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Certification of States to the Secretary 

of the Treasury Pursuant to Section 

3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I 

hereby certify the following named 

states to the Secretary of the Treasury 

for the 12-month period ending on 

October 31, 2024, in regard to the 

unemployment compensation laws of 

those states, which heretofore have been 

approved under the Federal 

Unemployment Tax Act: 

Alabama 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New Mexico 

New York 

North Carolina 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

South Dakota 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Utah 

Vermont 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Wyoming 

This certification is for the maximum 

credit allowable under Section 3302(a) 

of the Code. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 

31, 2024. 

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Julie A. Su 

Certification of State Unemployment 

Compensation Laws to the Secretary of 

the Treasury Pursuant to Section 

3303(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 

In accordance with the provisions of 

paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 

U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the 

unemployment compensation laws of 

the following named states, which 

heretofore have been certified pursuant 

to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of 

the Code, to the Secretary of the 

Treasury for the 12-month period 

ending on October 31, 2024: 

Alabama 

Alaska 

Arizona 

Arkansas 

California 

Colorado 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

District of Columbia 

Florida 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Idaho 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Montana 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire 

New Jersey 

New Mexico 

New York 

North Carolina 

North Dakota 

Ohio 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Puerto Rico 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

South Dakota 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Utah 

Vermont 

Virginia 

Virgin Islands 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Wyoming 

This certification is for the maximum 

additional credit allowable under 

Section 3302(b) subject to the 

limitations of Section 3302(c) of the 

Code. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 

31, 2024. 

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Julie A. Su 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Jobs for 

Veterans State Grants Reports 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, provides the general public and 

federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 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 is properly 

assessed. Currently, the DOL is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

collection of recurring reports submitted 

by Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) 

recipients regarding the planned and 

actual expenditure of grant funds and 

activities funded by the grant. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by email at JVSG@dol.gov. Instructions: 

Please submit only one copy of your 

comments. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

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(OMB) Control Number 1293–0009 for 

this information collection. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided, become a matter of public 

record. They will also be summarized 

and/or included in the request for OMB 

approval of the information collection 

request. A copy of the proposed 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

as listed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebekah Haydin, by telephone at (240) 

867–2302 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at JVSG@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Labor, as part of 

continuing efforts to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies an opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing collections 

of information before submitting them 

to the OMB for final approval. This 

program helps to ensure 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 

can be properly assessed. 

The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Service 

(VETS) administers funds for the Jobs 

for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) to each 

state, the District of Columbia, Guam, 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands 

on an annual fiscal year basis. These 

non-competitive, formula-driven grants 

are codified under title 38, United States 

Code, (38 U.S.C.) section 4102A(b)(5): 

‘‘Subject to subsection (c) make 

available for use in each state by grant 

or contract such funds as may be 

necessary to support—(A) disabled 

veterans’ outreach program specialists 

appointed under section 4103A(a)(1) of 

this title, (B) local veterans’ employment 

representatives assigned under section 

4104(b) of this title, and (C) the 

reasonable expenses of such specialists 

and representatives described in 

subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 

for training, travel, supplies, and other 

business expenses . . .’’ 

VETS provides funds to states in 

accordance with an allocation formula 

required by 38 U.S.C. 4102A(c)(2)(B) 

and as published in regulation at title 

20, part 1001, subpart F of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR). The 

Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ 

Employment and Training monitors and 

supervises the distribution and use of 

those funds as required by 38 U.S.C. 

4102A(b)(6). Additionally, and in 

accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4107(b), the 

Secretary reviews performance and 

provides an annual report to Congress 

that includes a characterization of the 

quality and character of priority of 

services provided to veterans (38 U.S.C. 

4215 and 20 CFR 1010.320, 1010.330), 

efforts to coordinate with the U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs in 

accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(3) 

and 4109; and incentive fund usage as 

described in 38 U.S.C. 4112. 

VETS is requesting continued 

approval for the information collection 

that streamlines the annual funding 

request process for grantees, reports the 

use of grantee funds in sufficient detail 

to allow interim adjustments that ensure 

all appropriated funding is expended 

properly, and provides data needed for 

VETS’ Annual Report to Congress. 

The forms and reports collect required 

programmatic and financial data from 

states and territories requesting and 

obligating grant funds. The continued 

use of standardized formats for 

collecting this information helps to 

ensure that requested data is 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. 

In addition to its standard review of 

all forms and instructions to incorporate 

programmatic updates and improve 

plain language, VETS is proposing to 

revise the information collection to add 

a VETS–404 Incentive Award Report 

form for reporting on the recipient’s 

incentive award program. As a 

condition for the receipt of funds, JVSG 

recipients must establish and carry out 

an annual performance incentive 

program to recognize excellence and 

encourage the improvement of 

employment, training, and placement 

services provided under the grant. 

Recipients currently provide an annual 

report on their incentive program as a 

freeform attachment to their fourthquarter VETS–403 Technical 

Performance Narrative. Recipients have 

requested a standardized form on which 

to complete this report so that the 

required data elements are more clear. 

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 

of automated collection techniques, 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

This information collection is subject 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 the OMB 

approves it 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

The DOL seeks PRA authorization for 

this information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an 

Information Collection Review cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal. The DOL notes that currently 

approved information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–VETS. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

OMB Control Number: 1293–0009. 

Title of Collection: VETS’ Jobs for 

Veterans State Grant Program Reporting. 

Forms: 

1. VETS–401, JVSG Budget 

Information Summary; 

2. VETS–402, JVSG Expenditure 

Detail Report (EDR); 

3. VETS–403, JVSG Technical 

Performance Narrative (TPN); 

4. VETS–404, Incentive Award Report 

(IAR); 

5. VETS–501, JVSG Staffing Directory. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

3,456. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,116. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Dated: November 6, 2024. 

James Rodriguez, 

Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ Employment 

and Training Service. 

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