Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Veterans Medallion Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1293-0015 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-01-25
30-day FRN (1293-0015) published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-25
60-day FRN (1293-0015) published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-25
HIRE Vets Examples of Excellence for Integration Assistance Criteria.docx Supplementary Document	2018-11-09
HIRE Vets Medallion Program Footnotes for OMB.docx Supplementary Document	2018-11-09
HIRE Vets Medallion Program User Notifications.docx Supplementary Document	2018-11-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227842	HIRE Vets Medallion Program Other-Account Registration Page	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1293-0015	ICR Reference No: 202101-1293-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201811-1293-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ASVET	Agency Tracking No: 1293-0015(2021)
Title: Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Veterans Medallion Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/25/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	34,711	34,711
Time Burden (Hours)	59,571	59,571
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Department of Labor (DOL) seeks to amend the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Veterans Medallion Program information collection in a non-substantive manner in order to issue clarifying changes to the information collection instruments based on its experience with the Calendar Year (CY) 2018 HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration, and to remove the information collection instruments that are associated with the Program Demonstration. DOL published Final regulations implementing the Honoring Investments Recruiting and Employing (HIRE) American Military Act of 2017 (the Act). The HIRE Vets Act requires the Department to annually solicit and accept voluntary information from employers for consideration of employers to receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The Act establishes specific criteria for large employers and allows the Department discretion in establishing additional criteria for each large employer award level and criteria for small and medium employers to qualify for similar awards. The Final establishes the application process and criteria that the Department intends to use to receive, review, and process applications to verify the information provided; and award the HIRE VETS Medallion. VETS will conduct a system test of the web-based application process in 2018, the HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration, (“Program Demonstration”). VETS plans to limit the number of applicants to 300 for awards to be made on or about Veteran’s Day 2018.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 115 - 31 Division 0 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
   US Code: 38 USC 4102 Name of Law: Veterans' Benefits
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 31 Division O Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017

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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:
	85 FR 69648	11/03/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 3202	01/14/2021
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
HIRE Vets Medallion Program	VETS-1011LG, VETS-1011MP, VETS-1011MG, VETS-1011MP, VETS-1011SG, VETS-1011SP, VETS-1011LG, VETS-1011LP, VETS-1011LP, VETS-1011MP, VETS-1011SG, VETS-1011SP	HIRE Vets Application Large Employer Gold (Screenshot) ,   HIRE Vets Application Medium Employer Gold (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Medium Employer Gold (Screenshot) ,   HIRE Vets Application Medium Employer Platinum (Screenshot) ,   HIRE Vets Application Small Employer Gold (Screenshot) ,   HIRE Vets Application Small Employer Platinum (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Large Employer Gold (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Large Employer Platinum (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Large Employer Platinum (Screenshot) ,   HIRE Vets Application Medium Employer Platinum (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Small Employer Gold (Paper) ,   HIRE Vets Application Small Employer Platinum (Screenshot)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	34,711	34,711	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	59,571	59,571	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $90,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 01/25/2021

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