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OMB Control No:
1205-0511
ICR Reference No:
201306-1205-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201211-1205-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/ETA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Veterans Retraining Assistance Participant Outreach Reporting
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
12/27/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/15/2013
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2013
Responses
69,024
0
69,024
Time Burden (Hours)
8,632
0
8,632
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), which is part of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Pub. L.112-56), is a new training program for eligible veterans and is funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The program requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to offer employment placement services to each veteran who participated in the VRAP within 30 days of their completion or termination, The Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the DOL, must submit a report to Congress by July 1, 2014, on the outcomes of the program. The report requires the total number of eligible veterans who participated, the associates degrees or certificates awarded (or other similar evidence of the completion of the program of education or training earned), and data related to the employment status of eligible veterans who participated in the program. To ensure employment services are being offered and outcomes are being tracked for all participants, ETA wishes to collect quarterly reports from the states, with a 45-day reporting period following each quarter, on the outreach offered to VRAP participants. To do so, ETA would add two data fields to the participant report it sends to the states. The report will be in Microsoft Excel format and will include a
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 56 211
Name of Law: Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 44600
07/24/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 68864
11/15/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Participant Data, Participant Burden
State Agency Reports
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
69,024
69,024
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
8,632
8,632
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$230,000
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:
Bonnie Naradzay 202-693-3675 Naradzay.Bonnie@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
11/15/2013
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