[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request
February 24, 2010.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following 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) and 5 CFR 1320.13. OMB approval has been requested
by March 24, 2010. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, including a description of the likely respondents,
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King at 202-693-4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/ e-mail: [email protected]. Interested
parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of
Labor--Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-
mail: [email protected]. Comments and questions about the
ICR listed below should be received 5 business days prior to the
requested OMB approval date.
The OMB 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 of Collection: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
High Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) Grants.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Affected Public: Private Sector (relevant grantees) and Individuals
or households (program participants)
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 262 grantees and 33,000
program participants.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 87,048.
Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden (excluding hourly wage costs):
$0.
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(The Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February
17, 2009. Among other funding directed to the Department of Labor, the
Recovery Act provides $750 million for a program of competitive grants
for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging
industries, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) High
Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) grants. It is critical to record
the impact of these Recovery Act resources, current information on
participants in these grants, and the services provided to them.
Therefore, to obtain a more robust look at participants and services
provided with Recovery Act resources, the Employment & Training
Administration (ETA) proposes a new information collection set for ARRA
HGEI grantees.
Why Are We Requesting Emergency Processing? This collection
comprises a participant and performance reporting strategy that will
provide a more robust view of the impact of the Recovery Act funds,
providing greater information on levels of program participation, the
characteristics of the participants served and the types of services
provided through ARRA HGEI programs. The performance reporting
requirements in this package align with outcome categories identified
in the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGAs) used to award these
grants, SGA/DFA PY-08-17, SGA/DFA PY-08-18, SGA/DFA PY-08-19, SGA/DFA
PY-08-20, SGA/DFA PY-08-21 and SGA/DFA PY-09-01. This data collection
will provide ETA with more comprehensive information on the status of
individual grants and individuals that receive services and find
employment through these grants, and the data collection will enable
ETA to provide more targeted technical assistance to support
improvement of grantee outcomes. ETA will provide ARRA HGEI grantees
with a data collection system that will support the collection of
participant data for required reporting elements. ETA has already
started awarding ARRA HGEI grants, and expects to award nearly all ARRA
HGEI grants by February 2010, so the approval of this request is also
necessary to allow ETA to provide an OMB approved reporting form
quickly to ARRA HGEI grantees as their grant operations commence and to
report performance accountability information immediately on the use of
Recovery Act funds.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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