[Federal Register: May 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 87)]
[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
Planning Guidance for State Unified Plans Submitted Under Section
501 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Extension With
Changes of Approved Collection; Comment Request
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.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension with changes of the
collection for the Planning Guidance for State Unified Plans submitted
under Section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). 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 or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before July 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
Attention: Janet Sten, Room C-4510 Telephone number: 202-693-3045 (this
is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3015. E-mail:
Sten.Janet@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of this notice is to provide interested parties with
the Planning Guidance for use by States in submitting their Strategic
State Plan for title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the
Wagner-Peyser Act. The Planning Guidance and Instructions provide a
framework for the collaboration of governors, local elected officials,
businesses and other partners to continue the development of workforce
investment systems that address customer needs, deliver integrated
user-friendly services, and are accountable to the customers and the
public.
The changes to this collection include a revision to the National
Strategic Direction which introduces the information collection. This
Strategic Direction was previously published in Training and Employment
Guidance Letter 13-06. There are also technical changes in the actual
information collection, the State Planning Instructions, to reflect
statutory changes in other Federal agencies' programs that are included
in the Unified Plan including the reauthorization of the Perkins Act.
II. Review Focus
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 clarify 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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with changes of approved collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Planning Guidance for State Unified Plans submitted under
Section 501 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).
OMB Number: 1205-0407.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Total Respondents: 3.
Total Responses: 3.
Average Time per Response: 50 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 150.
Total Burden Cost: 0.
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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 will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-9837 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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