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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0014]
Agency Information Collection
(Authorization and Certification of
Entrance or Reentrance Into
Rehabilitation and Certification of
Status): Activity Under OMB Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 15, 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 sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0014’’ 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–
0014.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Authorization and Certification
of Entrance or Reentrance into
Rehabilitation and Certification of
Status, VA Form 28–1905.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0014.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA case managers use VA
Form 28–1905 to identify program
participants and provide specific
guidelines on the planned program to
facilities providing education, training,
or other rehabilitation services. Facility
officials certify that the claimant has
enrolled in the planned program and
submit the form to VA. VA uses the data
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collected to ensure that claimants do not
receive benefits for periods for which
they did not participate in any
rehabilitation, special restorative or
specialized vocational training
programs.
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 in 79 FR
59559, October 2, 2014.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
90,000.
Dated: December 11, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900—NEW]
Proposed Information Collection
(Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection) Activity: Comment Request
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Veterans Health
Administration (VHA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
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 new
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the
information needed to evaluate the
Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection program to ensure Veterans,
Servicemembers, beneficiaries,
caregivers and other persons receive
timely and reliable transportation for
the purpose of examination, treatment
and care.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before February 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to
Audrey Revere, Veterans Health
Administration (10B4), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email:
audrey.revere@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900—NEW
(Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection)’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through the
FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Revere at (202) 461–5604 or
FAX (202) 495–5397.
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, VHA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’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.
Titles: Veterans Transportation
Service (VTS) Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW
(Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection).
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: The information collection
is to ensure Veterans, Servicemembers,
beneficiaries, caregivers and other
persons receive timely and reliable
transportation for the purpose of
examination, treatment and care. VHA
must identify the beneficiary, the dates
and location required to plan a trip for
scheduled or unscheduled
appointments, and ensure
reimbursement of beneficiary travel
mileage is not paid for transportation
provided through VTS. Information is
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also collected to facilitate overall
evaluation of the effectiveness of the
allocation of resources for VTS.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 334,895
burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 3.32 (On
Occasion).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100,872.
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Performance Review Board Members:
Correction
Corporate Senior Executive
Management Office, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) published a notice,
‘‘Performance Review Board Members,’’
in the Federal Register on December 12,
2014, that contained an error.
Specifically, it incorrectly stated that
Pat Vandenberg would serve on the VA
Performance Review Board. This notice
corrects that error and announces the
appointment of Elias Hernandez to the
Board.
DATES: Effective date: December 12,
2014.
SUMMARY:
Dated: December 11, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
AGENCY:
Notice; correction.
Corporate Senior Executive
Management Office, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Tia N. Butler, Executive
Director, Corporate Senior Executive
Management Office (052), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
7865. (This is not a toll free number.)
ADDRESSES:
73952, correct the SUPPLEMENTARY
by adding the name ‘‘Elias
Hernandez’’ and removing the name
‘‘Patricia C. Vandenberg’’.
INFORMATION
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on December 12, 2014, for
publication.
Dated: December 12, 2014.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Correction
In the Federal Register of December
12, 2014, in FR Doc.14x–29262, on page
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW]
Proposed Information Collection (Veterans Transportation Service
Data Collection) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain 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 new collection, and
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information needed to evaluate the Veterans
Transportation Service Data Collection program to ensure Veterans,
Servicemembers, beneficiaries, caregivers and other persons receive
timely and reliable transportation for the purpose of examination,
treatment and care.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before February 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov;
or to Audrey Revere, Veterans Health Administration (10B4), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; or
email: audrey.revere@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900--
NEW (Veterans Transportation Service Data Collection)'' in any
correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Revere at (202) 461-5604 or FAX
(202) 495-5397.
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, VHA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA'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.
Titles: Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW (Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection).
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: The information collection is to ensure Veterans,
Servicemembers, beneficiaries, caregivers and other persons receive
timely and reliable transportation for the purpose of examination,
treatment and care. VHA must identify the beneficiary, the dates and
location required to plan a trip for scheduled or unscheduled
appointments, and ensure reimbursement of beneficiary travel mileage is
not paid for transportation provided through VTS. Information is
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also collected to facilitate overall evaluation of the effectiveness of
the allocation of resources for VTS.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 334,895 burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 3.32 (On Occasion).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,872.
Dated: December 11, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-29391 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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