[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24268-24269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9669]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0098]


Agency Information Collection (Dependents' Application for VA 
Educational Benefits) 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 May 23, 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. 2900-0098'' in any correspondence

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue

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NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7479, FAX (202) 632-7583 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0098.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Dependents' Application for VA Educational Benefits (Under 
Provisions of Chapters 33 and 35, of title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 22-
5490.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0098.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-5940 is completed by spouses, surviving 
spouses and children of veterans or servicemembers to apply for 
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) and Post-9/11 
GI Bill Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry 
Scholarship) benefits. VA will use the information collected to 
determine whether a claimant qualifies for DEA or Fry Scholarship 
benefits and if the program of education the applicant wishes to pursue 
is approved for assistance.
    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 January 25, 2012, at page 3844.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households
    Estimated Annual Burden:
    a. VA Form 22-5940--14,870.
    b. Electronic submission--7,407.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. VA Form 22-5940--45 minutes.
    b. Electronic submission--25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    a. VA Form 22-5940--19,827.
    b. Electronic submission--17,777.

    Dated: April 18, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9669 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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