Notice2024-26438
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports
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November 14, 2024
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Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, provides the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of recurring reports submitted by Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) recipients regarding the planned and actual expenditure of grant funds and activities funded by the grant.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90054-90055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26438]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports
AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, provides the general
public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting
burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the DOL is
soliciting comments concerning the collection of recurring reports
submitted by Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) recipients regarding
the planned and actual expenditure of grant funds and activities funded
by the grant.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before January 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e54484d595e7a717230797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29637f7a6e694d4645074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: Please submit only one copy of your comments. All
submissions received must include the agency name and Office of
Management and Budget
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(OMB) Control Number 1293-0009 for this information collection.
Comments, including any personal information provided, become a matter
of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the information collection request. A copy
of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office as listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebekah Haydin, by telephone at (240)
867-2302 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29637f7a6e694d4645074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2b8a4a1b5b2969d9edc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor, as part of
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts
a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information before submitting them to the OMB
for final approval. This program helps to ensure requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirements can be properly assessed.
The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service
(VETS) administers funds for the Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG)
to each state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands on an annual fiscal year basis. These non-
competitive, formula-driven grants are codified under title 38, United
States Code, (38 U.S.C.) section 4102A(b)(5): ``Subject to subsection
(c) make available for use in each state by grant or contract such
funds as may be necessary to support--(A) disabled veterans' outreach
program specialists appointed under section 4103A(a)(1) of this title,
(B) local veterans' employment representatives assigned under section
4104(b) of this title, and (C) the reasonable expenses of such
specialists and representatives described in subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively, for training, travel, supplies, and other business
expenses . . .''
VETS provides funds to states in accordance with an allocation
formula required by 38 U.S.C. 4102A(c)(2)(B) and as published in
regulation at title 20, part 1001, subpart F of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). The Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and
Training monitors and supervises the distribution and use of those
funds as required by 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(6). Additionally, and in
accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4107(b), the Secretary reviews performance
and provides an annual report to Congress that includes a
characterization of the quality and character of priority of services
provided to veterans (38 U.S.C. 4215 and 20 CFR 1010.320, 1010.330),
efforts to coordinate with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in
accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(3) and 4109; and incentive fund
usage as described in 38 U.S.C. 4112.
VETS is requesting continued approval for the information
collection that streamlines the annual funding request process for
grantees, reports the use of grantee funds in sufficient detail to
allow interim adjustments that ensure all appropriated funding is
expended properly, and provides data needed for VETS' Annual Report to
Congress.
The forms and reports collect required programmatic and financial
data from states and territories requesting and obligating grant funds.
The continued use of standardized formats for collecting this
information helps to ensure that requested data is provided in a
uniform way, reporting burdens are minimized, the impact of collection
requirements on respondents are properly assessed, collection
instruments are clearly understood by respondents, and the information
is easily consolidated for posting in accordance with statutory
requirements.
In addition to its standard review of all forms and instructions to
incorporate programmatic updates and improve plain language, VETS is
proposing to revise the information collection to add a VETS-404
Incentive Award Report form for reporting on the recipient's incentive
award program. As a condition for the receipt of funds, JVSG recipients
must establish and carry out an annual performance incentive program to
recognize excellence and encourage the improvement of employment,
training, and placement services provided under the grant. Recipients
currently provide an annual report on their incentive program as a
freeform attachment to their fourth-quarter VETS-403 Technical
Performance Narrative. Recipients have requested a standardized form on
which to complete this report so that the required data elements are
more clear.
With respect to the continuation of the approved collection of
information, VETS is particularly interested in comments on these
topics:
(1) Whether the continued collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance and oversight of the Jobs for Veterans State
Grant, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the VETS' 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, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
This information collection is subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA). A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public is generally not required to
respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and
displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
The DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an Information Collection Review
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes
that currently approved information collection requirements submitted
to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo
review.
Agency: DOL-VETS.
Type of Review: Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1293-0009.
Title of Collection: VETS' Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program
Reporting.
Forms:
1. VETS-401, JVSG Budget Information Summary;
2. VETS-402, JVSG Expenditure Detail Report (EDR);
3. VETS-403, JVSG Technical Performance Narrative (TPN);
4. VETS-404, Incentive Award Report (IAR);
5. VETS-501, JVSG Staffing Directory.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,456.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,116.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Dated: November 6, 2024.
James Rodriguez,
Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-26438 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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