[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03331]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0049]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request 
for Approval of School Attendance and School Attendance Report

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, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
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 and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 22, 2018.

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-
0049'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0049'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-21.

    Title: Request for Approval of School Attendance (VA Forms 21-674 
and 21-674c) and School Attendance Report (VA Form 21-674b).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0049.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Recipients of disability compensation, dependency and 
indemnity compensation, disability pension, and death pension, are 
entitled to benefits for eligible children between the ages of 18 and 
23 who are attending school. VA Forms 21-674, 21-674b, and 21-674c, are 
used to confirm school attendance of children for whom VA compensation 
or pension benefits are being paid and to report any changes in 
entitlement factors; including marriages, a change in course of 
instruction, and termination of school attendance.
    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 at 82 FR 237 on December 12, 2017, page 
58482.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 37,792 hours.
    Estimated Burden per Respondent:
    a. 15 minutes for VA Forms 21-674 and 21-674c.
    b. 5 minutes for VA Form 21-674b.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 177,500.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-03331 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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