[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32942]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
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 
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506]. OMB approval has been requested by January 2, 
1998. A copy of the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may 
be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Todd R. Owen, at (202) 219-5095, ext. 143.
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316. The Office of Management and Budget 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Indian and Native American Welfare-to-Work Programs.
    Frequency: Quarterly (report submission).
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 130 (estimated).
    Total Responses: 1,040.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 9 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,360.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $3,000,000.00 per year 
(program administrative costs).
    Description: This ICR is associated with the issuance of forms and 
instructions necessary to report on activity conducted under the Indian 
and Native American Welfare-to-Work (INA WtW) program. The ICR concerns 
the submission of program and financial reports by Federally-recognized 
tribes and Alaska Native entities (or consortia thereof) awarded grants 
under the INA WtW program. These reports will document employment 
activity conducted by INA WtW grantees who provide employment services 
to adult recipients of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) program, established by Pub. L. 104-193 (the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996, commonly called the ``Welfare Reform Act'').
    Information submitted on these reports will be utilized by the 
Department to evaluate the success of individual INA WtW programs and 
to provide data for reports to Congress and the White House on the 
success of the overall INA WtW program. These instructions and forms 
are being issued in conjunction with the publication of the Interim 
Final Rule governing the INA WtW program in compliance with the 
requirements of section 412(a)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act, 
as amended by section 5001(c) of Pub. L. 105-33 (the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997). This emergency clearance is necessary to enable the 
Department to implement the INA WtW program as close to the 
legislatively-mandated beginning date of October 1, 1997 (Fiscal Year 
1998) as possible. Also, quick implementation of the INA WtW program is 
desirable because many TANF recipients are reaching the exhaustion of 
their benefits, due to the time limits for receiving those benefits 
imposed by Pub. L. 104-193 (the ``Welfare Reform Act'').
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-32942 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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