Agency Information Collection (Time Record (Work-Study Program)) Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0379]

Agency Information Collection (Time Record (Work-Study Program)) Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before July 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments on the collection of information through

www.Regulations.gov,

or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0379” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email

crystal.rennie@va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0379.”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Time Record (Work-Study Program), VA Form 22-8690.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0379.

Type of Review:

Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

VA Form 22-8690 is a time sheet report used by a supervisor and an eligible individual to record and report the number of hours completed by the trainee. The form should be submitted after the trainee completes at least 50 hours of work. VA uses the data collected to ensure that the amount of benefits payable to a claimant who is pursuing work-study is correct.

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 on February 28, 2014, at pages 11512-11513.

Affected Public:

State, Local or Tribal Governments.

Estimated Annual Burden:

5,705 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

5 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

68,460.

Dated: June 9, 2014.

By direction of the Secretary.

Crystal Rennie,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2014-13751 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]

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