Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting Statement A_0704-AAFM.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-01-26	Available
SORN draft DPR 47 MSEP Career Portal 20161215.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-01-26	Available
PIA_MSEP_OPOsigned_PMsigned_20151006.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-01-26	Available
DODI 134222 authority.PDF	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-01-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
225376	MSEP Career Portal	Other-Example Portal Invitation and Instructions	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0704-0563	ICR Reference No: 201701-0704-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOD/DODDEP	Agency Tracking No: 0704-AAFM
Title: Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/01/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2017
Terms of Clearance: DOD needs to report this collection in the Information Collection Budget.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	22,450	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	16,663	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	391,399	0	0

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Abstract: The MSEP Career Portal is the sole web platform utilized to connect military spouses with companies seeking to hire military spouse employees. Participating companies, called MSEP Partners, are vetted and approved participants in the MSEP Program and have pledged to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in portable careers. MSEP is a targeted recruitment and employment partnership that connects American businesses with military spouses who possess essential 21st-century workforce skills and attributes and are seeking portable, fulfilling careers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 10 USC 1784 Name of Law: Employment Opportunities for Military Spouses
  

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:
	81 FR 47158	07/20/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 8185	01/24/2017
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
MSEP Career Portal

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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	22,450	0	0	0	0	22,450
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,663	0	0	0	0	16,663
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	391,399	0	0	0	0	391,399

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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $660,453

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: 01/30/2017

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