[Federal Register: April 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 76)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comments Requested
April 12, 2005.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by
May 13, 2005. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor
Departmental Clearance Officer, Ira L. Mills (202) 693-4122.
Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. The Office of Management and Budget 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.
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Reporting and Performance Standards System for the Migrant
and Seasonal Farmworker Program Under Title I, Section 167 of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
OMB Number: 1205-0425.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Total Total Average time Total annual
Form/activity respondents Frequency responses per response burden hours
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Plan Narrative.................. 53 Annual............... 53 20 1,060
ETA 9093........................ 53 Annual............... 53 15 795
ETA 9094........................ 53 Annual............... 53 16 848
ETA 9095........................ 53 Quarterly............ 212 7 1,484
WIASPR Data..................... 53 On Occasion.......... 29,500 2.25 66,375
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Totals...................... 53 ..................... 29,871 60.25 70,562
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Description: Each grantee administering funds under the MSFW
program is required to submit a program planning report (ETA Form
9094), a budget information summary report (ETA Form 9093), and a
quarterly program status report (ETA Form 9095). This latter form
contains information related to levels of participation and service,
related assistance activities, and
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actual placements in employment. In addition, each grantee submits a
quarterly file of individual records on all participants who exit the
program, called the Workforce Investment Act Standardized Participant
Record (WIASPR). The current MSFW reporting and recordkeeping system
expires in June 2005.
This is a request to revise the current MSFW program reporting
requirements to include data elements necessary for assessing grantee
progress against common measures of performance beginning July 1, 2005.
In 2002, under the President's Management Agenda, OMB and other Federal
agencies developed a set of common performance measures to be applied
to certain Federally-funded employment and training programs with
similar strategic goals. Although the common measures are an integral
part of ETA's performance accountability system, these measures provide
only part of the information necessary to effectively oversee the
workforce investment system. ETA will continue to collect from grantees
data on program activities, participants, and outcomes that are
necessary for program management and to convey full and accurate
information on the performance of workforce programs to policymakers
and stakeholders.
The value of implementing common measures is the ability to
describe in a similar manner the core purposes of the workforce
system--how many people found jobs; did people stay employed; and did
earnings increase. Multiple sets of performance measures have burdened
states and grantees as they are required to report performance outcomes
based on varying definitions and methodologies. By minimizing the
different reporting and performance requirements, common performance
measures can facilitate the integration of service delivery, reduce
barriers to cooperation among programs, and enhance the ability to
assess the effectiveness and impact of the workforce investment system,
including the performance of the system in serving individuals facing
significant barriers to employment.
This revision to the MSFW program reporting requirements identifies
a minimum level of information collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements, holds grantees appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they receive, including common
performance measures, and allows the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management responsibilities.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E5-1875 Filed 4-20-05; 8:45 am]
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