[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35701-35702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16888]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0342]


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

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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 August 6, 2001.

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, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail [email protected]. Please refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0342.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles

    a. Other On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship Training Agreement 
and Standards, VA Form 22-8864 (Training Programs Offered Under Title 
38 U.S. Code Section 3677 and 3678).
    b. Employer's Application to Provide Training, VA Form 22-8865 
(Under Title 38 U.S. Code Section 3677 or 3678).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0342.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA uses the information on VA Form 22-8864 to ensure that 
a trainee is entering an approved training program. VA Form 22-8865 is 
used to ensure training programs and agreements meet statutory 
requirements for approval of an employer's job training program.
    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 8, 2001, at pages 14000 and 14001.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 450 hours.
    a. VA Form 22-8864--225 hours.
    b. VA Form 22-8865--225 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 120 minutes.
    a. VA Form 22-8864--30 minutes.
    b. VA Form 22-8865--90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    a. VA Form 22-8864--450.
    b. VA Form 22-8865--150.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection 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. 
2900-0342'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 20, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-16888 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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