Notice2022-14670
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) 30, 60, 90, 180-Day Experience Survey, and VRRAP Experience Survey After Employment
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Published
July 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41190-41192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14670]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Rapid Retraining
Assistance Program (VRRAP) 30, 60, 90, 180-Day Experience Survey, and
VRRAP Experience Survey After Employment
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 and it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
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DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to
``OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1ccc0d3c8c3c4cd8fc0d1cecfd5c4e1d7c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e78a86958e85828bc9869788899382a79186c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX'' 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 117-2 Sec. 8006 and Public Law 117-16.
Title: Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) 30, 60,
90, 180-Day Experience Survey, and VRRAP Experience Survey After
Employment.
OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Abstract: These VRRAP Surveys submitted for OMB's approval through
regular ICR 3-year collection for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' is being submitting based on the
recently enacted ``Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran
Employment Act'' (THRIVE ACT) legislation. This new Public Law 117-16
amended the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP), Public
Law 117-2 Section 8006 by requiring VA, in coordination with Department
of Labor (DOL), to contact each Veteran who completes a covered program
of education under the retraining assistance program 30, 60, 90, and
180 days after the Veteran completes the program of education to ask
about their experience in the retraining assistance program and their
employment status.
The Thrive Act legislation also specifies that a Veteran
participating in a covered program of education solely through distance
learning on a half-time basis or less would not receive a housing
stipend, and it clarifies the housing stipend amount provided to a
Veteran when participating in a program on a half-time basis or less.
The Thrive Act also requires VA, in consultation with the DOL to
contact each participating Veteran no later than 30 days after the date
the Veteran begins the program of education, to notify them of
employment placement services available upon completion of the program;
and to, no later than 14 days after the date the Veteran completes, or
terminates participation in the program, to facilitate the provision of
employment placement services to the Veteran.
The Thrive Act also requires VA to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations to
facilitate the employment of Veterans who participate in the retraining
assistance program. A qualified non-profit organization is an
organization that is an association of businesses and has at least two
years of experience providing job placement services for Veterans. And
finally, the legislation requires DOL, no later than one year after the
date of the Thrive Act enactment, to submit a report to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.
The report must contain the percentage of Veterans who found
employment before the end of the second calendar quarter after exiting
the program; the percentage of Veterans who found employment before the
end of the fourth calendar quarter after exiting the program; the
median earnings of Veterans for the second quarter after exiting the
program; and the percentage of Veterans who attain a recognized
postsecondary credential during the 12-month period after exiting the
program, and would require the Comptroller General of the United States
to submit a report to Congress on the outcomes and effectiveness of the
retraining program not later than 180 days after the termination of the
retraining assistance program, December 11, 2022. Feedback from the
Surveys will be used for that purpose.
The feedback will also provide insights into the eligible
beneficiaries' perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an
early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. This collection will allow for
ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between VA and
Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) participants
regarding their needs for employment assistance. It will also allow
feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of the VRRAP program
management.
Improving agency programs requires ongoing assessment of service
delivery, by which we mean systematic review of the operation of a
program compared to a set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means
of contributing to the continuous improvement of the program. VA will
collect, analyze, and interpret information gathered through this
regular ICR submission survey to identify strengths and weaknesses of
current services and make improvements in service delivery based on
feedback. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as:
timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy,
efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service
delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to
improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If
this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on VA's services will be unavailable.
The type of regular ICR survey collection is limited only as:
<bullet> Web-Based or other forms of social media and email
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 87 FR 84 on
May 2, 2022, page 25701.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 830 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Four (4) per year (Quarterly).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,225.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-14670 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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