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Pell Grants, and the Department of
Education is currently undertaking a
major effort to encourage student
financial aid administrators to use the
discretion available to them in
determining if UI beneficiaries are
eligible for Pell Grants. Through
information dissemination, the
Department is encouraging state UI
agencies to notify UI beneficiaries that
they may qualify for Pell Grants and to
give them information about how to
apply. States are strongly encouraged to
determine if their approved training
requirements are appropriate to the
current economy. Post-secondary
education and training are increasingly
important for success in the job market.
Periods of unemployment, particularly
in the current economic climate,
provide opportunities for laid-off
workers to develop new skills, so that
employers will benefit from a skilled
workforce when the economy recovers.
In particular, states are asked to
consider approval of courses at
community colleges with significant job
skills components, courses leading to
general equivalency degrees, courses in
adult basic education, language courses,
or other courses of study, including
degree and certificate courses that are
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The Department 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
Type of Review: Extension without
changes
Title: Pell Grants and the Payment of
Unemployment Benefits to Individuals
in Approved Training
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Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year
Total Responses: 53
Average Time per Respondent: 40
hours
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2120
Total Annual Costs Burden: $0
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th
day of September, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Continued Collection;
Comment Request: Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Tracking Report; Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Budget Information
Summary; Jobs for Veterans State
Grant Expenditure Detail Report; Jobs
for Veterans State Grant Staffing
Directory; Extension Without
Revisions
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service (VETS) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on five (5) separate
collections of information: (1) VETS 201
entitled ‘‘Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking
Report’’ and identified by VETS ICR No.
1293–0009 and OMB Control No. 1293–
0009; (2) VETS 401 entitled ‘‘Jobs for
Veterans State Grant Budget Information
Summary’’ and identified by VETS ICR
SUMMARY:
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No. 1293–0009 and OMB Control No.
1293–0009; (3) VETS 402A/B entitled
‘‘Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Expenditure Detail Report’’ and
identified by VETS ICR No. 1293–0009
and OMB Control No. 1293–0009; and
(4) VETS 501 entitled ‘‘Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Staffing Directory’’ and
identified by VETS ICR No. 1293–0009
and OMB Control No. 1293–0009. The
information collection contained in this
notice is an extension without revision.
VETS is soliciting comments on the
continuation of the approved
information collections.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this
collection of information by any of the
following methods:
• By mail to: Joel H. Delofsky, Office
of National Programs, U.S. Department
of Labor, VETS, 230 South Dearborn,
Suite 1064, Chicago, Illinois 60604–
1777.
• Electronically to: delofsky.joel@dol.
gov.
• By fax to: (312) 353–4943 (not a toll
free number).
All comments should be identified
with the OMB Control Number 1293–
0009. Written comments should be
limited to 10 pages or fewer. Receipt of
comments will not be acknowledged but
the sender may request confirmation
that a submission has been received by
telephoning VETS at (312) 353–4942 or
via fax at (312) 353–4943.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joel H. Delofsky, Office of National
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor,
VETS, 230 South Dearborn, Suite 1064,
Chicago, Illinois 60604–1777, by email
at delofsky.joel@dol.gov or by phone at
(312) 353–4942. Copies of the proposed
data collection instruments can be
obtained from the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. With respect to the continuation of
the approved collection of information,
VETS is particularly interested in
comments on these topics:
(1) Whether the continued collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance and oversight of the
Jobs for Veterans State Grant, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the VETS’
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate and other forms of
information technology.
II. Comments are requested on one or
more of the following ICRs:
(1) Title: Vocational Rehabilitation
and Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking
Report (VETS 201).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293–
0009, OMB Control No. 1293–0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued
information collection activity. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
VETS information collections are
displayed on the applicable data
collection instrument.
Abstract: VETS and the Department of
Veterans Affairs Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment (VA
VR&E) share a mutual responsibility for
the successful readjustment of disabled
veterans into the civilian workforce.
