Notice2025-10474
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program Budget and Narrative Form
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June 10, 2025
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Labor DepartmentVeterans Employment and Training Service
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 assessed. Currently, the DOL is soliciting comments on the information collection request (ICR) for the Budget and Narrative Form submitted by Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant recipients regarding the preparation of the budget and budget narrative for use of grant funds and activities supporting expenditures for their HVRP.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24416-24417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10474]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program
Budget and Narrative Form
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 assessed. Currently, the DOL is
soliciting comments on the information collection request (ICR) for the
Budget and Narrative Form submitted by Homeless Veterans' Reintegration
Program (HVRP) grant recipients regarding the preparation of the budget
and budget narrative for use of grant funds and activities supporting
expenditures for their HVRP.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before August 11, 2025.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained for free by
contacting Chris Brown by telephone at (202) 693-2990 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e16080c0e1e3a313270393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c041a1e1c0c282320622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments about this ICR by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d09886828090b4bfbcfeb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4acb2b6b4a4808b88ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
Include ``HVRP Budget and Narrative Form'' in the subject line.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Brown, Homeless Veterans'
Reintegration Program (HVRP) Lead- Office of Grants and Training, by
telephone at (202) 693-2990 (this is not a toll-free number) or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b130d090b1b3f3437753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc948a8e8c9cb8b3b0f2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor's VETS administers funds for the Homeless
Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant on an annual basis. These
competitive grants are codified under 38 U.S.C. 2021, 2021A, and 2023.
VETS provides funds to grant recipients through annual Funding
Opportunity Announcements (FOA) and incremental funding throughout the
grant's three-year (12 quarters) period of performance. The total
number of grant recipients varies from year to year based on the amount
of available funds. Grants are awarded up to $500,000 each year, for a
total of up to $1,500,000 for the three-year period of performance.
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. 2021 and 38 U.S.C. 2021A. Additionally, and in
accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2021(d), the Secretary shall collect such
information as that Secretary considers appropriate to monitor and
evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to
carry out this section.
The approval of this form will create the use of standardized
formats for grant recipients' preparation of the budget and budget
narrative. In accordance with 2 CFR appendix-I-to-part-
200(b)(4)(ii)(I), VETS' annual FOA requires the submission of a budget
narrative for VETS' applicants to show that their proposed costs are
allowable under 2 CFR 200.403 and are necessary and reasonable for
carrying out the HVRP grant. Collecting this information via this form
helps to ensure that
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requested data is provided in a uniform way, reporting burdens are
minimized, errors in budget formulation and calculation are nullified,
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents are described
in its instructions. VETS will use the HVRP Budget and Narrative Form
for monitoring the expenditure of grant funds according to the program
budget throughout the period of performance, and to satisfy the
regulatory requirements in accordance with 2 CFR 200.308(c) if there is
a need for the grant recipient to request a budget revision. This
collection instrument is clearly understood by respondents, and the
information is easily evaluable by VETS for cost principles guidelines
found in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
VETS is particularly interested in comments on these topics:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information has practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of VETS' estimate of the burden
related to the information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
<bullet> Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the information collection on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Documents related to this information collection request are
available at <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a> and at DOL-VETS located at <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/hvrp">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/hvrp</a>. Questions about the
information collection requirements may be directed to the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns HVRP Budget and
Narrative Form. VETS has listed the data with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this
information collection request. VETS 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.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: VETS.
OMB Control Number: 1293-0NEW.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit
institutions, State and Local Governments.
Number of Respondents: 151.
Annual Burden Hours: 6.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $448.68.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 906.
VETS Forms: HVRP Budget and Narrative Form.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of
public record and will be available at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Dated: June 5, 2025.
Jessie Duff,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy, Veterans' Employment and Training
Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-10474 Filed 6-9-25; 8:45 am]
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