[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20302]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0092]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Information for Veteran Readiness and Employment Entitlement 
Determination

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 https://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. 2900-0092.''

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: 
    Title: VA Form 28-1902w, Information for Veteran Readiness and 
Employment Entitlement Determination.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0092 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The VA Form 28-1902w, Information for Veteran Readiness 
and Employment Entitlement Determination is used by the Vocational 
Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) with the Veteran or Service member 
during the comprehensive initial evaluation after the VA receives an 
application for Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits and has 
determined the claimant is eligible to apply for chapter 31 under title 
38 U.S.C. 3104(a) and 38 CFR 21.50. Use of the VA Form 28-1902w will 
allow the VA counselor to use the form to collect the information 
during the initial evaluation. The information is unique to each 
Veteran and must be collected to assist with making an entitlement 
determination during the initial evaluation or the counselor would not 
have enough information to properly evaluate the Veteran's 
circumstances. The information is collected only once. Information for 
Veteran Readiness and Employment Entitlement Determination takes 
approximately 45 minutes to complete.
    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 54962, July 2, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 48,097 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 64,129.
    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. 2024-20302 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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