Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training, 97707-97708 [2024-28829]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2024 / Notices 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, and it includes the actual data collection instrument. Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by January 8, 2025. DATES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’, then search the list for the information collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW.’’ ADDRESSES: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, (202) 461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@ va.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Veterans Group Life Insurance, VA Form SGLV 8714. OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRASearch. Type of Review: New collection. Abstract: This form will be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a third party to act on behalf of the insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of our customers are of advanced age or suffer from limiting disabilities and need assistance from a third party to conduct their affairs. The information collected provides an optional service and is not required to receive insurance benefits. 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 at 89 FR 80017, October 1, 2024. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Estimated Annual Burden: 12,500 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes. Frequency of Response: One time. Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Dec 06, 2024 Jkt 265001 Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Maribel Aponte, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–28828 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0679] Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification of Change or Correction of Name Government Life Insurance Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 7, 2025. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202–461–8900, nancy.kessinger@va.gov. VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@ va.gov. 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) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 97707 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: Certification of Change or Correction of Name Government Life Insurance—VA Form 29–586. OMB Control Number: 2900–0679. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to find the historical versions of this Information Collection). Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The form is used by the insured as a certification of change or correction of name. The information on the form is required by law, U.S.C. 1904 and 1942. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Annual Burden: 20 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: Once. Estimated Number of Respondents: 120. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Maribel Aponte, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–28826 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0178] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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, and it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 97708 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2024 / Notices information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’, then search the list for the information collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0178.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@ va.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Title: Monthly Certification of OnThe-Job and Apprenticeship Training, VA Form 22–6553d-1; 22–6553d. OMB Control Number: 2900–0178, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRASearch. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: With the use of VA Forms 22–6553d-1; 22–6553d, benefits are authorized monthly based on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Dec 06, 2024 Jkt 265001 number of hours worked in a training capacity by the trainee as verified by the training establishment. Unscheduled terminations result in the termination of benefits. If hours are reduced to less than a full-time work schedule, a reduction of benefits will occur. Public Law 115–89 ‘‘Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act’’ (VALOR Act) was signed into law on November 21, 2017. Section 3 of this law amended 38 U.S.C. 3680(c) to eliminate the trainee’s certification requirement. As a result, this form is only completed, signed, and certified by the training establishment to report the trainee’s number of hours worked and/ or to report the trainee’s date of termination. The form no longer requires the signature of the trainee. The form is then sent to the Regional Processing Office (RPO) for processing. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 at 89 FR 80307–80308, October 2, 2024. Affected Public: Training Establishments. Estimated Annual Burden: 39,340 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: 12 Annually per Respondent. Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,670. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Maribel Aponte, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–28829 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97707-97708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28829]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0178]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Monthly 
Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training

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, 
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, and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed

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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0178.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship 
Training, VA Form 22-6553d-1; 22-6553d.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0178, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: With the use of VA Forms 22-6553d-1; 22-6553d, benefits 
are authorized monthly based on the number of hours worked in a 
training capacity by the trainee as verified by the training 
establishment. Unscheduled terminations result in the termination of 
benefits. If hours are reduced to less than a full-time work schedule, 
a reduction of benefits will occur. Public Law 115-89 ``Veterans 
Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act'' (VALOR Act) was 
signed into law on November 21, 2017. Section 3 of this law amended 38 
U.S.C. 3680(c) to eliminate the trainee's certification requirement. As 
a result, this form is only completed, signed, and certified by the 
training establishment to report the trainee's number of hours worked 
and/or to report the trainee's date of termination. The form no longer 
requires the signature of the trainee. The form is then sent to the 
Regional Processing Office (RPO) for processing.
    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 at 89 FR 80307-80308, October 2, 2024.
    Affected Public: Training Establishments.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 39,340 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 12 Annually per Respondent.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,670.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-28829 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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