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Although the regulations require
reporting, there is no prescribed format
for reporting this information to FHWA.
Thus, FHWA receives varied reports
that often lack the critical information
necessary to evaluate whether the
metrics identified in the State DOT’s
SOW have been met, and the number
and demographic breakdown of DBEs
that have participated in the program.
Without this data provided in a manner
that can easily be converted into
national reports, FHWA is unable
provide meaningful stewardship and
oversight or to measure the effectiveness
of DBE/SS Programs nationally. The
national picture created by this report
will enable HCR to indicate notable
implementation efforts and improve its
deployment of technical assistance to
FHWA divisions offices. Also,
standardized data will improve FHWA’s
ability to meaningfully respond to
stakeholder inquiries, including
Congress, regarding program
accomplishments. Further, with
standardized data of program results,
FHWA can better support requests for
additional funding.
The information required to populate
the DBE/SS SOW template is based on
existing requirements found in 23 CFR
230, subpart C; therefore, State DOTs
should have the information to populate
the SOW readily available. The
information will merely be entered in an
electronic fillable form as opposed to
submitting a paper copy. The electronic
system will also directly pre-populate
the State’s Annual Accomplishment
Report with the metrices identified in
the State’s SOW. The information
FHWA proposes to collect in its DBE/SS
Accomplishment Report is based on
existing reporting requirements found in
23 CFR 230, subpart B and the State
DOT’s individual detailed statement of
work; therefore, State DOTs should have
this information readily available. In
addition, the fillable format will
streamline the State’s reporting process
by eliminating the States’ need to
duplicate language from the SOW into
the Annual Report.
While the requirements will not
change, use of the SOW template and
Accomplishment Report form will
benefit State DOTs and FHWA by
making the submissions more uniform
in size and content, streamlining the
submission and review process, and
pair the performance metrics more
easily with their accomplishments. By
providing the SOW template along with
this reporting format, FHWA aims to
improve its stewardship and oversight
of the DBE/SS Program, while ensuring
State DOTs are effectively administering
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these discretionary grants for the benefit
of DBEs.
Respondents: State Departments of
Transportation Agencies responsible for
submitting DBE/SS Statement of Work
for the purpose of increasing the
capacity and to improve the overall
business practices of DBEs.
Frequency: DBE/SS SOW are
submitted annually (upon funding
availability); Accomplishment Reports
are submitted every year by July 31st.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The estimated number of
hours for each of the 52 recipients to
compile and submit the requested data
is estimated to be no more than four
employee hours annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated total annual
burden for 53 recipients is 212 hours
annually.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: November 28, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–26511 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0846]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: VA Financial
Services Center (VA–FSC) Vendor File
Request Form
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
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submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0846.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–
4688 or email [email protected].
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0846’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: VA Financial Services Center
(VA–FSC) Vendor File Request Form
(VA Form 10091).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0846.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The authorizing statute for
this data collection falls under 31 U.S.C.
3701 and Public Law 104–134, Section
31001, Debt Collection Improvement
Act of 1996. The mission of the
Nationwide Vendor File Division of the
Department of Veterans Affairs—
Financial Services Center (VA–FSC) is
to add, modify, or delete vendor records
in the Financial Management Services
(FMS) vendor file. The VA–FSC FMS
vendor file controls aspects of when,
where, and how vendors are paid. There
are currently more than 2.4 million
active vendor records in FMS.
The VA–FSC Vendor File Request
Form, VA Form 10091, was previously
created to streamline the data required
to establish a vendor record from
multiple sources into a single form. VA–
FSC developed a web-based version of
the 10091, in addition to the paper
version, and will fully transition to use
of the web-based form. VA now seeks a
routine three-year renewal of the
previous OMB PRA clearance. VA Form
10091 will be used throughout the VA
to gather essential payment data from
vendors (commercial, individuals,
Veterans, employees, etc.) to establish or
update vendor records in order to
process electronic payments through the
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ACH network to the vendor’s financial
institution.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 88 FR
184 on September 25, 2023, pages 65775
and 65776.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 37,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023–26525 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0655]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Residency
Verification Report—Veterans and
Survivors
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.
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SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0655.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0655’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 107.
Title: Residency Verification ReportVeterans and Survivors (FL21–914).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0655.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Form Letter 21–914 is
primarily used to gather information
which is necessary to verify whether a
veteran or beneficiary who is receiving
benefits at the full-dollar rate based on
U.S. residency continues to meet the
residency requirements. Continued
eligibility to benefits at the full-dollar
rate cannot be determined without
complete information about a veteran’s
or beneficiary’s residency.
No substantive changes have been
made to this form. However, the burden
estimate has decreased due to (1) a
decrease in the number of minutes it
takes to fill out the form, and (2) the
respondent total has also decreased
since the previous approval due to the
estimated number of receivables
averaged over the past year.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 88 FR
67454 on Friday, September 29, 2023.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 75 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
900.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0786]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Department of Veterans (VA)
Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (VR&E) Longitudinal
Study Survey Questionnaire;
Withdrawn
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
On Tuesday, November 28,
2023, the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VA), published a notice
in the Federal Register announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection ‘‘Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E)
Longitudinal Study Survey
Questionnaire’’. This notice was
published in error; therefore, this
document corrects that error by
withdrawing this FR notice, document
number 2023–26141.
DATES: As of November 28, 2023, the FR
notice published at 88 FR 227 on
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, is
withdrawn.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FR Doc.
2023–26141, published on Tuesday,
November 28, 2023, is withdrawn by
this notice.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023–26506 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am]
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