Regulation on Reduction of Nursing Shortages in State Homes; Application for Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 10-0430 Regulation on Reduction of Nursing Shortages in State Homes; Application for Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes	Form	Modified	Available
2900-0709 justification.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-12-02	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
181239	Regulation on Reduction of Nursing Shortages in State Homes; Application for Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0709	ICR Reference No: 201007-2900-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200707-2900-037
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Regulation on Reduction of Nursing Shortages in State Homes; Application for Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/06/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/12/2010
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2011
Responses	50	0	67
Time Burden (Hours)	100	0	134
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Public Law 108-422 authorized expenditure of funds to assist State Veterans Homes in hiring and retention of nurses and reduction of nursing shortages at State homes. The law requires payment may be made to the state for a fiscal year subject to submission of an application. Therefore to assure funding requests conform to the limitations of the law and is consistent with regulatory requirement, VA Form 10-0430 will be used for this purpose.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 422 Entirety Name of Law: VETERANS HEALTH PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 147	08/02/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 194	10/07/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Regulation on Reduction of Nursing Shortages in State Homes; Application for Assistance for Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Homes	10-0430	APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HIRING AND RETAINING NURSES AT STATE HOMES

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	50	67	0	0	-17	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	100	134	0	0	-34	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The first year of the program had an expected respondent rate of 100. The following 2 years were a rate of 50 respondents. Upon completion of the prior 3 years, the number of respondents for the next OMB renewal will be 50 respondents for the next 3 years. Therefore, there is a decrease in the burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,607

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/12/2010

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