Public Law 108-422 authorized expenditure of funds to assist State Veterans Homes in hiring and retention of nurses and reduction of nursing shortages at State homes. The law requires payment may be made to the state for a fiscal year subject to submission of an application. Therefore to assure funding requests conform to the limitations of the law and is consistent with regulatory requirement, VHA designed VA Form 10-0430 for this purpose.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.