[Federal Register: May 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 98)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Submit comments on or before July 19, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Athena R. Brown, Chief, Division of Indian
and Native American Programs, Employment and Training Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-4203, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3737 (voice) or (202) 693-
3818 (fax) (these are not toll-free numbers), or Internet:
brown.athena@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Gross, Division of Indian and
Native American Programs, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S-4203, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3752 (voice) or (202) 693-
3818 (fax) (these are not toll-free numbers), or Internet:
gross.gregory@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ETA is requesting continuation of the current reporting and
performance standards system for WIA Title I, Section 166 Indian and
Native American grantees for one year (July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005),
in part to coincide with the proposed expiration of the Section 166
financial report (ETA-9080) which is currently requested through June
30, 2005, under OMB Control Numbers 1205-0422 and 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 proposed ``OMB 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 WIA comes up for
reauthorization during 2004, which could result in additional,
statutorily mandated reporting changes which would need to be covered
in this data collection.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department 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 burden estimate for
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 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 Action
This ICR will be used by approximately 145 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 Standards system for Indian and
Native American (INA) Programs under Title I, Section 166 of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (1205-0422) and WIA Employment and
Training Administration Financial Requirements for INA Grantee
Activities (1205-0423).
OMB Number (current): 1205-0422 and 1205-0423.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.265 (for PY 2002
and beyond).
Record Keeping: 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; Alaska 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 (1205-0422):
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Average time
Form No. Respondents Frequency Total per response Total burden
responses (hours) 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 2.7 73,780
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Total..................... 250 semi-annual..... 27,795 9.67 78,615
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ETA 9080 (1205-0423): 150 Respondents x Quarterly Reporting x 12
hours per report = 1,800 Burden Hours.
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-Department) 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 14th day of May, 2004.
John R. Beverly, III,
Administrator, Office of National Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-11387 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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