Since August 1995, the two Federal
Agencies have worked together under a
Memorandum of Understanding to
cooperate and coordinate services
provided to veterans and transitioning
service members referred to or
completing a program of vocational
rehabilitation authorized under Title 31,
United States Code (hereinafter referred
to as the Chapter 31 program).
To help Congress understand the
status of new initiatives in the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) conducted a study and released
Report Number GAO–07–0120: Disabled
Veterans’ Employment—Additional
Planning, Monitoring, and Data
Collection Efforts Would Improve
Assistance. One of the findings
encouraged the two agencies ‘‘to collect
and assess complete information on the
progress of the states in implementing
the agreement using well-designed and
appropriate methodology * * *.’’
As a result of the GAO
recommendations, a Joint Work Group
was formed to establish and standardize
processes to ensure disabled veterans
participating in the Chapter 31 program
achieve the ultimate goal of successful
career transition and suitable long-term
employment. The Joint Work Group
refined processes and strengthened the
team approach to serving these disabled
veterans. Both Agencies jointly
implemented the partnership nationally
by issuing a Technical Assistance Guide
that included a new data collection
instrument.
The Vocational Rehabilitation &
Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking
Report (VETS 201) is designed to
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respond to the GAO finding by
compiling information on disabled
veterans jointly served by the VA, VETS
and Jobs for Veterans State Grant
recipients. All partners agree to share
information exclusively to facilitate job
development and placement services for
participating veterans. The information
is collected only with documented
consent from veterans in accordance
with the Privacy Act of 1974 and other
applicable regulations and each agency
will provide practical and appropriate
safeguards to protect Personally
Identifiable Information in accordance
with applicable regulations and laws,
including the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
reauthorizations, and Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The information is collected by the
Jobs for Veterans State grant recipient
and submitted to the state Director for
Veterans’ Employment and Training
(DVET) once per Federal fiscal quarter.
(2) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Budget Information Summary (VETS
401).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293–
0009, OMB Control No. 1293–0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for continued
information collection activity. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
VETS information collections are
displayed on the applicable data
collection instrument.
Abstract: This form is used by Jobs for
Veterans State Grant applicants to
forecast annual grant spending by
subprogram and by Federal fiscal year
quarter. The one-page form illustrates a
grantee’s annual planned costs across
the programs funded under the Jobs for
Veterans State Grants. The proposed
extension of the single form currently in
use accommodates forecasted costs for
all programs by Object Class Category
and cash needs for each program by
quarter.
The continued use of this data
collection instrument is designed to
streamline the collection of data needed
and to reduce the current reporting
burden on grantees. The information is
required to be submitted once per
Federal fiscal year as a condition of
receiving Jobs for Veterans State Grant
funds. Grant recipients are required to
submit a revised form to request a
modification to their existing grant if the
modification affects funding of any
program covered by the Jobs for
Veterans State Grant.
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(3) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Expenditure Detail Report (VETS 402A
or B).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293–
0009, OMB Control No. 1293–0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued
information collection activity. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
VETS information collections are
displayed on the applicable data
collection instrument.
Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)
requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Veterans’ Employment and Training
(ASVET) to make funds available to
each State to staff and support multiple
programs under the Jobs for Veterans
State Grant: DVOP, LVER, and
Performance Incentive Awards. The
ASVET is also legislatively required to
monitor and supervise the distribution
and use of these funds on a continuing
basis.
The Expenditure Detail Report (EDR)
(VETS 402A or B) is used by Jobs for
Veterans State Grant recipients to detail
total expenditures by funding source to
supplement the quarterly Federal
Financial Report (FFR) which is used to
report total grant spending and draw
down of funds. To accommodate
differences in States’ accounting
systems, two separate versions of the
self-calculating EDR allow States to
report either quarterly (VETS 402A) or
cumulative expenditures (VETS 402B)
each quarter. The EDR (VETS 402A or
B) effectively cross-walks to both the
FFR and the Jobs for Veterans State
Grant Budget Information Summary
(VETS 401) that details projected
funding needs for each separate program
awarded to States through the Jobs for
Veterans State Grant.
