[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39281-39282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19221]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed 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 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 9041. A copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before September 22, 1997. 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.

ADDRESSES: Gus Morrison, 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 NW., Washington, DC 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.
    Total Responses: 208.
    Average Time per Response: 8.75.
    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.


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    Dated: July 16, 1997.
Peter E. Rell,
Acting Administrator, Office of Work-Based Learning, Employment and 
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-19221 Filed 7-21-97; 8:45 am]
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