[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50278-50279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20860]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]


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 September 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0178.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship 
Training, VA Form 22-6553d. (NOTE: A reference to VA Form 22-6553d also 
includes VA Form 22-6553d-1 unless otherwise specified. VA Form 22-
6553d-1 contains the same information as VA Form 22-6553d.)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0178.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by trainees and employers to report the 
number of hours worked in on-the-job training programs and 
apprenticeships, and to report terminations of training in such 
programs. VA uses the information to determine whether a trainee's 
education benefits are to be continued, changed or terminated, and the 
effective date of such action. VA is authorized to pay education 
benefits to veterans and other eligible persons pursuing approved 
programs not leading to a standard college degree under Title 38, 
U.S.C., Chapters 32 and 35, Title 10, U.S.C., Chapter 1606, and Public 
Law 96-342, Section 903. Benefits are authorized monthly based upon the 
number of hours worked by the trainee and verified by the training 
establishment. Unscheduled terminations result in termination of the 
award of benefits. Reduction of hours worked to less than a full-time 
work schedule results in reduction of benefits. The form is completed 
by the trainee and the training establishment to report to VA the 
number of hours worked and/or to report the date of termination.
    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 March 17, 2000 at pages 14648-14649.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,975 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,650.
    Number of Responses Annually: 95,850.
    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. 2900-0178'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 19, 2000.

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    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
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