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Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee
will hold a meeting on April 4–5, 2018,
at the Veterans Health Administration
National Conference Center, 2011
Crystal Drive, Suite 150, Arlington, VA.
The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and
end at 4:30 p.m. on April 4, 2018, and
begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3:45 p.m. on
April 5, 2018.
The Committee advises the Chief
Research and Development Officer on
the relevance and feasibility of proposed
projects and the scientific validity and
propriety of technical details, including
protection of human subjects.
The session will be open to the public
for approximately 30 minutes at the
start of the meeting for the discussion of
administrative matters and the general
status of the program. The remaining
portion of the meeting will be closed to
the public for the Committee’s review,
discussion, and evaluation of research
and development applications.
During the closed portion of the
meeting, discussions and
recommendations will deal with
qualifications of personnel conducting
the studies, staff and consultant
critiques of research proposals and
similar documents, and the medical
records of patients who are study
subjects, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy. As
provided by section 10(d) of Public Law
92–463, as amended, closing portions of
this meeting is in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (c)(9)(B).
The Committee will not accept oral
comments from the public for the open
portion of the meeting. Those who plan
to attend or wish additional information
should contact Dr. Grant Huang, Acting
Director, Cooperative Studies Program
(10P9CS), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443–
5700 or by email at [email protected].
Those wishing to submit written
comments may send them to Dr. Huang
at the same address and email.

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Dated: February 13, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0049]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Request for
Approval of School Attendance and
School Attendance Report
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
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 and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 22, 2018.
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 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0049’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0049’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Request for Approval of School
Attendance (VA Forms 21–674 and 21–
674c) and School Attendance Report
(VA Form 21–674b).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0049.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Recipients of disability
compensation, dependency and
indemnity compensation, disability
pension, and death pension, are entitled
to benefits for eligible children between
the ages of 18 and 23 who are attending
school. VA Forms 21–674, 21–674b, and
21–674c, are used to confirm school
attendance of children for whom VA

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compensation or pension benefits are
being paid and to report any changes in
entitlement factors; including marriages,
a change in course of instruction, and
termination of school attendance.
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 at 82 FR
237 on December 12, 2017, page 58482.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
37,792 hours.
Estimated Burden per Respondent:
a. 15 minutes for VA Forms 21–674
and 21–674c.
b. 5 minutes for VA Form 21–674b.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 177,500.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0043]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application Request To Add
and/or Remove Dependents
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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
revision 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 April 23, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
SUMMARY:

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(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. 2900–0043’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
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 of
the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

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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: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521.

Title: Application Request To Add
and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form
21–686c).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0043.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.

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Abstract: VA Form 21–686c is used to
obtain current information about marital
status and dependent child(ren). This
information is needed to determine the
correct rate of payment for veterans and
beneficiaries who may be entitled to an
additional allowance for dependents or
to remove dependents.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 113,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
226,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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