[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32060-32061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11883]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Women's Bureau; Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted 
for Public Comment and Recommendations; Women in Apprenticeship and 
Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act Grant Application and Reporting 
Requirements

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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, to the 
attention of Diane Faulkner. Commenters are encouraged to send their 
comments on a computer disk, or via Internet E-mail to [email protected], along with an original printed copy. Ms. Faulkner can be 
reached at (202) 693-6752 (voice) or (202) 693-6776 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Faulkner, Economist, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., 
Washington, DC 20210. Ms Faulkner can be reached at [email protected] (Internet E-mail), (202) 693-6752 (voice), or (202) 693-
6776 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

    The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) 
Act of 1992 stipulates that:
    ``Each community-based organization that desires to receive a grant 
to provide technical assistance under section 2503(a) of this title to 
employers and labor unions, shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    In awarding grants under section 2503(a) of this title, the 
Secretary shall give priority to applications from community-based 
organizations that--
    (1) demonstrate experience preparing women to gain employment in 
apprenticeable occupations or other nontraditional occupations;
    (2) demonstrate experience working with the business community to 
prepare them to place women in apprenticeable occupations or other 
nontraditional occupations;
    (3) have tradeswomen or women in nontraditional occupations as 
active members of the organization, as either employed staff or board 
members; and
    (4) have experience delivering technical assistance.''

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently the Office of the Secretary, Women's Bureau is soliciting 
comments concerning the grant application and reporting requirements 
for the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) 
Act grants. 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.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request may be viewed 
by contacting the employee listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice for a hard copy.

III. Current Actions

    For every fiscal year for which WANTO Act grant funds are included 
in the Federal budget, the following process takes place during that 
fiscal year:
     A Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) is published 
in the Federal Register.
     Applications received by the specified deadline are 
reviewed and evaluated.
     By September 30, grants are awarded to those community-
based organizations ranked highest by the evaluation panel.
    Since the agency generally has enough funds appropriated for 
awarding grants to only one-third of the applicants, the panelists 
ranking the applications need enough information to be able to rate and 
rank the proposals fairly and equitably. The applicants need to provide 
clear documentation of their organization's viability, their potential 
for completing their proposal, their ability to meet the intent of the 
WANTO Act, and their ability to establish linkages with employers and 
labor unions. The information required in the quarterly and final 
reports is the minimal information required by grant monitoring 
administrative requirements for nonprofit organizations, i.e. what 
goals have been met, which have not been met (and why), and any 
difficulties encountered.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Office of the Secretary, Women's Bureau.
    Title: Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations 
(WANTO) Act Grant Application and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1225-0NEW.
    Recordkeeping: Records are normally required to be kept for 3 
years.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: 29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.
    Total Respondents: 40.

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                                                                     Estimated        Average        Estimated
            Requirement                       Frequency              number of    response  time  annual  burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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Grant Application:
    Previous Applicant.............  Annually...................              30               6             180

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    New Applicant..................  Annually...................              10              12             120
Quarterly Reports:
    Previous Applicant.............  Quarterly..................               9               2              72
    New Applicant..................  Quarterly..................               3               5              60
Final Report:
    Previous Applicant.............  Annually...................               9               4              36
    New Applicant..................  Annually...................               3              10              30
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        Totals.....................  ...........................              64  ..............             498
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: May 6, 2002.
Loretta Herrington,
Deputy Director, Women's Bureau, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-11883 Filed 5-10-02; 8:45 am]
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