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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Notices
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
There are no capital, start-up, or annual
operation and maintenance costs
involved in the collection of
information. The respondents would not
incur any reporting costs from the
information collection beyond the labor
costs associated with the burden hours
to gather the information, prepare it for
reporting and then populate the Webbased data collection tool. The
respondents also would not incur any
recordkeeping burden or recordkeeping
costs from the information collection.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2021–18251 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0178]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Monthly Certification of Onthe-Job and Apprenticeship Training
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
revised collection of certain information

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by the agency. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal
agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register concerning each
revised 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 October 25, 2021.
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. 2900–0178’’ 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), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0178’’
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: Public Law 115–89
‘‘Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor
Opportunity Reform Act’’, 38 U.S.C.
3002(3)(C), 3032(c), 3233, 3313(g), 3484,
3534(a), 3680(c), 3687, and 10 U.S.C.
16131., 38 CFR 21.3131(a), 21.3132(c),

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21.4135(e)(3)(iii), 21.4203(f)(3), 21.4262,
21.5130, 21.5138, 21.7139(g), and
21.7639(f), 21.9561(c), 21.9641(g).
Title: Monthly Certification of OnThe-Job and Apprenticeship Training.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0178.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Benefits are authorized
monthly based on the number of hours
worked 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.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 214,794
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Twelve (12)
Annually per Respondent.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
107,397.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Disability Compensation
(Committee) will begin and end as
follows:

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