[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 623-624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33288]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0455]
Proposed Information Collection (Equal Opportunity Compliance
Review Report) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The 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. This notice solicits comments for
information needed to determine whether proprietary education
institutions receiving Federal financial assistance comply with the
applicable civil rights law and regulations.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before March 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M35), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail to [email protected].
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0455'' in any
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correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461-9769
or FAX (202) 275-5947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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: Equal Opportunity Compliance Review Report, VA Form 20-8734
and Supplement to Equal Opportunity Compliance Review Report, VA Form
20-8734a.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0455.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Executive Order 12250, Leadership and Coordination of
Nondiscrimination Laws, delegated authority to the Attorney General to
coordinate the implementation and enforcement by Executive agencies of
various equal opportunity laws prohibiting discriminatory practices in
Federal programs and programs receiving Federal financial assistance.
The Order extended the delegation to cover Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Department of Justice issued government-wide guidelines (29 CFR 42.406)
instructing funding agencies to provide for the collection of data and
information from applicants for and recipients of Federal assistance.
VA Forms 20-8734 and 20-8734a are used by VA personnel during
regularly scheduled educational compliance survey visits, as well as
during investigations of equal opportunity complaints, to identify
areas where there may be disparate treatment of members of protected
groups. VA Form 20-8734 is used to gather information from post-
secondary proprietary schools below college level. The information is
used to assure that VA-funded programs comply with equal opportunity
laws. VA Form 20-8734a is used to gather information from students and
instructors at post-secondary proprietary schools below college level.
The information is used to assure that participants have equal access
to equal treatment in VA-funded programs. If this information were not
collected, VA would be unable to carry out the civil rights enforcement
responsibilities established in the Department of Justice's guidelines
and VA's regulations.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden and Average Burden Per Respondent: Based on
past experience, VBA estimates that 76 interviews will be conducted
with recipients using VA Form 20-8734 at an average of 1 hour and 45
minutes per interview (133 hours). This includes one hour for an
interview with the principal facility official, plus 45 minutes for
reviewing records and reports and touring the facility. It is estimated
that 76 interviews will be conducted with students using VA Form 20-
8734a at an average of 30 minutes per interview (38 hours) and with
instructors at an average of 30 minutes per interview (38 hours).
Interviews are also conducted with 76 students without instructors at
an average time of 30 minutes (38 hours). The total burden hour is 247.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 228.
Dated: December 30, 2010.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-33288 Filed 1-4-11; 8:45 am]
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