[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20572]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0368]


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 13, 2002.

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. 2900-0368.''
    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. 
2900-0368'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee VA (Chapter 31, 
Title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 28-1917.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0368.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 28-1917 is used by employers providing on-job or 
apprenticeship training to veterans to report each veteran's wages 
during the preceding month. VA uses the information to determine 
whether the veteran is receiving the appropriate wage increase and to 
ensure the veteran is receiving the correct rate of subsistence 
allowance.
    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 June 6, 2002, at page 39099-39100.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,600.

    Dated: July 31, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:

Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-20572 Filed 8-13-02; 8:45 am]
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