[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70846-70847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20668]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0176]


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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or 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. 2900-0176'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Initiative Coordination 
Service (005G1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, fax (202) 565-7870 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New 
(22-0803)].''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Monthly Record of Training and Wages, VA Form 28-1905c.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0176.
    Type of Review: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Abstract: On-the-job trainers use VA Form 28-1905c to maintain 
accurate records on a trainee's progress toward his/her rehabilitation 
goals as well as recording the trainee's on-the-job training monthly 
wages. Trainers report these wages on the form at the beginning of the 
program and at any time the trainee's wage rate changes. Following a 
trainee's completion of a vocational rehabilitation program, the form 
is submitted to the trainee's case manager to monitor the trainee's 
training and to ensure that the trainee is progressing and learning the 
skills necessary to carry out the duties of his or her occupational 
goal.
    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 August 22, 
2006, at pages 48974-48975.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, farms, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Three times a year.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,800.

    Dated: November 22, 2006.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Initiative Coordination Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-20668 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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