83 FR 5515 - Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review: Approval of Licensing or Certification Test and Organization or Entity

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)

Page Range		5515-5515
FR Document		2018-02362

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 83 Issue 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5515]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02362]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0697]


Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review: Approval of 
Licensing or Certification Test and Organization or Entity

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 March 9, 2018.

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-
0697'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), 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-
0697'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: US Code 38 Section 3689.
    Title: Approval of Licensing or Certification Test and Organization 
or Entity.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0697.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: SAAs and VA will use the information to decide whether 
the licensing and certification tests, and the organizations offering 
them, should be approved for use under the education programs VA 
administers. VA did not develop an official form for this information 
collection since section 3689 of title 38, United States Code, 
permitted VA to delegate the approval functions to the State Approving 
Agencies; and from the inception of this information collection, VA has 
given the State Approving Agencies the authority to approve licensing 
and certification tests and organizations. Consequently, the State 
Approving Agencies have developed their own forms to gather information 
they will need per their respective state laws to decide whether the 
licensing and certification tests and the organizations offering them 
should be approved. In the case of an organization seeking approval 
directly from VA, any information VA receives concerning the request 
for approval is forwarded directly to the appropriate State Approving 
Agency. Since SAAs have approval authority, education institutions and 
licensing and certification organizations supply information to the 
SAAs for approval in a manner specified by the SAA.
    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 82 on March 17, 2017, pages 14277-
14278.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 817 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2451 respondents.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-02362 Filed 2-6-18; 8:45 am]
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before March 9, 2018.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), 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- 0697'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 5515