[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55227-55228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22082]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Veterans Retraining Assistance Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) extension titled, ``Veterans Retraining Assistance Program,'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-
free numbers), email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information covered by this ICR supports 
implementation of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program authorized 
in section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-56). 
This benefit directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in 
cooperation with the DOL, to pay for up to 12 months of a training 
program in a high demand occupation for unemployed eligible veterans 
between the ages of 35 and 60 as determined by the DOL and VA. The 
program is to serve up to 45,000 veterans in fiscal year 2012 and up to 
54,000 veterans from October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2014. The Act 
requires DOL to be the initial point of intake and to conduct 
preliminary eligibility determinations prior to linking applicants to 
the VA Application for VA Educational Benefits approved under OMB 
Control Number 2900-0154.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the 
collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. See 
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under Control Number 1205-0491. The current 
approval is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2012; however, it should 
be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to 
the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

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For additional information, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on May 24, 2012 (77 FR 31042).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0491. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0491.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 100,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 8,333.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: August 31, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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