Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0368]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans

Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has

submitted 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 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0368.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Monthly Statement of Wages Paid to Trainee VA, Form 28-1917.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0368.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: Establishments training veterans on the job or in

apprenticeship programs use VA Form 28-1917, to report each veteran's

wages during the preceding month. The veteran's case manager reviews

the form and uses the information to determine whether the veteran is

receiving the appropriate wage increases and to ensure the veteran is

receiving the correct rate of subsistence allowance. Without this

information, there would be a high risk of large overpayments of VA

vocational rehabilitation benefits to this class of trainees.

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 September 20, 1999 at page 50869.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or

households, Not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Monthly.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,600.

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the

information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB

Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB

Control No. 2900-0368'' in any correspondence.

Dated: December 3, 1999.

By direction of the Secretary.

Sandra McIntyre,

Program Analyst, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 99-33254 Filed 12-22-99; 8:45 am]

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