Agency Information Collection Activity: Dependent's Request for Change of Program or Place of Training, 39894 [2019-17141]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 39894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17141]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0099]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Dependent's Request for 
Change of Program or Place of Training

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 October 11, 2019.

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. 2900-0099'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green at (202) 421-1354.

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, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (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 United States Code 3034(a), 3034(b), 3323(a), 
3323(b), 3471, 3513, 3521, 3691, and 38 Code of Federal Regulations 
21.4234.
    Title: Dependent's Request for Change of Program or Place of 
Training (VA Form 22-5495).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0099.
    Type of Review: Extension a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA has used the current information collection to 
determine (1) if the claimant continues to qualify for education 
benefits when taking a different program of training and (2) to verify 
that a new place of training is approved for benefits. The information 
on the form can be obtained only from the individual claimant. VA 
cannot make an eligibility determination without this information.
    Affected Public: Individual and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 27,440 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 109,760.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-17141 Filed 8-9-19; 8:45 am]
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