[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43227-43228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20496]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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


Agency Information Collection (Vocational Rehabilitation and 
Employment (VR&E) Service Employment of Individuals With Severe 
Injuries Study) 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, 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 September 25, 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) Program 
National Outcome Follow-up with Employment Based Rehabilitated Veterans 
Survey.
    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

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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: August 20, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-20496 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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