[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22189]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0368]


Agency Information Collection (Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to 
Trainee) 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. 3501-3521), 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 October 23, 2008.

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. 2900-0368'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5135343f3822347f3c323d303c33113c30383d7f27307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d4d5ded9c3d59eddd3dcd1ddd2f0ddd1d9dc9ec6d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0368.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee (Chapter 31, 
Title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 28-1917.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0368.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Employers providing on-job or apprenticeship training to 
veterans complete VA Form 28-1917 to report each veteran's wages during 
the preceding month. VA uses the information to determine whether the 
veteran is receiving the appropriate wage increase and correct rate of 
subsistence allowance. Employers also use the form to document any 
training difficulties the veteran may be experiencing making it 
possible for VA's case manager to intervene to assist the veteran in a 
timely manner.
    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 July 16, 2008, at page 40913.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,600.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-22189 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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