[Federal Register: May 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) of 1998: OMB Approval for Five-Year State Plan Modifications
Submitted Under the Planning Guidance and Instructions for Title I and
the Wagner-Peyser Act
February 25, 1999.
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 program 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 (P.A.-95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the ``Planning Guidance
and Instructions for Submission of the Strategic Five-Year State Plan
and Plan Modifications for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (Workforce Investment Act) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.'' A copy of
the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this
notice.
DATES: Submit comments below on or before July 6, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Christine Kulick, Acting Division Chief,
Office of One-Stop Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693-3045 (this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3015;
or via e-mail: Kulick.christine@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Kulick, Acting Division
Chief, Office of One-Stop Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693-3045 (this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3015;
e-mail: Kulick.christine@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 112(a) of the Workforce Investment Act (Pub. L. 105-220,
August 7, 1998) requires the Governor of the state to submit a
Strategic Five-Year State Plan to the Secretary of Labor in order to be
eligible to receive an allocation under Sections 127 or 132 or to
receive financial assistance under the Wagner-Peyser Act. Situations in
which a new Five-Year Plan or Plan modification may be required by the
Governor include when: (1) The approved Five-year Plan is expiring; (2)
changes in Federal or state law or policy substantially change the
assumptions upon which the plan is based; (3) there are changes in the
statewide vision, strategies, policies, performance indicators, the
methodology used to determine local allocation of funds,
reorganizations which change the working relationship with system
employees, changes in organizational responsibilities, changes to the
membership structure of the State Board or alternative entity, and
similar substantial changes to the states' workforce investment system;
and (4) the state has failed to meet performances goals and must adjust
service strategies.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220, August 7,
1998), Section 112(a), requires the Governor of the state to submit a
State Plan to the Secretary of Labor to be eligible to receive an
allocation under Sections 127 or 132 or to receive financial assistance
under the Wagner-Peyser Act. The Plan outlines a five-year strategy for
the statewide workforce investment system of the state that meets the
requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the Act. This extension is
needed in order for state governments to submit new Five-Year State
Plans or modifications to existing Five-Year Plans as needed.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of the
Strategic Five-Year State Plan and Plan modifications for Title I of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
OMB Number: 1205-0398.
Total Respondents: 59.
Frequency: As needed.
Total Responses: one.
Average Time Per Response: 25 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,475.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for the Office of Management
and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: This 30th Day of April 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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