Notice2023-00692
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV) Grant Program
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Published
January 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, 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 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2766-2767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00692]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0905]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Legal
Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness
(LSV) Grant Program
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration,
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.
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. 2900-0905.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98f5f9eaf1fafdf4b6f9e8f7f6ecfdd8eef9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e885899a818a8d84c6899887869c8da89e89c68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0905'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk
for Homelessness (LSV) Grant Program, VA Forms 10-318a-b and 10-319a-b.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0905.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Public Law 116-315, Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D.
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, provided
authority for VA's Homeless Programs Office (HPO) to grant funding to
eligible organizations that will coordinate or provide legal services
to Veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. Several
sections, including section 4202, of the Act were created to better
serve Veterans who are struggling with homelessness or housing
insecurity. Requests for funding by applicants are likely to exceed the
amount of funding appropriated to the VA for these grants. The VA must
collect data to prioritize applicants for funding. The legal authority
for this data collection is found under 38 U.S.C., part I, chapter 5,
section 527, which authorizes the collection of data that will allow
measurement and evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Programs, the goal of which is to improve health care and services for
Veterans. This information collection includes grant eligibility
criteria, application requirements, scoring criteria, constraints on
the allocation and use of the funds, and other requirements necessary
to implement this grant program.
HPO will use information collected to determine if an applicant is
eligible to receive grant funding. HPO also will obtain information
necessary to ensure that federal funds are awarded to applicants who
are financially stable and have the capacity to conduct the program for
which a grant is awarded. HPO could not perform its statutory
obligation to administer the program if this data were not collected.
The following forms will be used to collect data for the LSV Grant
Program:
VA Form 10-318a--Application for Legal Services Grant: This form
will be used to collect data from eligible entities that are applying
to be Legal Services for Homeless and At-Risk Veterans grant
recipients. The items required in this application are used to
determine if an applicant can provide legal services to Veterans. The
scoring criteria is at VA's discretion and is not mandated by the
statute.
VA Form 10-318b--Renewal Application for Legal Services Grant: This
form will be used to collect data from existing grantees that were
previously awarded Legal Services for Homeless and At-Risk Veterans
grants.
VA Form 10-319a--Quarterly Grantee Performance Reports for Legal
Services Grant: HPO will collect this information to ensure that
grantees comply with program requirements described in 38 CFR part 79
and their grant agreements.
VA Form 10-319b--Program or Budget Change and Corrective Action
Plan for Legal Services Grant: This information is needed for a grantee
to inform HPO of significant changes that will alter their approved
grant program. HPO may require grantees to initiate and develop
corrective action plans, and submit to VA for approval.
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 215 on November 8, 2022, pages 67538
and 67539.
Total Annual Number of Responses = 485.
Total Annual Time Burden = 4,070 hours.
VA Form 10-318a--Application for Legal Services Grant
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,400 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
VA Form 10-318b--Renewal Application for Legal Services Grant
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
VA Form 10-319a--Quarterly Grantee Performance Report
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Four times per year.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
VA Form 10-319b--Program or Budget Change and Corrective Action Plan
(CAP)
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
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. 2023-00692 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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