[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22717]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA 
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0178.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title and Form Number: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and 
Apprenticeship Training, VA Form 22-6553d.

(Note. A reference to VA Form 22-6553d also includes VA Form 22-
6553d-1 unless otherwise specified. VA Form 22-6553d-1 contains the 
same information as VA Form 22-6553d.)

    OMB Control Number: 2900-0178.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The form is used by trainees and employers to report the 
number of hours worked in on-the-job training programs and 
apprenticeships, and to report terminations of training in such 
program. The information is used by the VA to determine whether a 
trainee's education benefits are to be continued, changed or 
terminated, and the effective date of such action.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on December 30, 1996 at page 68817-68818.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,782 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,375.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0178'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 5, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-22717 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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