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collection of information should be 

received on or before March 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email 

nancy.kessinger@ va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900—New (VR&E 

Longitudinal Study Survey)’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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: Vocational Rehabilitation and 

Employment Longitudinal Study 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—New 

(VR&E Longitudinal Study Survey). 

Type of Review: New data collection. 

Abstract: As required by Public Law 

110–389 Section 334, VBA will collect 

survey data on individuals who began 

participating in the VR&E program 

during fiscal years 2010, 2012, and 

2014. VA will conduct a study of this 

data to determine the long-term positive 

outcomes of individuals participating in 

VBA’s VR&E program. The purpose of 

this study is to monitor the effectiveness 

of VR&E program, so that we can find 

ways to improve the program and 

increase the support VA provide to 

Veterans on a daily basis. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,333 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,000. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–674 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0074] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Request for Change of Program or 

Place of Training): Activity Under OMB 

Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s OMB 

Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 

and Housing Branch, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0074’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0074.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Change of Program 

or Place of Training, VA Form 22–1995. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0074. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Claimants receiving 

educational benefits complete VA Form 

22–1995 to request a change in program 

or training establishment. VA uses the 

data collected to determine the 

claimant’s eligibility for continued 

educational benefits. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at pages 67558– 

67559. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden 

a. Electronically—8,709 hours. 

b. Paper Copy—27,095 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent 

a. Electronically—15 minutes. 

b. Paper Copy—20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

a. Electronically—34,836. 

b. Paper Copy—81,284. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–672 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0579] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Request for Vocational Training 

Benefits—Certain Children of Vietnam 

Veterans): Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit 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. 


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DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s OMB 

Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 

and Housing Branch, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0579’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0579.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Vocational Training 

Benefits—Certain Children of Vietnam 

Veterans, 38 CFR 21.8014. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0579. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Vietnam veterans’ children 

born with certain birth defects may 

submit a written claim to request 

participation in a vocational training 

program. In order for VA to relate the 

claim to other existing VA records, 

applicants must provide identifying 

information about themselves and the 

natural parent who served in Vietnam. 

The information collected will allow VA 

counselors to review existing records 

and to schedule an appointment with 

the applicant to evaluate the claim. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at page 67560. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 15 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–667 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0209] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Application for Work-Study 

Allowance): Activity Under OMB 

Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 February 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s OMB 

Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 

and Housing Branch, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0209’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7479, FAX (202) 273–0487 or email 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0209.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles 

a. Application for Work-Study 

Allowance, VA Form 22–8691. 

b. Student Work-Study Agreement 

(Advance Payment), VA Form 22–8692. 

c. Extended Student Work-Study 

Agreement, VA Form 22–8692a. 

d. Work-Study Agreement, VA Form 

22–8692b. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0209. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstracts 

a. VA Form 22–8691 is used by 

claimants to apply for work-study 

benefits. 

b. VA Form 22–8692 is used to 

request an advance payment of workstudy allowance. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a is used by a 

claimant to extend his or her workstudy contract. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b is used by 

claimants who do not want a workstudy advanced allowance payment. 

The data collected is used to 

determine an applicant’s eligibility for 

work-study allowance and the amount 

payable. 

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 

November 1, 2011, at page 67558. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden 

a. VA Form 22–8691—4,350 hours. 

b. VA Form 22–8692—608 hours. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a—25 hours. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b—608 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent 

a. VA Form 22–8691—15 minutes. 

b. VA Form 22–8692—5 minutes. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a—3 minutes. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b—5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

a. VA Form 22–8691—17,400. 

b. VA Form 22–8692—7,300. 

c. VA Form 22–8692a—500. 

d. VA Form 22–8692b—7,300. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–669 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0178] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Monthly Certification of On-the-Job 

and Apprenticeship Training): Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 


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