[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13018-13019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5845]



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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 pre-clearance 
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 24 month extension, with 
change, of the Employment Service Program Reporting System from the 
current end date of June 30, 2000 to a new end date of June 30, 2002.
    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 
addresses section below on or before May 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Timothy F. Sullivan, Office of Workforce Security, U.S. 
Employment Service, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4464, 
Washington, DC 20210, (202-219-5257--not a toll free number) and 
internet address: [email protected] and/or FAX: (202)-208-5844).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

I. Background

    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 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. 
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 the Manager's 
Report.

II. Review Focus

    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.

III. Current Actions

    The Department is requesting an extension of the Employment Service 
Program Reporting System with changes to data elements, definitions, 
reporting instructions and/or reporting requirements from the current 
end date of June 30, 2000 to a new end date of June 30, 2002.
    The Veterans' Employment and Training Service is requesting the 
collection of data for Campaign Veterans which are veterans who served 
on active duty in the United States armed forces during a war on in a 
campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge or expeditionary 
medal has been authorized. The Secretary of Labor is required under WIA 
to collect this information. This data collection will replace 
information currently collected on the ETA-9002A under the Service 
Members Occupation Conversion and Training Act (SMOCTA) (P.L. 102-484).
    In light of WIA and 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), Office of Workforce Security, United States 
Employment Service (USES) will begin steps to establish performance 
measures for the public labor exchange program in conjunction with WIA 
activities and One-Stop delivery system implementation.
    The United States Employment Service will work cooperatively with 
States and other stakeholders to develop program specific performance 
measures which will be released for comment at a later date.
    The proposed measures are a starting point for development of 
comprehensive measures for the labor exchange function of the One-Stop 
delivery system. It is the Department's intent to use the comments 
received to develop performance measures for implementation on July 1, 
2001.
    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.
    In consideration of these issues, the Department is requesting an 
extension, with change, of the Employment Service Program Reporting 
System from the current end date of June 30, 2000 to a new end date of 
June 30, 2002.
    This is a request for OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (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-9002A,B and C including the data reporting for the VETS 200 
A and B, the VETS 300, and the Manager's Report on services to veterans 
and record keeping.
    Type of Review: Extension with change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Employment Service Program Reporting System.
    OMB Number: 1205-0240.
    Total Respondents: 54 States and territories.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 7213.

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                                                                       Total      Average time per      Burden
             Reports              Respondents       Frequency        responses    response  (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. Report.....................         1600  Quarterly..........         6400  .83...............         5333
    Totals......................                 .................         7534    ................         7213
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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.

    Dated: March 6, 2000.
Grace A. Kilbane,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 00-5845 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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