[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 31826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12541]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0092]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veteran 
Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Questionnaire

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, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0092.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0092'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 38 U.S.C. 3102 and 38 U.S.C. 3106.
    Title: Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Questionnaire, VA 
Form 28-1902w.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0092.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 28-1902w is used by VA Vocational Rehabilitation 
Counselors (VRC) to gather the necessary information to determine 
entitlement during the initial evaluation process. Without this 
information, determination of entitlement to the maximum benefit to 
include counseling, education, and/or rehabilitation program may not be 
granted under 38 U.S.C. 3102, 38 U.S.C. 3106 and 38 U.S.C. 501(a).
    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 at insert citation date: 86, FR 66, on April 
8, 2021, page 18375.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 94,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 126,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alternate), Office of Enterprise and 
Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12541 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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