[Federal Register: July 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 138)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR); Submitted for
Public Comment and Recommendations; Workforce Investment Act: Migrant
and Seasonal Farmworker Programs Under Section 167
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 (PRA95) [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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 20, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Alina M. Walker, Chief, Division of Migrant
and Seasonal Farmworker Programs, United States Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
S-4206, Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2706 (this is not a
toll-free number), Internet address: walker.alina@DOL.GOV, and/or FAX:
(202) 693-3945 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Pursuant to Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998, and 20 CFR
Parts 652, et al., Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Final Rules, dated
August 11, 2000, the Department's Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) revised the financial and program reporting
instructions for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). WIA
regulations at Part 669, Subpart A, establish that the general
administrative requirements found in 20 CFR Part 667 apply to the NFJP
program. The proposed reporting format and corresponding instructions
have been developed in accordance with the Reporting Requirements
contained in 20 CFR 667.300, including the provision for cumulative
accrual reporting by fiscal year of appropriation. The data elements
contained on the prototype format will be submitted electronically by
NFJP grantees.
II. Review Focus
The Department is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension collection of WIA, ETA, Program and Financial Reporting
Requirements for NFJP. 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
Type of Review: Reinstatement without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Employment and Training
Administration, Program and Financial Reporting Requirements for the
National Farmworker Jobs Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0425.
Agency Numbers: ETA 9093, 9094 and 9095.
Affected Public: State agencies; private, non-profit corporations;
and consortia of any and/or all of the above.
Total Respondents: See the following Reporting Burden Table for
NFJP grantees to report requested WIA program and financial data
electronically on forms ETA 9093, 9094 and 9095.
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DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I--NFJP Grantees
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Number of Responses Total Hours per Total burden
Required section 167 activity NFJP Form respondents per year responses response hours
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Plan narrative................................ ................................. 53 1 53 20 1,060
Data record................................... ................................. 53 (1) 42,250 2 84,500
Report from data record....................... ................................. 53 4 212 1 212
Budget information summary.................... ETA 9093......................... 53 1 53 15 795
Program planning summary...................... ETA 9094......................... 53 1 53 16 848
Program status summary........................ ETA 9095......................... 53 4 212 7 1,484
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Totals.................................... ................................. 53 11 42,833 61 88,899
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\1\ On occasion.
Total Burden Cost: 88,899 hours at $25 per hour.
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 ICR; they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 14, 2004.
Alina M. Walker,
Chief, Division of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-16429 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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