Notice2023-24443
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application and Training Agreement for Apprenticeship and On-the-Job Training Programs
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Published
November 6, 2023
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 extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76278-76279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24443]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0342]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application and Training
Agreement for Apprenticeship and On-the-Job Training Programs
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 extension 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 January 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System
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(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#b6d8d7d8d5cf98ddd3c5c5dfd8d1d3c4f6c0d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9c7c8c7cad087c2ccdadac0c7ceccdbe9dfc887cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0342''
in any 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), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c212d3e252e2920622d3c232238290c3a2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df0fceff4fff8f1b3fcedf2f3e9f8ddebfcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0342'' 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: 10 U.S.C. 16131(d), 16136, and section 510 of chapter
31, 38 U.S.C. 3034(a)(1), 3241(a)(1), 3323(a), 3534(a), 3671, 3672,
3687(a), 38 CFR 21.4150(c), 21.4261(b) and (c), 21.5250(a), 21.7220(a),
21.7720, and Section 903 of Public Law 96-342.
Title: Application and Training Agreement for Apprenticeship and
On-the-Job Training Programs, VA Forms 22-8864 and 22-8865.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0342.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Training Agreement, VA Form 22-8864 is no longer
being submitted to VA, therefore it no longer needs an OMB approval. VA
mostly requires employers with OJT or Apprenticeship programs approved
for VA benefits to provide a training agreement to prospective Veterans
using VA benefits while training with their company. The 22-8864 has
always been an option for these employers to use if they didn't have
their own training agreement or use one from their state department of
labor. Employers used to submit a copy of the VA Form 22-8864 or their
own as a condition of the Veteran receiving VA benefits. The employer
is still required to provide a training agreement to their trainees,
but VA no longer collects it as a condition of paying EDU benefits.
The Employer's Application to Provide Job Training, VA Form 22-8865
(or the equivalent tool provided by the SAAs) is used to ensure that
training programs meet the statutory and regulatory requirements for
approval.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,710 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,140.
By direction of the Secretary:
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-24443 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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