Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP).- Additional Reporting
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule
08/07/2023
07/06/2023
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.
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As the VSTAGP is a proposed program, no information has yet been collected. Once the final rule has been published and funding allocated, VSTAGP will collect information from grantees such as documents, papers, or other records which are pertinent to the Federal award, to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. This also includes timely and reasonable access to grantee personnel for interviews and discussions related to such documents.
As part of P.L. 116-315, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, Congress established a grant program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to work with eligible, non-Federal organizations to provide transitional services to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members (i.e., VSTAGP participants). VA, through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), proposes to execute this requirement as the Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP).
The proposed rule (RIN 2900-AR68, Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program) will establish a regulation that will address: the purpose, the intended usage of grant funds, the general process for awarding a grant, the criteria for evaluating grant applications, priorities related to the award of a grant and other general requirements and guidance for administering and overseeing the VSTAGP.
OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200), establishes the record retention and access to records requirements fulfilled by this collection.
The VSTAGP additional reporting collection will require a new control number to be assigned.
As the VSTAGP is a proposed program, no information has yet been collected. Once the final rule has been published and funding allocated, VSTAGP will collect information from grantees such as documents, papers, or other records which are pertinent to the Federal award, to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts. This also includes timely and reasonable access to grantee personnel for interviews and discussions related to such documents.
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.
VTAGP_Supporting_Statement_RIN 2900-AR68_Addtional Reporting_CLEAN 7.6.2023.docx
VSTAGP additional reporting collection