Education claimants taking correspondence courses must be notified that the law allows them a 5 day period to reflect on their decision to enroll in a correspondence course and determine whether that course is suitable to their abilities and interests. VA Form 22-1999c allows VA to determine if the claimant has been informed of the 5 day reflection period required by law.
The slight increase in the annual reporting burden hours is due to the overall increase of the number of respondents entering correspondence courses from 360 to 445. The previous submission accounted for years of data from 2011 and 2012, whereas this submission covered three years of respondent information from 2013 through 2015.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.