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OMB Control No: 2900-0929	ICR Reference No: 202307-2900-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP).- Additional Reporting
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/06/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: As the VSTAGP is a proposed program, no information has yet been collected. Once the final rule has been published and funding allocated, VSTAGP will collect information from grantees such as documents, papers, or other records which are pertinent to the Federal award, to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. This also includes timely and reasonable access to grantee personnel for interviews and discussions related to such documents.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 501

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2900-AR68	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 42891	07/05/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VSTAGP additional reporting collection

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As part of P.L. 116-315, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, Congress established a grant program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to work with eligible, non-Federal organizations to provide transitional services to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members (i.e., VSTAGP participants). VA, through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), proposes to execute this requirement as the Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP). The proposed rule (RIN 2900-AR68, Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program) will establish a regulation that will address: the purpose, the intended usage of grant funds, the general process for awarding a grant, the criteria for evaluating grant applications, priorities related to the award of a grant and other general requirements and guidance for administering and overseeing the VSTAGP. OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200), establishes the record retention and access to records requirements fulfilled by this collection. The VSTAGP additional reporting collection will require a new control number to be assigned. As the VSTAGP is a proposed program, no information has yet been collected. Once the final rule has been published and funding allocated, VSTAGP will collect information from grantees such as documents, papers, or other records which are pertinent to the Federal award, to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. This also includes timely and reasonable access to grantee personnel for interviews and discussions related to such documents.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $830

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Maribel Aponte 202 266-4688 maribel.aponte@va.gov

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