[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22406]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0034]


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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 3, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), 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. 2900-0034.''
    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. 
2900-0034'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Trainee Request for Leave--Chapter 31, Title 38, U.S.C., VA 
Form 28-1905h.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0034.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 28-1905h is used to request leave and to provide 
the necessary information to determine whether to approve a trainee 
request for leave from Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
Program. A trainer or authorized school official must verify on the 
form the effect the absence will have on the veteran's progress in the 
program. Upon approval, the veteran can receive subsistence allowance 
and other program services during the leave period as if he or she were 
attending training. Disapproval of the request may result in loss of 
subsistence allowance for the leave period. Failure to collect the 
information would create the potential for substantial abuse through 
receipt of benefits for unauthorized absences.
    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 3, 2003, at page 33226.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.

    Dated: August 21, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22406 Filed 9-2-03; 8:45 am]
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