[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82394-82395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33074]


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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 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 is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed collection financial data for the 
National Farmworker Jobs Program on a modified Standard Form 269 
Financial Status Report (ETA 9092). A copy of the proposed 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 
addressees section below on or before February 26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Thomas Martin, Division of Financial Grants Management 
Policy and Review, Office of Grants and Contract Management, United 
States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW, Rm. N-4720, Washington, DC 20210, (202-693-2989--
not a toll free number) and Internet address: [email protected] and/
or FAX: (202-693-3362).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Pursuant to Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998 and 20 CFR 
Parts 652, et al., Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Final Rules, date 
August 11, 2000, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training 
Administration has revised the financial reporting instructions for the 
National Farmworker Jobs Program. The WIA regulations at Part 669, 
Subpart A, establish that the general administrative requirements found 
in 20 CFR Part 667 apply to the NFJP program. The proposed reporting 
format and corresponding instructions have been developed in accordance 
with the Reporting Requirements contained in 20 CFR 667.300, including 
the provision for cumulative accrual reporting by fiscal year of 
appropriation. The data elements contained on the prototype format will 
be incorporated into software which will be provided electronically to 
the NFJP grantees to enable direct Internet reporting.
    This proposed collection supercedes the Financial Status Report 
(FSR) for the National Farmworker Jobs Program previously announced in 
the Federal Register on October 3, 2000.

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;

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     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 technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The proposed collection of information must be approved so that the 
Department can effectively manage and evaluate the WIA National 
Farmworker Jobs Program authorized under Title I section 167 of the Act 
in compliance with the requirements set forth in Public Law 105-220 and 
20 CFR 652 et al., Workforce Investment Act; Final Rules, dated August 
11, 2000.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Employment and Training 
Administration, Financial Reporting Requirements for National 
Farmworker Jobs Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Agency Numbers: ETA 9092.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State agencies; private, non-profit corporations; 
and consortia of any and/or all of the above.
    Reporting Burden: See the following Reporting Burden Table for NFJP 
grantees to report requested WIA financial data electronically on form 
at ETA 9092.

                             DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I--NFJP Grantees
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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            12           12           12           12
 Year.......................................................
Number of Entities Reporting................................           53           53           53           53
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Burden Per Year          636          636          636          636
Total Burden Cost @ $25.00 per hour *.......................      $15,900      $15,900      $15,900     $15,900
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* $25.00 per hour is based on a GS 12 Step 1 salary.


    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.

    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: December 21, 2000.
Bryan T. Keilty,
Director, Office of Financial and Administrative Management.
[FR Doc. 00-33074 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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