[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 56661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23049]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0703]


Agency Information Collection (Dependents' Educational Assistance 
(DEA) Election Request) Activity; Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0703'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Dependents' Educational Assistance 
(DEA) Election Request, VA Form Letter 22-909.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0703.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA must notify eligible dependents of veterans receiving 
DEA benefits of their option to elect a beginning date to start their 
DEA benefits. VA will use the data collected on VA Form Letter 22-909 
to determine the appropriate amount of benefit payable to the claimant.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on July 9, 2010, at page 39620.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 188 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 753.

    Dated: September 10, 2010.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23049 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
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