[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 27838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08295]


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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 and Direct Reimbursement (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, 
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 by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0061.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0061'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(7).
    Title: Request and Authorization for Supplies and Direct 
Reimbursement (Chapter 31-Veteran Readiness and Employment).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0061.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 28-1905m, Request and Authorization for Supplies 
and Direct Reimbursement (Chapter 31-Veteran Readiness and Employment) 
serves as a request supplies or equipment or apply for direct 
reimbursement for purchases of supplies and equipment as part of a 
rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31. The training 
facility the Veteran attends, or the employer for whom the Veteran 
works, may also need to complete the form when the facility or employer 
requires specific types of supplies or equipment. Veterans may access 
the VAF 28-1905m from VA.gov or requesting the form from their assigned 
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). Veterans may return the 
completed VAF 28-1905m through centralized mail, via VR&E's Electronic 
Virtual Assistant (e-VA), in-person, or emailing the form to their 
assigned VRC. There are no other invitations or other communications 
sent to the respondent associated with the information collection. The 
VR&E staff subsequently uses the information on this form to approve 
the purchase of appropriate supplies and equipment or direct 
reimbursement for purchases of supplies and equipment for Veterans as 
part of a rehabilitation program. VAF 28-1905m allows Veterans in the 
VR&E program to receive supplies and equipment or be directly 
reimbursed for purchases of supplies and equipment that are necessary 
for the successful completion of their rehabilitation program.
    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 89 FR 11946 on Thursday, February, 15, 
2024, Page(s) 11946.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,312 hours
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,623 per year.

    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. 2024-08295 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
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