Notice2024-22596
Agency Information Collection Activity: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training
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Published
October 2, 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 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80307-80308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22596]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Monthly Certification of
On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training
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 December 2, 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#640a050a071d4a0f0117170d0a0301162412054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee808f808d97c0858b9d9d8780898b9cae988fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1c7d0d2dec1d0c1d4c3c6dec3dac3d4d5c4d0d2c5f1c7d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f38592909c8392839681849c819881969786929087b38592dd949c85">[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.
Title: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship
Training, VA Forms 22-6553d-1; 22-6553.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0178, <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: With the use of VA Forms 22-6553d-1; 22-6553d, benefits
are authorized monthly based on the number of hours worked by the
trainee in a training capacity as verified by the training
establishment. Unscheduled terminations result in the termination of
benefits. If hours are reduced to less than a full-time work schedule,
a reduction of benefits will occur. Public Law 115-89 ``Veterans
Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act'' (VALOR Act) was
signed into law on November 21, 2017. Section 3 of this law amended 38
U.S.C. 3680(c) to eliminate the trainee's certification requirement. As
a result, this form is only completed, signed, and certified by the
training establishment to report the trainee's number of hours worked
and/or to report the trainee's date of termination. The form no longer
requires the signature of the trainee. The form is then sent to the
Regional Processing Office (RPO) for processing.
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Affected Public: Training Establishments.
Estimated Annual Burden: 39,340 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 12 Annually Per Respondent.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,670.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-22596 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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