[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32329-32330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12800]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0061]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request 
and Authorization for Supplies (Chapter 31--Veteran Readiness and 
Employment)

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 (VBA), 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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. 2900-0061.''

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. 2900-0061'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3104(a)(7).
    Title: Request and Authorization for Supplies (Chapter 31--Veteran 
Readiness and Employment), VA Form 28-1905m.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0061.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Abstract: A claimant uses VA Form 28-1905m, Request and 
Authorization for Supplies (Chapter 31--Veteran Readiness and 
Employment), to request supplies or equipment be provided as part of a 
rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31. The training 
facility the claimant attends, or the employer for whom the claimant 
works, may also need to complete the form when the facility or employer 
requires specific types of supplies or equipment under 38 U.S.C. 
3104(a)(7). The Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program 
subsequently uses the information on this form to approve the purchase 
of appropriate supplies and equipment for claimants.
    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 April 8, 2021 on page 18,376:

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    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,000
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12800 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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