Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report, VETS-4212

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212 Form	Modified
1293-0005 Supporting Statement A.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-11-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
14762	Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212 Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1293-0005	ICR Reference No: 201306-1293-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201104-1293-003
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ASVET	Agency Tracking No: DOL-OASAM-VETS-OAMB-M-001
Title: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report, VETS-4212
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 05/05/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/24/2014
Terms of Clearance: The information collection requirements associated with the proposed rule are not approved at this time. DOL will respond to public comments and resubmit at the final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2014
Responses	393,300	0	393,300
Time Burden (Hours)	199,350	0	199,350
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is responsible for administering the requirement under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), (

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 288 2035 Name of Law: Jobs for Veterans Act
   US Code: 38 USC 4212 Name of Law: Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1293-AA20	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 10063	02/24/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212	VETS-4212	FEDERAL CONTRACTOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPORT VETS-4212

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Burden reflected in this ICR is an average over a three-year period. After a first year burden increase, the revised information collection is expected to reduce burden from the currently approved 199,350 to 107,100 total annual burden hours (a decrease of 46 per cent). The reduction in burden hours comes from two sources: the proposed rescission of the part 61-250 regulations and elimination of the VETS-100 reporting requirement, and the reduction in the number of unique items the contractor would be required to complete on the proposed VETS-4212 Report. The proposed VETS-4212 Report requires fewer reportable items. The currently approved VETS-100A Report required under the existing part 61-300 regulations has 82 unique reportable items. The proposed VETS-4212 Report that would replace the currently approved VETS-100A Report has just 42 unique items-a reduction of nearly 50 percent. The reduction in the number of reportable items is expected to reduce the time it takes to complete and file the annual report on veterans' employment. VETS estimates that it would take contractors 20 minutes (a reduction of 10 minutes per report) to complete and electronically file the proposed VETS-4212 Report and 40 minutes (a reduction of 20 minutes per report) to complete a paper version of the proposed VETS-4212 Report. VETS has reconsidered whether this information collection imposes operational costs on contractors that mail their responses; consequently, while this collection may actually reduce such costs, the fact that paper and mailing was previously not included results in a non-discretionary adjustment in the estimated cost of $1,080 per year. While not reflected in the reginfo.gov database, Table 6 shows that over a ten-year period, the proposed rule is expected to save Federal contractors approximately 804,300 burden hours and about $18,233,780 in salary equivalent burden costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $700,000

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: 02/24/2014

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