[Federal Register: May 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 83)]
[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
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Financial Reporting Requirements
for the National Farmworker Jobs Program, Under Title I of the Act
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 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. The
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension and revision to the financial
reporting requirements for the National Farmworker Jobs Program.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before July 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Isabel Danley, Office of Grants and Contract Management,
Employment and Training Administration, United States Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4720, Washington, DC 20210,
(202) 693-3047 (this is not a toll-free number), danley.isabel@dol.gov,
and/or FAX (202) 693-3362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Isabel Danley, Office of Grants
and Contract Management, Employment and Training Administration, United
States Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210, (202) 693-3047 (this is not a toll-free number),
danley.isabel@dol.gov, and/or FAX (202) 693-3362. Copies of the
Paperwork Reduction Act Submission Package may be found at the Web site
http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This proposed information collection notice is requesting a
revision to the
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financial reporting collection format for the WIA National Farmworker
Jobs Program as approved in Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Notice of Action Number 1205-0428 (ETA Form Number 9092). The basic
financial reporting requirements for this program are set forth in
Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998, and 20 CFR 652, et al.,
Workforce Investment Act Final Rules, dated August 11, 2000. The
proposed revised format has been designed to ensure compliance with the
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public
Law 106-107), as well as Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998,
Title I, Subtitle D, Section 166 and Subtitle E, Section 184. Pursuant
to Public Law 106-107, Federal awarding agencies have jointly developed
a standard Federal Financial Report (FFR) which is currently pending
OMB final clearance. The preamble language states that agencies seeking
renewal of existing agency/program specific forms, prior to January 31,
2005, may only obtain approval from OMB through January 31, 2005; and
agencies wishing to use or continue using agency/program-specific
forms, must obtain approval from OMB. ETA Form 9092, which expired
October 31, 2004, has been granted an extension for use through May 31,
2005, per OMB Notice of Action, dated February 28, 2005. The Department
has been extremely proactive in preparing to implement the government-
wide streamlining efforts mandated by Public Law 106-107. This proposed
collection request is pursuant to those efforts. It should also be
noted that the National Farmworker Jobs Program requires the following
three financial break-outs which are not on the standard FFR: Total
Administrative Outlays, Related Assistance Outlays, and Other Program
Services Outlays. This further necessitates approval of a modified FFR
for the National Farmworker Jobs Program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed revision of a currently approved collection of the WIA
financial reporting requirements for the National Farmworker Jobs
Program to:
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 information clearance request (ICR) can be
obtained directly through the Web site http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm
or by contacting the office
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Title: Workforce Investment Act Financial Reporting Requirements
for National Farmworker Jobs Program, under Title I of the Act.
OMB Number: 1205-0428.
Agency Numbers: Revision to ETA 9092.
Affected Public: State agencies, local governments, other for
profit and non-profit organizations, and consortia of any and/or all of
the above.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I--NFJP Grantees
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Requirements PY 2004 PY 2005 PY 2006
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per 3 3 3
Quarter...............................
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per 12 12 12
Year..................................
Number of Hours Required Per Report.... 1 1 1
Total Number of Hours Required for 12 12 12
Reporting Per Entity Per Year.........
Number of Entities Reporting........... 53 53 53
Total Number of Hours Required for 636 636 636
Reporting Burden Per Year.............
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*$28.51 per hour is based on a GS 12 Step 1 salary.
Note: Number of reports required per entity per quarter/per year
is impacted by the 3 year life of each year of appropriated funds.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 25, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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