[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53753-53754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23247]


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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 extension of the collection of the ETA 
9048, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity, and the ETA 
9049, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes. A copy of 
the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this 
notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before November 12, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Diane Wood, Office of Workforce Security, 200 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210; telephone 202-693-3212; 
fax 202-693-3229 (these are not toll-free numbers) or e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Wood at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) program 
allows for the targeting of reemployment services to those most in need 
of services. The ETA 9048 and ETA 9049 are the only means of tracking 
the activities in the WPRS program. The ETA 9048 reports on the numbers 
and flows of claimants at the various stages of the WPRS system from 
initial profiling through the completion of specific reemployment 
services. This allows for evaluation and monitoring of the program. The 
ETA 9049 gives a limited, but inexpensive, look at the reemployment 
experience of profiled claimants who were referred to services by 
examining the state's existing wage record files to see in which 
quarter the referred individuals became employed, what wages they are 
earning and if they have changed industries.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
    [sbull] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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

    This collection continues to be needed to evaluate and monitor the 
WPRS program.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity, and 
Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes.
    OMB Number: 1205-0353.
    Agency Number: ETA 9048 and ETA 9049.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Total Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 424.
    Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 106 hours.
    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 and will become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: September 5, 2003.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
[FR Doc. 03-23247 Filed 9-11-03; 8:45 am]
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