The Secretary proposes to amend the
regulations governing the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Program. These amendments are necessary to implement changes to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 made by the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998, enacted on August 7, 1998, and as further
amended in 1998 by technical amendments in the Reading Excellence
Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational And Applied Technology
Education Act Amendments of 1998, collectively referred to as the
1998 Amendments.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.