VETS collects and compiles the EDR
(VETS 402A or B) information to
effectively monitor the use of Jobs for
Veterans State Grant funds for each
separate program purpose in accordance
with the regulations at Title 29, § 97.41
a.3. The EDR requires States to report
total expenditures for each funding
source as well as the amounts expended
for Personal Services and Personnel
Benefits for each program. As a
condition of receiving Jobs for Veterans
State Grant funds, grantees are required
to submit the EDR (VETS 402A or B)
once per Federal fiscal quarter,
including a fifth quarter if funds are
obligated or expended in the quarter
following the end of the fiscal year
(when authorized in the annual
appropriation). Any adjustments needed
to reconcile funds reported for that
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quarter may be submitted separately in
a final VETS 402 report due the
following quarter.
(4) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Staffing Directory (VETS 501).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293–
0009, OMB Control No. 1293–0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued
information collection activity. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
VETS information collections are
displayed on the applicable data
collection instrument.
Abstract: Jobs for Veterans State Grant
applicants and grantees use the Jobs for
Veterans State Grant Staffing Directory
(VETS 501) to satisfy two grant
requirements. First, grant applicants
satisfy an assurance required by the
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and
implemented at 34 CFR Part 85,
§§ 85.605 and 85.610 by listing the
locations where grant-funded staff will
be assigned. Second, grantees fulfill a
requirement set forth in 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 41 as amended by Section
103(a) of Public Law 111–275 by
providing the name, assignment as a
DVOP specialist or LVER, assignment as
half-time or full-time, and date
appointed to current position for all
staff funded in whole or in part by the
Jobs for Veterans State Grant. As
amended, the statute requires each
DVOP specialist and LVER to complete
specialized training provided by the
National Veterans’ Training Institute
(NVTI) within 18 months of assignment
if appointed on or after October 13,
2010.
The proposed data collection
instrument is designed to streamline the
requirement for staffing information and
to minimize the reporting burden on
grantees. The information is required to
be submitted once per Federal fiscal
year as a condition of receiving Jobs for
Veterans State Grant funds. Grantees
will identify changes to staff
assignments, if applicable, for each of
the four Federal fiscal quarters and
when requesting a modification to their
existing grant if the modification affects
staffing assignments.
Affected Public: Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Applicants/Recipients (54);
DVOP specialists and LVER staff (2,034)
Estimated Annual Burden:
(a) VETS 201: 16,000 Hours
(b) VETS 401: 79.5 Hours
(c) VETS 402A/B: 1,168 Hours
(d) VETS 501: 106 Hours
Estimated Average Burden per
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(a) VETS 201 (Proposed): 2 Hours,
Range 1–3 Hours
(b) VETS 401 (Proposed): 1.5 Hours,
Range 1–2 Hours
(c) VETS 402A or B (Proposed): 2 Hours,
Range 1–3 Hours
(d) VETS 501 (Proposed): 2 Hours,
Range 1–3 Hours
Frequency of Response: Annually
and/or Quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
(a) VETS 201: 57
(b) VETS 401: 54
(c) VETS 402A or B: 54
(d) VETS 501: 54
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 in Washington, DC, this 24th day of
September 2012.
Ruth M. Samardick,
Director of National Programs.
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–67902; File No. SR–
NYSEMKT–2012–23]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
MKT LLC; Order Granting Approval of
a Proposed Rule Change Amending
the Members’ Schedule of NYSE Amex
Options LLC in Order To Reflect
Changes to the Capital Structure of the
Company
September 21, 2012.
I. Introduction
On July 25, 2012, NYSE MKT LLC
(‘‘NYSE MKT’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 1 and
Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule
change to amend the Members’
Schedule (as defined herein) of NYSE
Amex Options LLC to reflect changes to
the capital structure of the company.
The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on August 7, 2012.3 The
Commission received no comments on
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67569
(August 1, 2012), 77 FR 47138.
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the proposal. This order approves the
proposed rule change.
