Agency Information Collection Activity: Employment Certification Form, 57261-57262 [2022-20141]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57261-57262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20141]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0874]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Employment Certification 
Form

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 proposed revision of a 
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before November 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0874'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0874'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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.
    Authority: Section 116, Public Law 115-48; section 8006, Public Law 
117-2.
    Title: Employment Certification Form, VAF 22-10201.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0874.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: On August 16, 2017, the President signed into law, the 
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (``Forever 
GI Bill''), Public Law 115-48, which amended title 38, United States 
Code to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), and for other purposes. Section 116 
of the law authorizes VA to establish a 5-year high technology pilot 
program for Veterans as an educational program provided by leading 
technology employers. Section 116 also requires that VA receive 
Employment Certification from School Certifying Officials (SCOs) and 
Veterans enrolled in the VET TEC pilot program.
    Additionally, section 116 of Public Law 115-48, and section 8006 of 
Public

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Law 117-2, authorized VA to implement both the Veteran Employment 
through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC), and the Veteran Rapid 
Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP), respectively. Both of these 
programs provide assistance to an eligible Veteran for the pursuit of a 
covered program of education. This form therefore allows Veterans who 
either participated in a VRRAP or VET TEC program to certify to VA that 
they have found employment in a field related to their program of 
education.
    The VET TEC Employment Certification Form 22-10201, which is also 
used as the employment certification for VRRAP, will allow student 
Veterans and SCOs to certify that a student Veteran has obtained 
meaningful employment with the skills acquired during their training 
program funded by those programs. VA continues to require approval of 
this information collection, so that VA can verify Veteran employment, 
as required by the law. VA would not comply with statute, if we do not 
collect the Veteran Employment Certification. The new laws require VA 
to certify and verify employment for student Veterans, which aligns 
with the skills acquired during their training program, funded by the 
VET TEC program offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 159 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Time per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,908.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20141 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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