[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23985]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Monthly 
Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training

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, 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. 2900-0178.

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. 2900-0178'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 115-89 ``Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor 
Opportunity Reform Act'', 38 U.S.C. 3002(3)(C), 3032(c), 3233, 3313(g), 
3484, 3534(a), 3680(c), 3687, and 10 U.S.C. 16131., 38 CFR 21.3131(a), 
21.3132(c), 21.4135(e)(3)(iii), 21.4203(f)(3), 21.4262, 21.5130, 
21.5138, 21.7139(g), and 21.7639(f), 21.9561(c), 21.9641(g).
    Title: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship 
Training.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0178.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Benefits are authorized monthly based on the number of 
hours worked by the trainee as verified by the training establishment. 
Unscheduled terminations result in the termination of benefits. If 
hours are reduced to less than a full-time work schedule, a reduction 
of benefits will occur. Public Law 115-89 ``Veterans Apprenticeship and 
Labor Opportunity Reform Act'' (VALOR Act) was signed into law on 
November 21, 2017. Section 3 of this law amended 38 U.S.C. 3680(c) to 
eliminate the trainee's certification requirement. As a result, this 
form is only completed, signed, and certified by the training 
establishment to report the trainee's number of hours worked and/or to 
report the trainee's date of termination. The form no longer requires 
the signature of the trainee. The form is then sent to the Regional 
Processing Office (RPO) for processing.
    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 86 FR 47539 on August 25, 2021, page 
47539.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 214,794 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Twelve (12) Annually per Respondent.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 107,397.

    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. 2021-23985 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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