II. Description of the Proposal
NYSE Amex Options LLC
(‘‘Company’’) was formed as a joint
venture between NYSE MKT 4 and its
corporate parent NYSE Euronext, and
seven firms, for the purpose of operating
an options platform as a facility of
NYSE MKT. The seven firms, which are
referred to in the joint venture’s
operating documents as ‘‘Founding
Firms,’’ are: Banc of America Strategic
Investments Corporation (‘‘BAML’’),
Barclays Electronic Commerce Holdings
Inc. (‘‘Barclays’’), Citadel Securities LLC
(‘‘Citadel’’), Citigroup Financial
Strategies, Inc. (‘‘Citigroup’’), Goldman,
Sachs & Co. (‘‘Goldman Sachs’’), Datek
Online Management Corp. (‘‘TD
Ameritrade’’) and UBS Americas Inc.
(‘‘UBS’’).
Collectively, NYSE MKT and the
Founding Firms are ‘‘Members’’ of the
Company. Their respective ownership
interests are set forth in a schedule
(‘‘Members’ Schedule’’) to the
Company’s LLC Agreement, dated as of
June 29, 2011.5 The amount of each
Member’s ownership is represented by
limited liability interests in the
Company (‘‘Common Interests’’). The
LLC Agreement designates two types of
Member, Class A Member and Class B
Member, and the different classes of
Members hold corresponding classes of
Interests, i.e., Class A Common Interests
and Class B Common Interests.
Although both classes of Common
Interests entitle Members to some
measure of voting and economic
entitlements, the two classes of
Common Interests are not fungible.
Members’ voting and economic
entitlements are determined by
reference to: (1) Each Member’s
holdings of Common Interests, and (2)
the aggregate economic and voting
power of the Class A Members relative
to the Class B Members.
Under the Members’ Schedule
attached to the LLC Agreement dated as
of June 29, 2011, NYSE MKT was the
only Class A Member and therefore the
only Member that held Class A Common
Interests. The Founding Firms were
designated Class B Members, each
4 At the time it entered into the joint venture,
NYSE MKT was referred to as NYSE Amex LLC. On
May 14, 2012, NYSE Amex LLC filed a proposed
rule change under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act, 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A), to change its name to NYSE
MKT LLC. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
67037 (May 21, 2012), 77 FR 31415 (May 25, 2012)
(SR–NYSEAmex–2012–32).
5 In addition to the LLC Agreement, the Company
is governed by an agreement among the Members,
the Company and NYSE Euronext (‘‘Members
Agreement’’), also dated as of June 29, 2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Continued Collection;
Comment Request: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Tracking
Report; Jobs for Veterans State Grant Budget Information Summary; Jobs
for Veterans State Grant Expenditure Detail Report; Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Staffing Directory; Extension Without Revisions
AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection
of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on five (5) separate collections of
information: (1) VETS 201 entitled ``Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking Report'' and identified by VETS ICR
No. 1293-0009 and OMB Control No. 1293-0009; (2) VETS 401 entitled
``Jobs for Veterans State Grant Budget Information Summary'' and
identified by VETS ICR No. 1293-0009 and OMB Control No. 1293-0009; (3)
VETS 402A/B entitled ``Jobs for Veterans State Grant Expenditure Detail
Report'' and identified by VETS ICR No. 1293-0009 and OMB Control No.
1293-0009; and (4) VETS 501 entitled ``Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Staffing Directory'' and identified by VETS ICR No. 1293-0009 and OMB
Control No. 1293-0009. The information collection contained in this
notice is an extension without revision. VETS is soliciting comments on
the continuation of the approved information collections.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this collection of information by any of
the following methods:
By mail to: Joel H. Delofsky, Office of National Programs,
U.S. Department of Labor, VETS, 230 South Dearborn, Suite 1064,
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1777.
Electronically to: delofsky.joel@dol.gov.
By fax to: (312) 353-4943 (not a toll free number).
All comments should be identified with the OMB Control Number 1293-
0009. Written comments should be limited to 10 pages or fewer. Receipt
of comments will not be acknowledged but the sender may request
confirmation that a submission has been received by telephoning VETS at
(312) 353-4942 or via fax at (312) 353-4943.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joel H. Delofsky, Office of National Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor, VETS, 230 South Dearborn, Suite 1064, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
1777, by email at delofsky.joel@dol.gov or by phone at (312) 353-4942.
