[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23530-23531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10740]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0353]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification of Lessons
Completed
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before July 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Nancy J. Kessinger Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0353'' in any correspondence. During the comment
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period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-
5870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3032(d), 3034, 3241, 3323, 3474, 3481, 3484,
3534(b), 3680(b), 3684, 3686(a), and 10 U.S.C 16131(e), 16136(b),
chapter 31, section 510 and chapter 1607; 38 CFR 21.4203(e), 21.4206,
21.5200(d) & (g), 21.7140(c)(3), 21.7159, 21.7640(a)(4), 21.7659, and
21.9720.
Title: Certification of Lessons Completed VA Form 22-6553(b)/(b-1).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0353.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses information from the current collection to
determine the number of lessons completed by the student and serviced
by the correspondence school and to determine the date of completion or
termination of correspondence training. VA pays education benefits
based on the information furnished on the form. Without this
information, VA would be unable to determine the proper payment or the
student's training status.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 110 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 224.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-10740 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am]
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