[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51391-51392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13240]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0697]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Approval 
of a Licensing or Certification Test and Organization or Entity

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the 
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to 
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, including each proposed revision of a 
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.

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    Title: Approval of a Licensing or Certification Test and 
Organization or Entity. No Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0697. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to 
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: SAAs and VA will use the information to decide whether 
the licensing and certification tests, and the organizations offering 
them, should be approved for use under the education programs VA 
administers. VA did not develop an official form for this information 
collection since section 3689 of title 38, United States Code permitted 
VA to delegate the approval functions to the State Approving Agencies; 
and from the inception of this information collection, VA has given the 
State Approving Agencies the authority to approve licensing and 
certification tests and organizations. Consequently, the State 
Approving Agencies have developed their own forms to gather information 
they will need per their respective state laws to decide whether the 
licensing and certification tests and the organizations offering them 
should be approved. In the case of an organization seeking approval 
directly from VA, any information VA receives concerning the request 
for approval is forwarded directly to the appropriate State Approving 
Agency. Since SAAs have approval authority, education institutions and 
licensing and certification organizations supply information to the 
SAAs for approval in a manner specified by the SAA.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,453 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 3 hours or 180 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once Occasionally.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,151.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt) Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-13240 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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