[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51596-51597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13327]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Trainee Request for Leave 
(Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment)

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 extension 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 19, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through 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.
    Title: VA Form 28-1905h, Trainee Request for Leave (Chapter 31, 
Veteran Readiness and Employment).

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    OMB Control Number: 2900-0034. 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: Both the Department of Veterans Affairs staff from 
Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division, VR&E program 
participant, and trainer or authorized school official completes the VA 
Form 28-1905h, Trainee Request for Leave (Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness 
and Employment). VA Form 28-1905h serves as the only document for 
requesting leave and for providing the information necessary to 
determine whether to approve the leave request. A trainer or authorized 
school official must verify on the form the effect the absence will 
have on the program participant's progress in the training program. The 
case manager (normally a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor) assigned 
to the program participant's case overseeing the training program 
approves or denies the leave request. Upon approval, the program 
participant can receive subsistence allowance and other program 
services during the leave period as if he or she were continuing to 
attend training under Title 38 (CFR) Sec.  21.270.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once, on occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 39,000.
    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. 2024-13327 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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