Copies of the proposed data collection instruments can be obtained from
the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. With respect to the continuation of the approved collection of
information, VETS is particularly interested in comments on these
topics:
(1) Whether the continued collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance and oversight of the Jobs for Veterans State
Grant, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the VETS' estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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of automated collection techniques, when appropriate and other forms of
information technology.
II. Comments are requested on one or more of the following ICRs:
(1) Title: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31)
Tracking Report (VETS 201).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293-0009, OMB Control No. 1293-0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued information collection
activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for VETS
information collections are displayed on the applicable data collection
instrument.
Abstract: VETS and the Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment (VA VR&E) share a mutual responsibility
for the successful readjustment of disabled veterans into the civilian
workforce. Since August 1995, the two Federal Agencies have worked
together under a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate and
coordinate services provided to veterans and transitioning service
members referred to or completing a program of vocational
rehabilitation authorized under Title 31, United States Code
(hereinafter referred to as the Chapter 31 program).
To help Congress understand the status of new initiatives in the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) conducted a study and released Report Number GAO-07-0120:
Disabled Veterans' Employment--Additional Planning, Monitoring, and
Data Collection Efforts Would Improve Assistance. One of the findings
encouraged the two agencies ``to collect and assess complete
information on the progress of the states in implementing the agreement
using well-designed and appropriate methodology * * *.''
As a result of the GAO recommendations, a Joint Work Group was
formed to establish and standardize processes to ensure disabled
veterans participating in the Chapter 31 program achieve the ultimate
goal of successful career transition and suitable long-term employment.
The Joint Work Group refined processes and strengthened the team
approach to serving these disabled veterans. Both Agencies jointly
implemented the partnership nationally by issuing a Technical
Assistance Guide that included a new data collection instrument.
The Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking
Report (VETS 201) is designed to respond to the GAO finding by
compiling information on disabled veterans jointly served by the VA,
VETS and Jobs for Veterans State Grant recipients. All partners agree
to share information exclusively to facilitate job development and
placement services for participating veterans. The information is
collected only with documented consent from veterans in accordance with
the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable regulations and each
agency will provide practical and appropriate safeguards to protect
Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with applicable
regulations and laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and reauthorizations, and Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The information is collected by the Jobs for Veterans State grant
recipient and submitted to the state Director for Veterans' Employment
and Training (DVET) once per Federal fiscal quarter.
(2) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant Budget Information Summary
(VETS 401).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293-0009, OMB Control No. 1293-0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for continued information collection
activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for VETS
information collections are displayed on the applicable data collection
instrument.
Abstract: This form is used by Jobs for Veterans State Grant
applicants to forecast annual grant spending by subprogram and by
Federal fiscal year quarter. The one-page form illustrates a grantee's
annual planned costs across the programs funded under the Jobs for
Veterans State Grants. The proposed extension of the single form
currently in use accommodates forecasted costs for all programs by
Object Class Category and cash needs for each program by quarter.
The continued use of this data collection instrument is designed to
streamline the collection of data needed and to reduce the current
reporting burden on grantees. The information is required to be
submitted once per Federal fiscal year as a condition of receiving Jobs
for Veterans State Grant funds. Grant recipients are required to submit
a revised form to request a modification to their existing grant if the
modification affects funding of any program covered by the Jobs for
Veterans State Grant.
(3) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant Expenditure Detail Report
(VETS 402A or B).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293-0009, OMB Control No. 1293-0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued information collection
activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for VETS
information collections are displayed on the applicable data collection
instrument.
Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) requires the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training (ASVET) to make funds
available to each State to staff and support multiple programs under
the Jobs for Veterans State Grant: DVOP, LVER, and Performance
Incentive Awards. The ASVET is also legislatively required to monitor
and supervise the distribution and use of these funds on a continuing
basis.
