Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Monthly Certification of On The Job and Apprenticeship Training

Agency Information Collection Activity: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training

Dates

Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2024.

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.

Title: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training, VA Forms 22-6553d-1; 22-6553.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0178, 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: 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 by the trainee in a training capacity 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: 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.