[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68817-68818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33079]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the
information collection.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the
collection of information should be received on or before February 28,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans
Benefits Administration (20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
OMB Control Number: 2900-0178.
Title and Form Number: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and
Apprenticeship Training, VA Form 22-6553d. (Note: A reference to VA
Form 22-6553d also includes VA Form 22-6553d-1 unless otherwise
specified. VA Form 22-6553d-1 contains the same information as VA Form
22-6553d.)
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Need and Uses: The form is used by trainees and employers to report
the number of hours worked in on-the-job training programs and
apprenticeships, and to report terminations of training in such
programs. The information is used by the VA to determine whether a
trainee's education benefits are to be continued, changed or
terminated, and the effective date of such action.
Current Actions: The VA is authorized to pay education benefits to
veterans and other eligible persons pursuing approved programs not
leading to a standard college degree under Title 38, U.S.C., Chapters
32 and 35, Title 10, U.S.C., Chapter 1606, and Public Law 96-342,
Section 903. Benefits are authorized monthly based upon the number of
hours worked by the trainee and verified by the training establishment.
The form is completed by the trainee and the training establishment to
report to the VA the
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number of hours worked and/or to report the date of termination.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,647 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Estimated Annual Responses: 55,786.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans
Affairs, Attn: Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration
(20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 273-7079 or FAX (202) 275-4884.
Dated: December 16, 1996.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson, Director,
Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-33079 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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