[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76284-76285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31042]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 29, 2000.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact Karin Kurz ((202) 693-4127 or by 
E-mail to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for ESA, MSHA, 
OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 693-4129 or by E-Mail to 
[email protected]).
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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

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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.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: O*NET Data Collection Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0New.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; 
State, Local, or Tribal government;
    Frequency: Survey to be repeated every three to five years, 
depending on the occupation.
    Number of Respondents: 51,300.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour, 35 minutes per participating 
business, 30 minutes per employee respondent.
    Total Burden Hours: 23,305.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintainng systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The O*NET Data Collection Program will yield 
information on worker and job characteristics to populate the O*NET 
(Occupational Information Network) database. O*NET is replacing the 
obsolete Dictionary of Occupational Titles, and will be used for a wide 
range of purposes related to employment and training program 
administration, career counseling and development, training curriculum 
design, Employment Service job orders and referrals, development of 
Labor Market Information, rehabilitation and disability programs, and 
private sector human resources functions. The survey will include 
contacting businesses to gain their cooperation, and collecting 
information from employees of cooperating businesses. For a small 
number of occupations, professional associations will be contacted to 
gain their cooperation in providing member lists for surveying. Subject 
matter experts will also be surveyed in a limited number of cases.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act Cumulative Quarterly Financial 
Reporting for Funds Allotted to States for Services to Youth, Services 
to Adults, Services to Dislocated Workers, Local Area Administration, 
Statewide Activities (15% of Total Federal Allotment), and Statewide 
Rapid Response.
    OMB Number: 1205-0408.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: States, Local, or Tribal governments; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 56.

                                DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I-B States
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                          Requirements                              PY 1999     PY 2000     PY 2001     PY 2002
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........................           3           3           3           3
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year.....................          12          12          12          12
Number of Hours Required Per Report.............................           1           1           1           1
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Per Entity Per Year          12          12          12          12
Number of Entities Reporting....................................          16          56          56          56
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Burden Per Year....         192         672         672         672
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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. DOL 
estimates 16 entities reporting for PY 1999. Beginning in PY 2000, 
all entities (56) are required to report under WIA.

    Total Burden Cost (capital/start): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: This Information Collection Request (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 (WIA) of 
1998, Subtitle E, Sec. 185. The WIA requires quarterly financial 
reports, which shall include information identifying all program 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 sub-recipients and any costs 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 has designed software that contains the data elements required 
for each of the reporting formats. Instructions corresponding to the 
required data elements have been 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 L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-31042 Filed 12-5-00; 8:45 am]
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