Proposed Information Collection (Monthly Record of Training and Wages) Activity: Comment Request, 67737 [2012-27467]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 67737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27467]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0176]


Proposed Information Collection (Monthly Record of Training and 
Wages) Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to 
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a 
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the 
information needed to monitor claimants' training progress towards 
their rehabilitation goals.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before January 14, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov; or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 
Administration (20M35), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email nancy.kessinger@va.gov. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0176'' in any correspondence. 
During the comment period, comments may be viewed online at FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 
or FAX (202) 632-8925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Monthly Record of Training and Wages, VA Form 28-1905c.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0176.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: On-the-job training establishments and trainers in 
certain special programs use VA Form 28-1905c to maintain accurate 
records on a trainee's progress toward rehabilitation goals as well as 
recording the trainee's on-the-job training monthly wages. Trainers 
report these wages on the form at the beginning of the program and at 
any time the trainee's wage rate changes. Following a trainee's 
completion of a vocational rehabilitation program, the form is 
submitted to the trainee's case manager to monitor the trainee's 
training and to ensure that the trainee is progressing and learning the 
skills necessary to carry out the duties of his or her occupational 
goal.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,600 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,400.

    Dated: November 6, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.

Robert C. McFetridge,
Director, Office of Regulations Policy and Management, Office of the 
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-27467 Filed 11-9-12; 8:45 am]
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