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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0014] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Authorization and Certification of 

Entrance or Reentrance Into 

Rehabilitation and Certification of 

Status): 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 January 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, Attn: 

VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0014’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

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

7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0014.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Authorization and Certification 

of Entrance or Reentrance into 

Rehabilitation and Certification of 

Status, VA Form 28–1905. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0014. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA case managers use VA 

Form 28–1905 to identify program 

participants and provide specific 

guidelines on the planned program to 

facilities providing education, training, 

or other rehabilitation services. Facility 

officials certify that the claimant has 

enrolled in the planned program and 

submit the form to VA. VA uses the data 

collected to ensure that claimants do not 

receive benefits for periods for which 

they did not participate in any 

rehabilitation, special restorative or 

specialized vocational training 

programs. 

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 in 79 FR 

59559, October 2, 2014. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

90,000. 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900—NEW] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Veterans Transportation Service Data 

Collection) Activity: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 new 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on the 

information needed to evaluate the 

Veterans Transportation Service Data 

Collection program to ensure Veterans, 

Servicemembers, beneficiaries, 

caregivers and other persons receive 

timely and reliable transportation for 

the purpose of examination, treatment 

and care. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before February 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

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

Audrey Revere, Veterans Health 

Administration (10B4), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: 

audrey.revere@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900—NEW 

(Veterans Transportation Service Data 

Collection)’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through the 

FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Revere at (202) 461–5604 or 

FAX (202) 495–5397. 

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, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’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. 

Titles: Veterans Transportation 

Service (VTS) Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW 

(Veterans Transportation Service Data 

Collection). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is to ensure Veterans, Servicemembers, 

beneficiaries, caregivers and other 

persons receive timely and reliable 

transportation for the purpose of 

examination, treatment and care. VHA 

must identify the beneficiary, the dates 

and location required to plan a trip for 

scheduled or unscheduled 

appointments, and ensure 

reimbursement of beneficiary travel 

mileage is not paid for transportation 

provided through VTS. Information is 

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also collected to facilitate overall 

evaluation of the effectiveness of the 

allocation of resources for VTS. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 334,895 

burden hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: 3.32 (On 

Occasion). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100,872. 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Performance Review Board Members: 

Correction 

AGENCY: Corporate Senior Executive 

Management Office, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) published a notice, 

‘‘Performance Review Board Members,’’ 

in the Federal Register on December 12, 

2014, that contained an error. 

Specifically, it incorrectly stated that 

Pat Vandenberg would serve on the VA 

Performance Review Board. This notice 

corrects that error and announces the 

appointment of Elias Hernandez to the 

Board. 

DATES: Effective date: December 12, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Corporate Senior Executive 

Management Office, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Tia N. Butler, Executive 

Director, Corporate Senior Executive 

Management Office (052), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7865. (This is not a toll free number.) 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of December 

12, 2014, in FR Doc.14x–29262, on page 

73952, correct the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION by adding the name ‘‘Elias 

Hernandez’’ and removing the name 

‘‘Patricia C. Vandenberg’’. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose 

D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on December 12, 2014, for 

publication. 

Dated: December 12, 2014. 

William F. Russo, 

Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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