[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38232-38233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18258]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

July 27, 2009.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 202-693-
4223 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c88c878497989a8997989d8a84818b88aca7a4e6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4e4546555a584b555a5f484643494a6e6566246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad5d3c8dbc5e9eff8f7f3e9e9f3f5f4daf5f7f8b4fff5eab4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3877716a79674b4d5a55514b4b5157567857555a165d5748165f574e">[email protected]</span></a> within 
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should 
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing OMB Control Number.
    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: 4,199.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 32,650.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The DOL Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
(VETS) administers funds for the multi-year Jobs for Veterans' State 
Grants (JVSG) to each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands on an annual basis on a fiscal year cycle. These 
forms are used to facilitate the identification of required 
programmatic and financial data provided by States requesting and 
expending funds and for monitoring the

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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. For additional information, see 
related notice published at Volume 74 FR 15005 on April 2, 2009.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-18258 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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