[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 75543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7573]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (VERS)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness, 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. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Policy, 
Planning and Preparedness (OPP&P), 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 January 19, 2006.

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) 565-8374 
or FAX (202) 565-6950. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New 
(VERS)''. 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-New (VERS)'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Employability Survey (VERS).
    OMB Control Number: None assigned.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the study is to obtain information on 
veterans who discontinued or interrupted their Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program. VA will use the data to 
determine the factors impacting the veteran's discontinuation of the 
program, effect on employability and types of interventions that might 
enable veterans to stay in the program and to compare this VR&E Program 
population with veterans who successfully complete the program and with 
the general veteran population.
    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 September 27, 2005, at page 56527.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent and Annual Burden: 1,667 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

    Dated: December 12, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E5-7573 Filed 12-19-05; 8:45 am]
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