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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97707-97708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28829]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Monthly 
Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training

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, 
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, and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed

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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0178.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship 
Training, VA Form 22-6553d-1; 22-6553d.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0178, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    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 in a 
training capacity by the trainee 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.
    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 at 89 FR 80307-80308, October 2, 2024.
    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. 2024-28829 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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