Legal Services for Homeless Veterans (LSV) Grant Program (AR33)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
07/11/2022
Approved with change
07/29/2022
07/08/2022
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2023
6 Months From Approved
485
0
0
4,070
0
0
0
0
0
Public Law 116-315 provided authority for VA's Homeless Programs Office (HPO) to grant funding to eligible organizations that will coordinate or provide legal services to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Requests for funding by applicants are likely to exceed the amount of funding appropriated to the VA for these grants. The VA must collect data to prioritize applicants for funding. The legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 USC, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527 that authorizes the collection of data that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is to improve health care and services for Veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued an interim final rule (AR33) to implement a new authority requiring VA to award LSV grants to eligible entities that will provide certain legal services for homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness. This rulemaking specifies grant eligibility criteria, application requirements, scoring criteria, constraints on the allocation and use of the funds, and other requirements necessary to implement this grant program. An emergency 6-month Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance is requested because the use of regular OMB clearance procedures will not allow for coordination of the PRA clearance and required commencement of the LSV grant program with publication of the rule.
PL:
Pub.L. 116 - 315 4202
Name of Law: Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
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.
Budget Changes and Corrective Action Plan (CAP)