[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28000]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request: 
Monthly Record of Training and Wages, VA Form 20-1905c

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received on or before January 16, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0176.
    Title and Form Number: Monthly Record of Training and Wages, VA 
Form 20-1905c.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Need and Uses: The requested information is used to verify the 
training history and to determine the continuing entitlement to 
benefits. The form reports the number of hours spent each month on each 
unit of training.
    Current Actions: For each chapter 31 rehabilitation program 
participant, VBA is required to define the instruction that a facility 
provides and certify program pursuit and attendance. VA Form 20-1905c 
is provided to on-job training establishments and to trainers in 
certain special programs for use if they do not normally maintain 
similar records of progress in training. This usage includes training 
programs that neither the Department of Labor nor a joint 
apprenticeship council has approved. In general, these establishments 
do not have an extensive history of providing on-job training, but VA 
has approved them for chapter 15 or 31 participants. In addition, 
facilities may use the form for eligible persons training under Title 
38 U.S.C. Chapter 35. The authority to collect this information is 
provided in 38 U.S.C., Sections 3104, 3111, and 3677. The monthly 
collection of chapter 31 wage data is required by 38 U.S.C., Section 
3108(c)(1) and 38 CFR 21.296.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, 
Telephone (202) 565-4412 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: October 31, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-28000 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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