98-24536. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24536]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0342]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 October 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0342.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Numbers: Apprenticeship and On-the-Job Training 
Agreement and Standards, VA Form 22-8864 and Employer's Applications to 
Provide Training, VA Form 22-8865.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0342.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA has used the information on the current VA Form 22-
8864 to ensure that a trainee is entering an approved training program. 
VA has used the information on the current VA Form 22-8865 to ensure 
that training programs and agreements meet the statutory requirements 
for approval of an employer's job-training program.
    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 February 11, 1998 at page 7051.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, non-for-profit 
institutions, farms, Federal, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 120 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,050.
    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 [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0342'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 5, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-24536 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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