Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports

OMB Control No: 1293-0009	ICR Reference No: 201211-1293-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-1293-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ASVET	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/29/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/30/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2013
Responses	8,714	0	16,358
Time Burden (Hours)	17,401	0	32,650
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The DOL Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers funds for the multi-year Jobs for Veterans' State Grants (JVSG) to each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam on an annual basis on a fiscal year cycle. These forms are used to facilitate the identification of required programmatic and financial data provided by States requesting and expending funds and for monitoring the grants, making quarterly adjustments and reporting results to Congress. The use of program-specific standard formats helps to ensure that requested data can be 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 31 Name of Law: Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities    US Code: 38 USC 41 Name of Law: Job Counseling, Training, and Placement Service for Veterans    US Code: 38 USC 42 Name of Law: Employment and Training of Veterans    US Code: 10 USC 1144 Name of Law: Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and other Transitional Services: Department of Labor

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 59421	09/27/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 71196	11/29/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title Form No. Form Name TAP Workshop Forecast VETS 601 TAP Workshop Forecast Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking Report VETS 201 Chapter 31 Tracking VETS Manager's Report Budget Information VETS 401 JVSG Budget Information Summary Staffing Directory VETS 501 JVSG Staffing Directory JVSG Expenditure Detail Report VETS 402A JVSG EDR

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	8,714	16,358	0	128	-7,772	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,401	32,650	0	295	-15,544	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total burden hours for this ICR decreased due to decreasing the number of VETS 201 reports that will be filed (from an estimated 16,000 to 456) and eliminating the VETS 601 report (40).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $867,266

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Pamela Langley 202 693-4708 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 11/30/2012

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