[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71196-71197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28903]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will 
submit the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Jobs for 
Veterans State Grants Reports,'' 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 December 31, 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, as of 
December 1, 2012, 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].

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    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-VETS, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), 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: The VETS administers funds for multi-year 
Jobs for Veterans State Grants given to each State, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam on an annual basis 
on a fiscal year cycle. This information collection is 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. 
Reporting instruments under this ICR are: Manager's Report on Services 
to Veterans and Forms VETS-201, VETS-401, VETS-402A, VETS-501, and 
VETS-601.
    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 1293-0009. The current 
approval is scheduled to expire on November 30, 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. For additional information, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2012 (77 FR 59421).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by December 31, 2012. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1293-0009. 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-VETS.
    Title of Collection: Jobs for Veterans State Grants Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 1293-0009.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8,714.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 17,401.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-28903 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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