Agency Information Collection (Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee): Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0368]

Agency Information Collection (Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee): 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 January 22, 2015.

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 send through electronic mail to

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov

. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0368” in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

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. 2900-0368” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee (chapter 31, title 38, U.S.C.), VA Form 28-1917.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0368.

Type of Review:

Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

Employers providing on-job or apprenticeship training to veterans complete VA Form 28-1917 to report each Veteran's wages during the preceding month. VA uses the information to determine whether the Veteran is receiving the appropriate wage increase and correct rate of subsistence allowance.

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 October 2, 2014, at pages 59568-59563.

Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Annual Burden:

1,800 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

30 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

Monthly.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300.

Estimated Total Annual Responses:

3,600.

Dated: December 18, 2014.

By direction of the Secretary.

Crystal Rennie,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2014-30018 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]

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