60-day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 116 / Monday, June 17, 2013 / Notices
Title: Hip and Thigh Conditions
Disability Benefits Questionnaire, VA
Form 21–0960M–8.
OMB Control Number: 2900—NEW
(Hip and Thigh Conditions Disability
Benefits Questionnaire).
Type of Review: New data collection.
Abstract: The form will be used to
gather necessary information from a
claimant’s treating physician regarding
the results of medical examinations. VA
will gather medical information related
to the claimant that is necessary to
adjudicate the claim for VA disability
benefits. VA Form 21–0960M–8, Hip
and Thigh Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of a
hand or finger condition.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
Dated: June 11, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013–14225 Filed 6–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900—0568]

Proposed Information Collection
(Submission of School Catalog to the
State Approving Agency) Activity:
Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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. This
notice solicits comments on information
needed from accredited and
nonaccredited educational institutions.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed

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collection of information should be
received on or before August 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
the Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M35), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0568’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
Fax (202) 632–8925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521), 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, 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.
Title: Submission of School Catalog to
the State Approving Agency.
OMB Control Number: 2900—0568.
Type of Review: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: Accredited and
nonaccredited educational institutions,
with the exceptions of elementary and
secondary schools, must submit copies
of their catalog to State approving
agency when applying for approval of a
new course. State approval agencies use
the catalog to determine what courses
can be approved for VA training. VA
pays educational assistance to veterans,
persons on active duty or reservists, and
eligible persons pursuing an approved
program of education. Educational
assistance is not payable when
claimants pursue unapproved courses.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.

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Estimated Annual Burden: 2,250
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,000.
Dated: June 11, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013–14193 Filed 6–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900—NEW]

Proposed Information Collection (NonDegenerative Arthritis (Including
Inflammatory, Autoimmune, Crystalline
and Infectious Arthritis) and Dysbaric
Osteonecrosis Disability Benefits
Questionnaire) Activity: Comment
Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) 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
new collection, and allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
information needed to adjudicate the
claim for VA disability benefits related
to a claimant’s diagnosis of a nondegenerative arthritis or osteonecrosis
condition.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before August 16, 2013.
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 (20M35), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900—NEW (NonDegenerative Arthritis (including
inflammatory, autoimmune, crystalline
and infectious arthritis) and Dysbaric
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