Notice2021-23338
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Reimbursement of Licensing or Certification Test Fees
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Published
October 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59449-59450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23338]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0695]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for
Reimbursement of Licensing or Certification Test Fees
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 December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07696669647e296c6274746e6960627547716629606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb1beb1bca6f1b4baacacb6b1b8baad9fa9bef1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0695'' in any
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correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026f63706b60676e2c63726d6c76674274632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="472a26352e25222b6926372829332207312669202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0695'' in any correspondence.
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. 5101(a), 3689, 3034(a), 3241(a), 3471 and
3513.
Title: Application for Reimbursement of Licensing or Certification
Test Fees.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0695.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA will use the information collection specific to
licensing or certification test reimbursement to decide whether the
claimant should be reimbursed the amount of the fee charged for taking
a licensing or certification test and the amount.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,050 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,202.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt.) Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-23338 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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