[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40742-40744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20378]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Submitted for Public Comment; Employment Services Report System

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

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 (ETA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed ten month extension of the 
Employment Service Program Reporting System from the current end date 
of August 31, 1999 to a new end date of June 30, 2000.
    A copy of the previously approved 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

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addresses section below on or before September 28, 1998.
    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: John R. Beverly, III, United States Employment Service, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N4470, 
Washington, DC 20210, Tel. 202-219-5257, Fax 202-219-6643, E-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Information on basic labor exchange services is necessary to assure 
that the States are complying with legal requirements of the Wagner-
Peyser Act as amended by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). 
Program data items are required from States reporting to the Department 
of Labor as part of other information in order to determine if the 
States are complying with the basic labor exchange requirements.
    Information regarding employment and training services provided to 
veterans by State public employment services agencies must be collected 
by the Department of Labor to satisfy legislative requirements, as 
follows: (a) to report annually to Congress on specific services (38 
U.S.C. 2007(c) and 2012(c)); (b) to establish administrative controls 
(38 U.S.C. 2007 (b)); and (c) for administrative purposes. These data 
are reported on the VETS 200 A and B, the VETS 300, and Manager's 
reports.

II. Current Action

    The Department is requesting an extension of the Employment Service 
Program Reporting System without changes to data elements, definitions, 
reporting instructions and/or reporting requirements from the current 
end date of August 31, 1999 to a new end date of June 30, 2000.
    In response to the requirements of the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, the national call for government programs 
to be more accountable and results oriented, the Department of Labor 
(DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), United States 
Employment Services (USES) has taken the first step to establish 
performance measures for the public labor exchange programs and labor 
exchange function for the Workforce Development and One-Stop Career 
Center service delivery systems.
    The United States Employment Service (USES) worked cooperatively 
with States and other stakeholders to develop program specific 
performance measures. Performance measures were proposed and comments 
from stakeholders were requested in the Federal Register (63 FR 32564-
32578).
    The proposed measures are a starting point for development of 
comprehensive measures for the labor exchange function of the emerging 
Workforce Development system. It is the Department's intent to use the 
comments received to develop performance measures for implementation on 
July 1, 2000.
    The effort to finalize the performance measures, to identify the 
data elements needed to produce the performance measures and to define 
specific changes to the ETA reporting requirements will take several 
months to accomplish the transition to a new reporting system. States 
will also need time to make the necessary procedural, reporting, and 
computer software changes that will be necessary. This may be 
complicated by State efforts to respond to necessary computer program 
changes for Year 2000 compliance.
    In consideration of these issues, the Department is requesting an 
extension of the Employment Service Program Reporting System without 
changes from the current end date of August 31, 1999 to a new end date 
of June 30, 2000.
    This is a request for OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) to extend collection of the 
Employment Service Program Reporting System data previously approved 
and assigned OMB Control No. 1205-0240 and the data reporting for the 
ETA 9002 A, B, C, including the data reporting for the VETS 200 A and 
B, VETS 300, the manager's report on services to veterans and 
recordkeeping.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Employment Service Program Reporting System.
    OMB Number: 1250-0240.
    Total Respondents: 54 States and territories.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 7213.

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                                                                                   Average time                 
            Reports               Respondents       Frequency          Total       per response       Burden    
                                                                     responses        (hours)         (hours)   
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USES Rpt......................              54  Quarterly.......             216            2.75             594
VETS Rpt......................              54  Quarterly.......             216             .25              54
USES Rec......................              54  Annually........              54           12.00             648
VETS 200A.....................              54  Quarterly.......             216             .85             184
VETS 200B.....................              54  Quarterly.......             216             .85             184
VETS 300......................              54  Quarterly.......             216            1.00             216
Mgt. Rpt......................           1,600  Quarterly.......           6,400             .83           5,333
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      TOTALS..................  ..............  ................           7,534  ..............           7,213
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    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 24, 1998.
John R. Beverly, III,
Director, United States Employment Service, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-20378 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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