Awards & ROI

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 2900-xxxx Awards & ROI Form and Instruction	New
2900-0701_Part_B. Awards & ROI (MO 9.8.15).doc Supporting Statement B	2015-09-11
201505-2900-001_Awards & ROI. Email Script. OMB (MO 9.4.15).docx Supplementary Document	2015-09-11
OMB 2900-New (Awards & ROI). White Paper.docx Supplementary Document	2015-08-26
Generic ICR Awards and ROI-2013 NVSBC.msg Supplementary Document	2015-08-26
201505-2900-001_Awars & ROI SS. OMB (MO 9.10.15).docx Supporting Statement A	2015-09-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
216385	Awards & ROI Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0837	ICR Reference No: 201505-2900-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 201505-2900-001
Title: Awards & ROI
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/28/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/27/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	800	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	53	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) needs to measure the return on investment received by attendees of the 2014 National Veteran Small Business Engagement. This will be determined by the incidence of federal and commercial contracts and sub-contracts received by large and small business as result of their participation at this event, and the benefits received by connecting with decision makers during the engagement.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	80 FR 97	05/20/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 157	08/14/2015
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
Awards & ROI	2900-xxxx, 2900-xxxx	Awards & ROI (LB) ,   Awards & ROI (SB)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	800	0	0	800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	53	0	0	53	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The collection instruments were internally tested on VA OSDBU employees before been deployed, and the duration was approximately three minutes to complete. The actual median response times from the 2013 and 2014 Awards and ROI information collections were evaluated and displayed an average time of four minutes. A 30-day Federal Register Notice (Vol. 80, No. 157) was posted showing an estimated average burden per respondent of three minutes and an estimated annual burden of 30 hours for small business and 10 hours for large business. The hour burden of the collection was recalculated presenting four minutes and 53.3 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $666

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 08/27/2015

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