[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17442-17443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7910]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Veterans' Employment and Training Service


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Request for Comments

AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on the proposed continued collections of 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506 C (2)(A)). 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 can be properly assessed. Currently, VETS is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of the information 
collection request for the VETS 300, Cost Accounting Report, DVOP/LVER 
Programs and Manager's Report.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted by May 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to the Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, to the attention of 
Ronald Bachman, Acting Director, Office of Operations and Programs. 
Written comments limited to 10 pages or fewer may be transmitted by 
facsimile to (202) 693-4755 or e-mail to [email protected]. 
Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. mail, e-mail or FAX 
transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, the sender may request 
confirmation that a submission has been received, by telephoning VETS 
at (202) 693-4707 (VOICE) or (202) 693-4753 (TTY/TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Bachman, Acting Director, 
Office of Operations and Programs, Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-4707.
    Copies of the referenced information collection request are 
available for inspection and copying through VETS and will be mailed to 
persons who request copies by telephoning Ronald Bachman at (202) 693-
4707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The VETS 300 Cost Accounting Report DVOP/LVER Report provides data 
on State public employment service program expenditures. This data is 
used at the Federal level by VETS for program budgeting and 
administration purposes, and to meet the mandated reporting 
requirements to the President and to Congress. Each State Employment 
Service Office is required to submit the VETS 300 Cost Accounting 
Report on a quarterly basis, and one additional, Final Fiscal Year 
Report.
    Title 38 U.S.C. requires not less frequently than on a quarterly 
basis, an LVER assigned to a local employment service office (LESO) 
submit a report (Manager's Report) to the manager of the office, and to 
the Director Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DVET). This 
report addresses the LESO's compliance and performance with Federal law 
and regulations with respect to special services and priorities for 
eligible veterans and eligible persons. Section V(C)(3) of the Special 
Grant Provisions, requires that this

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quarterly report also include, at the least, an analysis of compliance 
with the applicable measures of Services or standards of performance 
pertinent to services to veterans, and the quantity and quality of 
services provided to eligible veterans and eligible persons by the LESO 
(or other designated service delivery point), to include Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment activity.
    These reports were previously submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for approval as part of a package by the Employment 
and Training Administration and assigned OMB No. 1205-0240. VETS is 
submitting a new request to extend the current collection forms and 
requesting a new OMB Number.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently VETS is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension of the information collection request for the VETS 300 Cost 
Accounting Report DVOP/LVER Programs and Manager's Report. The 
Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information; including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    This notice requests extended approval from OMB for the collection 
of information, submission, and other paperwork requirements of the 
VETS Cost Accounting Report; DVOP/LVER Programs.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Title: VETS 300 Cost Accounting Report DVOP/LVER.
    OMB Number: New (formerly 1205-0240).
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.

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                                                                                       Average time   Estimated
              Reports                 Number of    Number of          Frequency        per response     burden
                                     respondents   responses                              (hours)       hours
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VETS-300...........................           53          265  Quarterly.............          1             265
                                                               Annually..............
Manager's Report...................        1,600        8,000  Quarterly.............           .83        6,640
                                                               Annually..............
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      Total........................        1,653        8,265  ......................  ............        6,905
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    Total Annualized Capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Initial Annual Costs: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the agency's request for OMB approval of the 
information collection request. Comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: March 26, 2001.
Stanley A. Seidel,
First Assistant Secretary, VETS.
[FR Doc. 01-7910 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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