[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 8526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4137]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0396]


Agency Information Collection 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 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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 March 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0396.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Certification of Training (Under the Service 
Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act), VA Form 22-8929.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0396.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: Public Law 102-484 established the Service Members 
Occupational Conversion and Training Act (SMOCTA). Section 4467 
requires monthly or quarterly certification of training under SMOCTA. 
An employer uses VA Form 22-8929 to advise VA of: (1) The number of 
hours a veteran has worked in an approved program during each month; 
(2) the amount and date of payment the employer has made to the veteran 
for the purchase of any tools and work-related equipment; and (3) the 
training status of the veteran (e.g., currently training, 
satisfactorily completed training, quit, laid off, etc.). Continued use 
of VA Form 22-8929 is necessary to authorize reimbursement to an 
employer.
    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 6, 1997 at page 60121.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, State, Local or Tribal Government, and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes per 
application.
    Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 85 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly or Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 85.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0396'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: January 26, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-4137 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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