30 Day Federal Register Notice

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Billing Code 8320-01

[OMB Control No. 2900-0154]

Agency 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

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before [Insert date 30 days after date of publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER].

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 17^th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0154” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or e-mail crystal.rennie@va.gov. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0154.”

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Title: 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.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0154.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

1. VA Form 22-1990 is completed by claimants who are submitting an initial (or original) claim for VA education benefits.

2. VA Form 22-1990E is completed by a claimant who wishes to transfer his or her Montgomery GI Bill entitlement to their dependent(s).

3. 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.

4. VA Form 22-1990R is used by a claimant to request assistance in retraining to enter the workforce.

The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on December 17, 2015 at [80 FR 31694, page 78820-78821].

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 214,881 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 859,522 respondents.

The Respondent figure above in Item 12A consists of the following breakdown:

• 1990 consists of 859,522 Responses received via (Paper & VONAPP) for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

• 1990N consists of 37 Responses received via (VONAPP) for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

• 1990E consists of 357 Responses received via (VONAPP) for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

• 1990R consist of 0 Responses received via (VONAPP for 213, 2014 and 2015.

DATED: XX XX XXXX

By direction of the Secretary:

____________________________

Crystal Rennie

Department Clearance Officer

Department of Veterans Affairs

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