[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 36827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17659]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (VR&E Survey)]


Agency Information Collection Activities (VR&E Employment of 
Individuals With Severe Injuries Study) 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, will submit 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 it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2009.

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-New (VR&E Survey)'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION 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 (VR&E Survey).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Service 
Employment of Individuals with Severe Injuries Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (VR&E Survey).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The mission of the VR&E program is to provide vocational 
rehabilitation services that will assist veterans to obtain and keep 
suitable employment consistent with their capabilities and interests or 
to achieve independence in their activities of daily living. The study 
will be used to determine whether the VR&E program is meeting the needs 
of severely disabled veterans and whether rehabilitation services are 
effective as they can be by identifying the factors that hinder and 
assist achieving long-term career employment for severely disabled 
veterans.
    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 May 11, 2009, at pages 21854-21855.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.

    Dated: July 21, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-17659 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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