82 FR 47324 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Work Study Allowance; Student Work-Study Agreement (Advance Payment); Extended Student Work-Study Agreement; Student Work-Study Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)

Page Range		47324-47324
FR Document		2017-21823

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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0209]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Work 
Study Allowance; Student Work-Study Agreement (Advance Payment); 
Extended Student Work-Study Agreement; Student Work-Study Agreement

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; it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2017.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0209'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, VA Clearance 
Officer--Office of Quality Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 
or email [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0209'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, and 
section 21.4145 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations necessitate 
these collections of information.
    Title: Application for Work Study Allowance; Student Work-Study 
Agreement (Advance Payment); Extended Student Work-Study Agreement; 
Student Work-Study Agreement (VA Forms 22-8691, 22-8692, 22-8692a, and 
22-8692b).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0209.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA uses the VA Forms 22-8691, 22-8692, 22-8692a, and 22-
8692b collecting information to determine the individual's eligibility 
for the work-study allowance, the number of hours the individual will 
work, the amount payable, whether the individual desires an advance 
payment, and whether the individual wants to extend the work-study 
contract. 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 82 FR 35876 on August 1, 2017.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,865 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent = 23 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113,851.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality Privacy and Risk, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-21823 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am]
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substances to which the mandatory approach? If so, how? Are there any FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
minimum penalty applies? fentanyl analogues that should not be Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, VA Clearance
3. The Commission invites general included as part of a broad class-based Officer—Office of Quality Privacy and
comment on whether and, if so how, the approach and for which the Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs,
guidelines should be amended to Commission should provide a 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington,
account for fentanyl and fentanyl marihuana equivalency separate from DC 20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
analogues. How, if at all, should the other fentanyl analogues? If so, what Cynthia.harvey.pryor@va.gov. Please
guideline provisions related to fentanyl equivalency should the Commission refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0209’’
and the fentanyl analogues specifically provide for each such fentanyl analogue, in any correspondence.
listed in § 2D1.1 be amended? For and why?
example, should the Commission revise What are the advantages and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the marihuana equivalencies already disadvantages of a broad class-based Authority: Section 3485 of title 38,
provided for fentanyl, Alpha- approach for fentanyl analogues? If the United States Code, and section 21.4145
Methylfentanyl, and 3-Methylfentanyl? Commission were to provide a different of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations
If so, what equivalency should the approach to account for fentanyl
necessitate these collections of
Commission provide for each substance, analogues in the guidelines, what
and why? should that different approach be? information.
Should the Commission amend Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), (x);
Title: Application for Work Study
§ 2D1.1 to account for other unlisted USSC Rules of Practice and Procedure 4.4. Allowance; Student Work-Study
fentanyl analogues? For example, Agreement (Advance Payment);
should the Commission establish William H. Pryor, Jr., Extended Student Work-Study
marihuana equivalencies for fentanyl Acting Chair. Agreement; Student Work-Study
analogues currently not listed in [FR Doc. 2017–21820 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] Agreement (VA Forms 22–8691, 22–
§ 2D1.1? If so, what specific fentanyl BILLING CODE 2210–40–P 8692, 22–8692a, and 22–8692b).
analogues should the Commission
include in the Drug Equivalency Tables OMB Control Number: 2900–0209.
and what equivalency should the DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Type of Review: Renewal of a
Commission provide for each such AFFAIRS currently approved collection.
substance? What factors should the Abstract: VA uses the VA Forms 22–
Commission consider when deciding [OMB Control No. 2900–0209]
8691, 22–8692, 22–8692a, and 22–8692b
whether to account for these Agency Information Collection collecting information to determine the
substances? Activity: Application for Work Study individual’s eligibility for the work-
4. The Commission has received
Allowance; Student Work-Study study allowance, the number of hours
anecdotal information about the
Agreement (Advance Payment); the individual will work, the amount
availability of several fentanyl
Extended Student Work-Study payable, whether the individual desires
analogues. How are these novel fentanyl
Agreement; Student Work-Study an advance payment, and whether the
analogues developed, manufactured and
Agreement individual wants to extend the work-
trafficked? To what extent are these
substances legally manufactured for AGENCY: Veterans Benefits study contract. An agency may not
pharmaceutical purposes and then Administration, Department of Veterans conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
diverted for illicit trafficking and use, as Affairs. required to respond to a collection of
opposed to having been manufactured ACTION: Notice. information unless it displays a
illegally? How complex is the procedure currently valid OMB control number.
to develop these substances and how SUMMARY: In compliance with the The Federal Register Notice with a 60-
frequently are they introduced into the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 day comment period soliciting
illicit drug market? this notice announces that the Veterans comments on this collection of
Instead of providing marihuana Benefits Administration (VBA),
information was published at 82 FR
equivalencies for individual fentanyl Department of Veterans Affairs, will
35876 on August 1, 2017.
analogues, should the Commission submit the collection of information
consider establishing a single abstracted below to the Office of Affected Public: Individuals and
marihuana equivalency applicable to all Management and Budget (OMB) for households.
fentanyl analogues? Are fentanyl review and comment. The PRA Estimated Annual Burden: 17,865
analogues sufficiently similar to one submission describes the nature of the hours.
another in chemical structure, information collection and its expected
cost and burden; it includes the actual Estimated Average Burden per
pharmacological effects, potential for
data collection instrument. Respondent = 23 minutes.
addiction and abuse, patterns of
trafficking and abuse, and associated DATES: Comments must be submitted on Frequency of Response: Once
harms, to support the adoption of a or before November 13, 2017. Annually.
broad class-based approach for ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Estimated Number of Respondents:
sentencing purposes? If so, what on the collection of information through 113,851.
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marihuana equivalency should the www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
By direction of the Secretary.
Commission provide for fentanyl Information and Regulatory Affairs,
analogues as a class and why? What Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
factors should the Commission account VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality
for if it considers adopting a broad class- Washington, DC 20503 or sent through Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans
based approach for fentanyl and its electronic mail to oira_submission@ Affairs.
analogues? Should the Commission omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB [FR Doc. 2017–21823 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
define ‘‘fentanyl analogues’’ for Control No. 2900–0209’’ in any BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
purposes of this broad class-based correspondence.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2017.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, VA Clearance Officer--Office of Quality Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0209'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		82 FR 47324