: May 2, 2008.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 4617485, FAX (202) 2730443 or email denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900 0154.''