Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59137-59138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29620]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; 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, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Title and Form Number: Student Beneficiary Report--REPS, VA Form 
21-8938.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form is used to verify that an individual who is 
receiving the REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors) 
benefits based on schoolchild status is in fact enrolled full-time in 
an approved school and is otherwise eligible for continued benefits. 
The form is released each March and sent to all student beneficiaries. 
If the form were not used, payments would continue to be made to 
ineligible payees and substantial overpayments would result.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,300.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission may be obtained from Ron Taylor, 
VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015.
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submission should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-4650. DO not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

DATES: Comments on the information collection should be directed to the

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OMB Desk Officer on or before December 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer 
(045A4), (202) 273-8015.

    Dated: October 31, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-29620 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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