[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19723]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefit 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: 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. 2900-0034.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
(202) 461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VA Form 28-1905h, Trainee Request for Leave (Chapter 31, 
Veteran Readiness and Employment).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0034 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    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.
    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 51596, June 18, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or 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.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-19723 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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