Notice2024-13240
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Approval of a Licensing or Certification Test and Organization or Entity
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Published
June 17, 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 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51391-51392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13240]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0697]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Approval
of a Licensing or Certification Test and Organization or Entity
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: Comments must be received on or before August 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18f808f8298cf8a849292888f868493a19780cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345a555a574d1a5f5147475d5a5351467442551a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5b3a4a6aab5a4b5a0b7b2aab7aeb7a0a1b0a4a6b185b3a4eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e081f1d110e1f0e1b0c09110c150c1b1a0b1f1d0a3e081f50191108">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
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Title: Approval of a Licensing or Certification Test and
Organization or Entity. No Form.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0697. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: SAAs and VA will use the information to decide whether
the licensing and certification tests, and the organizations offering
them, should be approved for use under the education programs VA
administers. VA did not develop an official form for this information
collection since section 3689 of title 38, United States Code permitted
VA to delegate the approval functions to the State Approving Agencies;
and from the inception of this information collection, VA has given the
State Approving Agencies the authority to approve licensing and
certification tests and organizations. Consequently, the State
Approving Agencies have developed their own forms to gather information
they will need per their respective state laws to decide whether the
licensing and certification tests and the organizations offering them
should be approved. In the case of an organization seeking approval
directly from VA, any information VA receives concerning the request
for approval is forwarded directly to the appropriate State Approving
Agency. Since SAAs have approval authority, education institutions and
licensing and certification organizations supply information to the
SAAs for approval in a manner specified by the SAA.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,453 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 3 hours or 180
minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once Occasionally.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,151.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt) Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-13240 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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