Notice2024-03138
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request and Authorization for Supplies and Direct Reimbursement (Chapter 31-Veteran Readiness and Employment)
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Published
February 15, 2024
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 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 11946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03138]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0061]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request and Authorization
for Supplies and Direct Reimbursement (Chapter 31--Veteran Readiness
and Employment)
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 15, 2024.
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#1c727d727f653277796f6f75727b796e5c6a7d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="036d626d607a2d686670706a6d6466714375622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0061'' 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#2a474b5843484f46044b5a45445e4f6a5c4b044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e232f3c272c2b22602f3e21203a2b0e382f60292138">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0061'' 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. 501(a) and 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(7).
Title: Request and Authorization for Supplies and Direct
Reimbursement (Chapter 31--Veteran Readiness and Employment).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0061.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 28-1905m, Request and Authorization for Supplies
and Direct Reimbursement (Chapter 31--Veteran Readiness and Employment)
serves as a request for supplies or equipment or apply for direct
reimbursement for purchases of supplies and equipment as part of a
rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31. The training
facility the Veteran attends, or the employer for whom the Veteran
works, may also need to complete the form when the facility or employer
requires specific types of supplies or equipment. Veterans may access
the VAF 28-1905m from <a href="http://VA.gov">VA.gov</a> or requesting the form from their assigned
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). Veterans may return the
completed VAF 28-1905m through centralized mail, via VR&E's Electronic
Virtual Assistant (e-VA), in-person, or emailing the form to their
assigned VRC. There are no other invitations or other communications
sent to the respondent associated with the information collection. The
VR&E staff subsequently uses the information on this form to approve
the purchase of appropriate supplies and equipment or direct
reimbursement for purchases of supplies and equipment for Veterans as
part of a rehabilitation program. VAF 28-1905m allows Veterans in the
VR&E program to receive supplies and equipment or be directly
reimbursed for purchases of supplies and equipment that are necessary
for the successful completion of their rehabilitation program.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,312 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,623 per year.
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. 2024-03138 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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