The Expenditure Detail Report (EDR) (VETS 402A or B) is used by
Jobs for Veterans State Grant recipients to detail total expenditures
by funding source to supplement the quarterly Federal Financial Report
(FFR) which is used to report total grant spending and draw down of
funds. To accommodate differences in States' accounting systems, two
separate versions of the self-calculating EDR allow States to report
either quarterly (VETS 402A) or cumulative expenditures (VETS 402B)
each quarter. The EDR (VETS 402A or B) effectively cross-walks to both
the FFR and the Jobs for Veterans State Grant Budget Information
Summary (VETS 401) that details projected funding needs for each
separate program awarded to States through the Jobs for Veterans State
Grant.
VETS collects and compiles the EDR (VETS 402A or B) information to
effectively monitor the use of Jobs for Veterans State Grant funds for
each separate program purpose in accordance with the regulations at
Title 29, Sec. 97.41 a.3. The EDR requires States to report total
expenditures for each funding source as well as the amounts expended
for Personal Services and Personnel Benefits for each program. As a
condition of receiving Jobs for Veterans State Grant funds, grantees
are required to submit the EDR (VETS 402A or B) once per Federal fiscal
quarter, including a fifth quarter if funds are obligated or expended
in the quarter following the end of the fiscal year (when authorized in
the annual appropriation). Any adjustments needed to reconcile funds
reported for that
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quarter may be submitted separately in a final VETS 402 report due the
following quarter.
(4) Title: Jobs for Veterans State Grant Staffing Directory (VETS
501).
ICR numbers: VETS ICR No. 1293-0009, OMB Control No. 1293-0009.
ICR status: This ICR is for a continued information collection
activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for VETS
information collections are displayed on the applicable data collection
instrument.
Abstract: Jobs for Veterans State Grant applicants and grantees use
the Jobs for Veterans State Grant Staffing Directory (VETS 501) to
satisfy two grant requirements. First, grant applicants satisfy an
assurance required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and
implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, Sec. Sec. 85.605 and 85.610 by listing
the locations where grant-funded staff will be assigned. Second,
grantees fulfill a requirement set forth in 38 U.S.C. Chapter 41 as
amended by Section 103(a) of Public Law 111-275 by providing the name,
assignment as a DVOP specialist or LVER, assignment as half-time or
full-time, and date appointed to current position for all staff funded
in whole or in part by the Jobs for Veterans State Grant. As amended,
the statute requires each DVOP specialist and LVER to complete
specialized training provided by the National Veterans' Training
Institute (NVTI) within 18 months of assignment if appointed on or
after October 13, 2010.
The proposed data collection instrument is designed to streamline
the requirement for staffing information and to minimize the reporting
burden on grantees. The information is required to be submitted once
per Federal fiscal year as a condition of receiving Jobs for Veterans
State Grant funds. Grantees will identify changes to staff assignments,
if applicable, for each of the four Federal fiscal quarters and when
requesting a modification to their existing grant if the modification
affects staffing assignments.
Affected Public: Jobs for Veterans State Grant Applicants/
Recipients (54); DVOP specialists and LVER staff (2,034)
Estimated Annual Burden:
(a) VETS 201: 16,000 Hours
(b) VETS 401: 79.5 Hours
(c) VETS 402A/B: 1,168 Hours
(d) VETS 501: 106 Hours
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
(a) VETS 201 (Proposed): 2 Hours, Range 1-3 Hours
(b) VETS 401 (Proposed): 1.5 Hours, Range 1-2 Hours
(c) VETS 402A or B (Proposed): 2 Hours, Range 1-3 Hours
(d) VETS 501 (Proposed): 2 Hours, Range 1-3 Hours
Frequency of Response: Annually and/or Quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
(a) VETS 201: 57
(b) VETS 401: 54
(c) VETS 402A or B: 54
(d) VETS 501: 54
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 in Washington, DC, this 24th day of September 2012.
Ruth M. Samardick,
Director of National Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-23836 Filed 9-26-12; 8:45 am]
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