[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57002-57003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22343]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0698]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Educational 
Assistance to Supplement Tuition Assistance) 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 October 16, 2013.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0698'' in any correspondence.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0698.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Educational Assistance to Supplement Tuition 
Assistance; 38 CFR 21.1030(c), 21.7140(c)(5)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0698.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants who wish to receive educational assistance 
administered by VA to supplement tuition assistance administered by the 
Department of Defense must apply to VA. VA will use the data collected 
to determine the claimant's eligibility to receive educational 
assistance to supplement the tuition assistance he or she has received 
and the amount 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 May 20, 2013, at page 29437.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondents: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 10,000.

    Dated: September 10, 2013.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22343 Filed 9-13-13; 8:45 am]
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