[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 89 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 21851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10792]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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


Agency Information Collection (Evaluation of VA's Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program) Activities Under OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy and Planning, 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 as 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 June 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control 2900--New (VRE)'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900--New (VRE).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Evaluation of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
(VR&E) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--New (VRE).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The evaluation requires information that is not available 
in VA administrative files and therefore surveys will be conducted of 
program participants and non-participants and counselors who assist 
them. Focus groups will be conducted with dependents of program 
participants. In addition, interviews will be conducted with officials 
of State vocational rehabilitation programs to conduct an inventory of 
these programs that are also available to disabled veterans. This 
evaluation is part of an ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of 
programs conducted to fulfill the requirements of Public Law 103-62, 
the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, and Title 38, 527, 
Evaluation and Data Collection. This evaluation will provide 
information to support VA policy, planning, and quality improvement 
decisions.
    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 February 10, 2009, at pages 6695-6696.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10,118 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 24 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,240.

    Dated: May 5, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-10792 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]
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