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BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0399] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review 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 *et seq.* ), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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 April 26, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202)273-8030 or FAX

(202)273-5981. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0399.” SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Student Beneficiary Report—REPS, VA Form 21-8938. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0399. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* The form is used to verify that an individual who is receiving the REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors) benefits based on schoolchild status is in fact enrolled full-time in an approved school and is otherwise eligible for continued benefits. The form is released each March and sent to all student beneficiaries. Without this form payments would continue to be made to ineligible payees and substantial overpayments would result. 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 November 29, 1999, at pages 66695 and 66696. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 1,767 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 20 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* One time. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 5,300. Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

(202)395-4650. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0399” in any correspondence. Dated: March 3, 2000. By direction of the Secretary. Barbara H. Epps, Management Analyst, Information Management Service. [FR Doc. 00-7362 Filed 3-24-00; 8:45 am]