[Federal Register: April 9, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 68)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
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 preclearance
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 proposed
continuation of a reporting and performance standards system for Indian
and Native American programs under title I, section 166 of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA). A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the address section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before June 9, 2003.
ADDRESSES: James C. DeLuca, Chief, Division of Indian and Native
American Programs, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N-4641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3754 (VOICE) or (202) 693-
3818 (FAX) (these are not toll-free numbers) or INTERNET:
DeLuca,James@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor is requesting continuation of the current reporting and
performance standards system for Workforce Investment Act (WIA), title
I, section 166, Indian and Native American grantees for one year (April
1, 2003 to March 31, 2004), in part to coincide with the expiration of
the section 166 financial report (ETA-9080) which is currently approved
through March 31, 2004 under OMB Control Number 1205-0423. In
evaluating the last few years' reporting experience of the grantees who
receive funding under WIA section 166, including those receiving
Supplemental Youth Services (SYS) funds, and, in light of the
continuing statutory requirements of WIA applicable to section 166
grantees, the Department has decided to extend the currently-approved
reporting requirements which it believes supports the current statutory
requirements under WIA as they relate to the Indian and Native American
Program. The only anticipated change(s) would be to accommodate the
information collection requirements of the Administration's proposed
``Common Measures'' for evaluating all Federally-funded employment and
training programs. Further details of these possible changes are
available on request. However, it should be noted that the Workforce
Investment Act comes up for reauthorization during 2003, which could
result in additional, statutorily-mandated reporting changes which
would need to be covered in this data collection.
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 Action
This ICR will be used by approximately 145 Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) section 166 grantees as the primary reporting and performance
measurement vehicle for enrolled individuals, their characteristics,
training and services provided, outcomes, including job placement and
employability enhancements, as well as detailed financial data on
program expenditures. Grantees participating in the demonstration under
Public Law 102-477 will not be affected by this collection, and have
not been included in the following burden estimates.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Reporting and performance system for WIA, title I, section
166, Indian and Native American grantees.
OMB Number (current): 1205-0422.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.265 (for PY 2002
and beyond).
Recordkeeping: Grantees shall retain supporting and other documents
necessary for the compilation and submission of the subject reports for
three years after submission of the final financial report for the
grant in question [29 CFR 97.42 and/or 29 CFR 95.53]. It should be
noted that the burden estimates for this collection as originally
approved by OMB in April of 2001 were for 27,795 responses totaling
some 78,615 hours.
Affected Public: Federally-recognized Indian tribes, bands, and
groups; Alaskan Native entities; Hawaiian Native entities; private non-
profit Indian-controlled organizations; State Indian Commissions or
Councils (Native American-controlled); consortia of any and/or all of
the above.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: ETA-9084 and ETA-9085.
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Total Average time Total burden
Form No. Respondents Frequency responses per response hours
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ETA-9084 (Comprehensive 145 semi-annual...... 290 9.67 2,804
services).
ETA-9085 (Supplemental Youth 105 semi-annual...... 210 9.67 2,031
Services).
Recordkeeping................ 145 (as needed)...... 27,295 9.67 73,780
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Total.................... 250 semi-annual...... 27,795 9.67 78,615
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): Costs associated with
this collection will vary widely among grantees, from nearly no
additional cost to some higher figure, depending on the state of
automation attained by each grantee and the wages paid to the staff
actually completing the various forms. However, because all
expenditures associated with the preparation of these reports will come
from the Federal grant funds themselves, there will be no costs to the
grantees. The grantees will not be obligated to expend their own (i.e.,
non-DOL) resources to fulfill these reporting requirements. All costs
associated with the submission of these forms are allowable grant
expenses. Comments submitted in response to this comment request will
be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval of the information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of April, 2003.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-8637 Filed 4-8-03; 8:45 am]
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