Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: VETS VP/USERRA Complaint Form 1010
| Citation | 84 FR 51640 |
| Record Number | 2019-21165 |
| Published date | 30 September 2019 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department,Veterans' Employment And Training Service |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51640-51641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21165]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: VETS
VP/USERRA Complaint Form 1010
AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Labor.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is
announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed collection
of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. In this
notice, VETS is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection request for the VETS USERRA/VP Form 1010.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
November 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``VETS-1010
Form'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 693-4755. Please send comments by fax only if
they are 10 pages or less.
Mail: William Coughlin, Investigative Analyst, Compliance
and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. Mail, email, or
FAX transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, the sender may
request confirmation that a submission has been received, by
telephoning VETS at (202) 693-4715 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free
number) or (202) 693-4760 (TTY/TDD).
All comments received, including any personal information provided,
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours at
the above address. People needing assistance to review comments will be
provided with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Coughlin, Investigative
Analyst, Compliance and Investigations, VETS, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room S-1316, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, or by
email at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The VETS USERRA/VP Form 1010 (VETS-1010 Form) is used to file
complaints with the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and
Training Service (VETS) under either the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) or the laws and regulations
related to Veterans' Preference (VP) in Federal employment. On October
13, 1994, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
(USERRA), Public Law 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150 was signed into law.
Contained in Title 38, U.S.C. 4301-4335, USERRA is the replacement for
the Veterans' Reemployment Rights (VRR) law. The purposes of USERRA
laws and regulations are: To minimize disruption to the lives of
persons who perform service in the uniformed services (including the
National Guard and Reserves), as well as to their employers, their
fellow employees, and their communities, by providing for prompt
reemployment of such persons upon completion of such service; to
encourage individuals to participate in non-career uniformed service by
eliminating and minimizing the disadvantages to civilian careers and
employment which can result from such service; and to prohibit
discrimination in employment and acts of reprisal against persons
because of their obligations in the uniformed services, prior service,
intention to join the uniformed services, filing of a USERRA claim,
seeking assistance concerning an alleged USERRA violation, testifying
in a proceeding, or otherwise assisting in an investigation of a USERRA
claim. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) of 1998, Public
Law 105-339, 12 Stat. 3182, contained in Title 5 U.S.C. 3330a-3330c,
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide assistance to preference
eligible individuals who believe their rights under the veterans'
preference laws have been violated, and to investigate claims filed by
those individuals. The purposes of veterans' preference laws include:
To provide preference for certain veterans over others in Federal
hiring from competitive lists of applicants; to allow access and open
up Federal job opportunities to veterans that might otherwise be closed
to the public; and to provide preference eligible veterans with
preference over others in retention during reductions in force in
Federal agencies. VETS has an electronic complaint form, the VETS
e1010, available on our website at: https://vets1010.dol.gov/Login.aspx, and which may also be accessed via our USERRA elaws Advisor
(https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/vets/userra/) and Veterans' Preference
elaws Advisor (https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/vetspref.htm). The e1010
may be completed and submitted electronically without having to
download, print, and mail a signed hard copy to our Atlanta data
center.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
VETS is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection in the VETS-1010 Form. The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
III. Current Actions
This notice requests an extension of the current Office of
Management and Budget approval of the paperwork requirements for VETS-
1010 Form.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
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Title: VETS/USERRA/VP (VETS-1010 Form.)
OMB Number: 1293-0002.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: Approximately 2,250.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes, including 10 minutes
estimated to collect the information needed to file a USERRA or VP
claim and 20 minutes estimated to complete the form.
Total Burden Hours: 1,125 hours.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Initial Annual Costs: $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request.
Comments will become a matter of public record.
Joseph Shellenberger,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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