[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03905]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Monthly Certification of
On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or Danny S. Green, VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance
and Risk, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0178'' in
any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green at (202) 421-1354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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(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.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3680(c).
Title: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship
Training, VA Form 22-6553d and VA Form 22-6553d-1.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0178.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Schools and training establishments complete the form to
report whether the trainee's number of hours worked and/or to report
the trainee's date of termination. VA Form 22-6553d-1 is an identical
printed copy of VA Form 22-6553d. VA Form 22-6553d-1 is used when the
computer-generated version of VA Form 22-6553d is not available. VA
uses the data collected to process a trainee's educational benefit
claim.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,693 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion (9 responses per respondent
annually).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,795 (34,155 responses).
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-03905 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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