80 FR 78820 - Proposed Information Collection (Application for VA Education Benefits, Application for Family Member To Use Transferred Benefits, Application for VA Education Benefits Under the National Call to Service (NCS) Program and Application for Veterans Retraining Assistance Program)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 242 (December 17, 2015)

Page Range		78820-78821
FR Document		2015-31694

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78820-78821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31694]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0154]


Proposed Information Collection (Application for VA Education 
Benefits, Application for Family Member To Use Transferred Benefits, 
Application for VA Education Benefits Under the National Call to 
Service (NCS) Program and Application for Veterans Retraining 
Assistance Program)

    Activity: Comment Request.
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision 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 February 16, 2016.

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 nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0154'' in any correspondence. During the comment

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period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 
or FAX (202) 632-8925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-21), 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.
    Title: Application for VA Education Benefits, VA Form 22-1990, 
Application for Family Member to Use Transferred Benefits, VA Form 22-
1990E, Application for VA Education Benefits Under the National Call to 
Service (NCS) Program, VA Form 22-1990N and Application for Veterans 
Retraining Assistance Program, VA Form 22-1990R.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0154.
    Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
    Abstract:
    A. VA Form 22-1990 is completed by claimants who are submitting an 
initial (or original) claim for VA education benefits.
    B. VA Form 22-1990E is completed by a claimant who wishes to 
transfer his or her Montgomery GI Bill entitlement to their 
dependent(s).
    C. VA Form 22-1990N is used by a claimant who signed an enlistment 
contract with the Department of Defense for the National Call to 
Service (NCS) program and elected one of two education incentives.
    D. VA Form 22-1990R is used by a claimant to request assistance in 
retraining to enter the workforce.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 273,098 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 855,652.

    By direction of the Secretary.
 Kathleen M. Manwell,
 Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-31694 Filed 12-16-15; 8:45 am]
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plenary meetings held in Washington DATES: Written comments should be of the burden of the collection of
DC, in May and October. received on or before February 16, 2016 information; (c) ways to enhance the
It is important to provide complete to be assured of consideration. quality, utility, and clarity of the
answers to the following items, as ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments information to be collected; (d) ways to
applications will be evaluated on the to Michael Joplin, Internal Revenue minimize the burden of the collection of
information provided through this Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution information on respondents, including
application process. Applications Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. through the use of automated collection
should consist of: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: techniques or other forms of information
• Name of the organization requesting Requests for additional information or technology; and (e) estimates of capital
membership copies of the form and instructions this or start-up costs and costs of operation,
• Point of contact, title, address, regulation should be directed to Sara maintenance, and purchase of services
email address and phone number Covington at Internal Revenue Service, to provide information.
• Description of the financial Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue Approved: December 9, 2015.
institution or trade group and its NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through Michael A. Joplin,
involvement with the Bank Secrecy Act, the Internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst.
31 CFR 1000–1099 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2015–31657 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am]
• Reasons why the organization’s Title: Low-Income Housing Credit. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
participation on the BSAAG will bring OMB Number: 1545–0984.
value to the group Form Number: 8586.
Organizations may nominate Abstract: Internal Revenue Code
themselves, but applications for DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
section 42 permits owners of residential
individuals who are not representing an AFFAIRS
rental projects providing low-income
organization will not be considered. housing to claim a tax credit for part of [OMB Control No. 2900–0154]
Members will not be remunerated for the cost of constructing or rehabilitating
their time, services, or travel. In making such low-income housing. Form 8586 is Proposed Information Collection
the selections, FinCEN will seek to used by taxpayers to compute the credit (Application for VA Education Benefits,
complement current BSAAG members and by the IRS to verify that the correct Application for Family Member To Use
in terms of affiliation, industry, and credit has been claimed. Transferred Benefits, Application for
geographic representation. The Director Current Actions: There is no change VA Education Benefits Under the
of FinCEN retains full discretion on all being made to the form at this time. National Call to Service (NCS) Program
membership decisions. The Director Type of Review: Extension of a and Application for Veterans
may consider prior years’ applications currently approved collection. Retraining Assistance Program)
when making selections and does not Affected Public: Individuals or
Activity: Comment Request.
limit consideration to institutions households, and businesses, or other
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
nominated by the public when making for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Administration, Department of Veterans
selections.
7,786. Affairs.
Jamal El-Hindi, ACTION: Notice.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
Deputy Director, Financial Crimes hours, 48 minutes.
Enforcement Network. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits
Estimated Total Annual Burden
[FR Doc. 2015–31659 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] Administration (VBA), Department of
Hours: 68,517.
BILLING CODE 4810–02–P The following paragraph applies to all Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
of the collections of information covered opportunity for public comment on the
by this notice: proposed collection of certain
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY An agency may not conduct or information by the agency. Under the
sponsor, and a person is not required to Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
Internal Revenue Service 1995, Federal agencies are required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information publish notice in the Federal Register
Proposed Collection; Comment concerning each proposed collection of
Request for Form 8586 displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection information, including each proposed
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), of information must be retained as long revision of a currently approved
Treasury. as their contents may become material collection, and allow 60 days for public
in the administration of any internal comment in response to the notice.
ACTION: Notice and request for
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and DATES: Written comments and
comments.
tax return information are confidential, recommendations on the proposed
SUMMARY: The Department of the as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. collection of information should be
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort Request For Comments: Comments received on or before February 16, 2016.
to reduce paperwork and respondent submitted in response to this notice will ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
burden, invites the general public and be summarized and/or included in the on the collection of information through
other Federal agencies to take this request for OMB approval. All Federal Docket Management System
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opportunity to comment on proposed comments will become a matter of (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
and/or continuing information public record. Comments are invited on: Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
collections, as required by the (a) Whether the collection of Administration (20M33), Department of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, information is necessary for the proper Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. performance of the functions of the NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is agency, including whether the nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
soliciting comments concerning Form information shall have practical utility; ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0154’’ in any
8586, Low-Income Housing Credit. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate correspondence. During the comment

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before February 16, 2016.
Contact		Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 or FAX (202) 632-8925.
FR Citation		80 FR 78820