[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34827-34828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16492]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

June 21, 1999.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
emergency processing public information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). OMB approval has been requested by June 20, 1999. A copy of this 
ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor Ira Mills Departmental Clearance 
Officer, ((202) 219-5095, x 143). Comments and questions about the ICR 
listed below should be forwarded to Office 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 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 response.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act Cumulative Quarterly Financial 
Reporting for Funds Allotted to States for: (1) Services to Youth (2) 
Services to Adults (3) Services to Dislocated Workers (4) Local Area 
Administration (5) Statewide Activities (15% of Total Federal 
Allotment) and (6) Statewide Rapid Response.
    OMB Number: 1205-0New.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: States, local governments, and Private Industry 
Councils.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    See Burden and Cost Estimate below:

             DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I States
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        Requirements           PY 1999    PY 2000    PY 2001    PY 2002
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Number of Reports Per Entity          3          3          3          3
 Per Quarter................
Total Number of Reports Per          12         12         12         12
 Entity Per Year............
Number of Hours Required Per          1          1          1          1
 Report.....................
Total Number of Hours                12         12         12         12
 Required for Reporting Per
 Entity Per Year............
Number of Entities Reporting         10         56         56         56
Total Number of Hours               120        672        672        672
 Required for Reporting
 Burden Per Year............
Total Burden Cost @ $23.45       $2,814    $15,758    $15,758    $15,758
 per hour...................
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    Note: Number of reports required per entity per quarter/per year 
is impacted by the 3 year life of each year of appropriated funds, 
i.e., PY 1997 and 1998 funds are available for expenditure in PY 
1999, thus 3 reports reflect 3 available funding years.


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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The proposed ICR incorporates the necessary reporting 
instructions for States to report financial data related to Workforce 
Investment Act programs to DOL. These instructions have been prepared 
in response to the requirement set forth at 20 CFR 667.300, for DOL to 
issue financial reporting instructions to States; and to ensure State 
compliance with the reporting elements contained in the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, Subtitle E, Sec. 185.
    The WIA requires quarterly financial reports which ``shall include 
information identifying all programs and activity costs by cost 
category in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 
and by year of appropriation''. The WIA also requires reporting ``any 
income or profits earned, including such income or profits earned by 
subrecipients''; and any cost incurred (such as stand-in costs) that 
are otherwise allowable except for funding limitations.'' In addition, 
WIA requires the reporting of costs only as administrative or 
programmatic, with computerization/technology costs not included in the 
administrative cost limit calculation.
    The Standard Form 269 has been modified to provide the six 
reporting formats which will be used for WIA reporting. Separate 
reporting formats will be needed for (1) Local area youth (2) local 
area adults (3) local area dislocated workers (4) local administration 
(5) Statewide activities (15% total Federal allotment) and (6) 
Statewide rapid response.
    ETA is designing software that will contain the data elements 
required for each of the reporting formats. Instructions corresponding 
to the required data elements will also be provided to the States in 
the software package. Transmittal of this data will occur on a 
quarterly basis via the Internet. The data collection and reporting 
requirements requested by the Employment and Training Administration 
are necessary to effectively manage and evaluate the financial status 
of the WIA program, to measure regulatory compliance, to prepare 
required reports to Congress and for audit purposes.
Ira Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-16492 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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