[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-671]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0156]


Agency Information Collection (Notice of Change in Student 
Status): 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 February 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0156'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7479, FAX (202) 273-0487 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0156.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Notice of Change in Student Status, VA Form 22-1999b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0156.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Educational institutions use VA Form 22-1999b to report a 
student's enrollment status. Benefits are not payable when a student 
interrupts or terminates a program. VA uses the information to 
determine a student's continued entitlement to educational benefits or 
if the benefits should be increased, decreased, or terminated.
    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 November 1, 2011, at pages 67556-67557.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and Not-for-profit 
institutions.

Estimated Annual Burden

    a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--16,667 hours.
    b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--35,000 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent

    a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--10 minutes.
    b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--7 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Number of Responses Annually

    a. VA Form 22-1999b (Paper Copy)--100,000.
    b. VA Form 22-1999b (Electronically Filed)--300,000.

    Dated: January 11, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-671 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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