[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 41657] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-20376] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Annual Plans for State Employment Service Activities ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Section 8 of the amended Wagner-Peyser Act required that States desiring to receive the benefits of the Act submit to the Secretary of Labor detailed plans for carrying out the provisions of the Act. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the extension of information collection for Annual Plans for State Employment Service Activities. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the contact section of this notice DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 8, 1996. Written comments should 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. ADDRESSES: Gene Tichenor, U.S. Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room N-4470, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, 202-219-5185 (This is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Under Section 652.6 and 652.7 of the regulation, State Employment Security Agencies are required to develop and submit to the Secretary of Labor an annual plan for providing services and activities within the State as authorized by Section 7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. These plans are used by the Department to determine if the annual State activities meet the requirements of the Law. The plan should include overall goals and objectives of the State agency, documentation of the State's plan for meeting the requirements of a basic labor exchange system, and a provision for the promotion and development of employment opportunities and job counseling. II. Current Actions This is a request to extend OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) for the collection of information previously approved and assigned OMB Control No. 1205-0209. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment and Training Administration. Titles: Annual Plans for State Employment Service Activities. OMB Number: 1205-0209. Affected Public: Government/State, Local or Tribal Government. Total Respondents: 54. Frequency: Annually. Total Responses: 54. Average Time Per Response: 90 hours. Estimated Burden Hours: 4,860. Estimated Total Burden Cost: $22,000 to $65,000. Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: August 2, 1996. John R. Beverly, Director, U.S. Employment Service. [FR Doc. 96-20376 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M