[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15389]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of the Worker Adjustment 
Formula Financial Report, ETA Form 9041. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before August 19, 1996. 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.

ADDRESS: Eric Johnson, Office of Worker Retraining and Adjustment 
Programs, Office of Work-Based Learning, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5426, 200 Constitution 
Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, 202-219-5577 (this is not a toll-
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The collection of the information in the Worker Adjustment Formula 
Financial Report (WFFR) is necessary in order to satisfy the 
requirements of the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act 
(JTPA), as amended. The provisions are related to the Secretary's 
responsibilities and authority for monitoring performance and 
expenditures, and for recordkeeping and reporting related to JTPA Title 
III.

II. Current Actions

    This is a request for OMB approval of an extension of an existing 
collection of information previously approved by OMB. The extension 
will allow the Department to continue: 1) to monitor performance of the 
formula programs under Title III of JTPA, 2) to report to Congress and 
the Treasury, and 3) to prepare annual budget reports.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Worker Adjustment Formula Financial Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-0326.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Respondents: 52.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Average Time per Response: 8.75 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,820.
    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: June 11, 1996.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Administrator, Office of Work-Based Learning, Employment and Training 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-15389 Filed 6-17-96; 8:45 am]
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