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OMB ID: [OMB Control No. 2900-0171]

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Agency Information Collection (Application and Enrollment Certification for Individualized Tutorial Assistance) Activities Under OMB Review

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35013521), 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.

SUMMARY: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Title: Application and Enrollment Certification for Individualized Tutorial Assistance (38 U.S.C. Chapters 30, 32, 35; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 1606; Section 903
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of Public Law 96342, and the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), VA Form 221990t.

OMB Control Number: 29000171.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Students receiving VA educational assistance and need tutoring to overcome a deficiency in one or more course complete VA Form 221990t to apply for supplemental allowance for tutorial assistance. The student must provide the course or courses for which he or she requires tutoring, the number of hours and charges for each tutorial session and the name of the tutor. The tutor must certify that he or she provided tutoring at the specified charges and that he or she is not a close relative of the student. Certifying officials at the student's educational institution must certify that the tutoring was necessary for the student's pursuit of program; the tutor was qualified to conduct individualized tutorial assistance; and the charges for the tutoring did not exceed the customary charges for other students who receive the same tutorial assistance.

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 60day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on February 15, 2008, at pages 89328933.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 600 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.

Number of Responses Annually: 1,200.

Dated: May 30, 2008.

By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E812897 Filed 6908; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 4617485, FAX (202) 2730443 or email denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900 0171.''