[Federal Register: November 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 228)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation process to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This process helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burdens are minimized, collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the reporting
requirements for the Disability Employment Grant and the Disability
Information Technology Grant Programs for the FY 04-07 funding periods.
The reports submitted for comment include the quarterly Activity and
Placement Report (APR) and annual Participant Characteristics Report
(PCR).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before January 26, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Alexandra K. Kielty, Chief, Division of Disability and
Workforce Programs, Rm. S-5206, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3730 (VOICE), (202) 693-3818
(FAX) (these are not toll-free numbers) or e-mail: Kielty.Alexandra@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor is considering revising the reporting forms that correspond to
OMB NO.: 1205-0416 which implements reporting requirements for the
Disability Employment Grant Program for the fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
Reporting impacts 15 grants for the last two years of a three year
grant cycle which began July 1, 1998. The grants are awarded for one
year plus two option years. These reports will also be used for similar
disability related grants administered by ETA.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate for
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
[sbull] Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The proposed Information Collection Request establishes reporting
requirements for this discretionary grant program which is funded under
the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I. The Activity and Placement
Report (APR) includes information on the number of participants being
served, activities and services provided, and planned outcomes. The
Participant Characteristics Report (PCR) covers information on age,
race, educational level and types of disability.
In addition to these reports, grantees are required to provide a
quarterly Financial Status Report (FSR), SF 269
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which is approved under OMB Clearance 0348-0039.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Disability Employment Grant Program and Disability
Information Technology Grant Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0416.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.248.
Frequency: Quarterly for Activity and Placement Report (APR) ETA
Form No. 9077 and Annually for participant Characteristic Report (PCR)
ETA Form No. 9078.
Affected Public: National not-for-profit organizations.
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Avg. time per Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total responses total burden
respondents responses (hours) hours
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ETA 9077..................... 16 Quarterly........ 64 20 1,280
ETA 9078..................... 16 Annually......... 16 20 320
ETA SF-269................... 16 Quarterly........ 64 20 1,280
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Totals................... .............. ................. 144 .............. 2,880
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Number of Respondents: 16.
Total Responses: 144; (16 respondents x 4 Quarterly Reports) = 64 +
(16 respondents x 1 annual report) = 16 + (16 respondents x 4 Quarterly
Reports) = 16 Total = 144 Annual Responses.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 180 Hours; 20 Hours x 4 APRs +(20
hrs. SF-269 x 4) + (20 hrs.PCR) = 180 hrs.per respondent.
Total Burden Hours: 2,880hrs. (Note: Estimate is based on having 20
respondents).
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,200.00.
Description: The disAbility Employment Initiative Grant Programs
give partial funds to National organizations that engage in employment
training and services for people with disabilities to obtain
competitive employment. The Activity and Placement Report (APR) gives
the number of participants being served, activities and services
provided, and placement outcomes. The Participant Characteristics
Report (PCR) gives participant information in age, race, type of
disAbility, etc. These funds are taken from the WIA Title I (29 U.S.C.
2916(c)(1)). There is a requirement to have grantees complete quarterly
an Activity Placement Report (APR) [29 U.S.C. 2917(a)(1)] and a
Standard Form 269 (SF-269). A Participant Characteristic Report (PCR)
is submitted annually to provide an overview of participants that were
served during the program year) (29 U.S.C. 2917(a)(1))]. Respondents
submit a narrative as part of the quarterly report package. The
narrative states activities of the participants in the organization
during the previous three months.
Signed in Washington, DC this 11th day of November, 2003.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 03-29534 Filed 11-25-03; 8:45 am]
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