[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57712-57713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25287]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection: Comment Requested

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden the Department of Labor conducts a pre-clearance consultation 
program to provide the general public and other interested parties 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. 3056(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps ensure that 
requested information is provided in the desired format, the reporting 
burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection 
instruments are understood and the impact of the collection 
requirements on respondents can be assessed. Currently, the Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments on the 
proposed extension of the existing reporting forms for the Senior 
Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
    The ETA is currently preparing regulations that will implement the 
Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. When final, these regulations 
will have a profound impact on the SCSEP and will dramatically alter 
the program reporting requirements while establishing performance 
measurement and sanction systems. The new system and the accompanying 
forms will not be ready for several months. Meanwhile, the Office of 
Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the present reporting system 
will expire. In order to be in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act the ETA proposes to extend, without significant change, use of the 
existing report forms for 12 months.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 5, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION COTACT: Ria Moore Benedict, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Division of Older Worker Programs, Employment and Training 
Administration, Room S-5206, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20210. Telephone number (202) 693-3198 (This is not a toll free 
number); fax (202) 693-3817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The SCSEP is authorized by Public Law 106-105, Title V of the Older 
Americans Act (OAA) Amendments of 2000, ``Community Service Employment 
for Older Americans.'' The information collected for the SCSEP is used 
to administer this program of approximately $445 million which serves 
nearly 100,000 people each year. The Department uses three reports to 
administer this program. These reports are; a quarterly report of 
program performance data, the Quarterly Progress Report (ETA 5140), a 
quarterly report of financial information, The Financial Status Report 
(SF 269), and an Equitable Distribution Report (ETA 8705) showing the 
distribution of program positions by county within each State. In 
addition a notice, in the form of a poster, is included in the package 
as a required at OAA section 502(b)(1)(P) (allowable political 
activities).

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
that:
    [sbull] Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for 
the collection of appropriate information on SCSEP activities;
    [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 collected 
information; and
    [sbull] Minimize the collection burden for those who do the 
reporting, including the use of appropriate electronic, mechanical or 
other technology.

III. Current Actions

    This collection of program and financial information continues to 
be needed to assure that the requirements of Title V of the Older 
Americans Act are met. The extension of these forms will allow coverage 
while the new reporting system and performance measures are developed.
    Type of Review: Extension (Without Significant Change).
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: The Senior Community Service Employment Program Reporting 
Package.
    OMB No.: 1205-0040.
    Form No.: ETA 8705, ETA 5140, SF 269, 424 and 424A.
    Record Keeping: Agencies maintain records for 3 years after the 
grant period end.
    Affected Public: Non-profit organizations state and local 
governments.
    Total Respondents: 69.
    Frequency: Annually or Quarterly as needed.

                             Hour Burden for Standard Forms and SCSEP Specific Forms
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                                                                                          Average
                Form                     Total            Frequency           Total       time per   Burden hrs.
                                      respondents                           responses      hours
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Quarterly Progress Report ETA 5140..           69  Quarterly.............          276            8        2,208
Equitable Distribution report ETA-             55  Annually..............           55           12          660
 8705.
Poster (allowable political                    69  N/A...................           69           .5           35
 activities).
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Total ETA Forms Activity............           69  Varies................          400        (\1\)        2,903
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Financial Status Report (SF-269)....           69  Quarterly and Final...          345            8        2,760
SF 424, 424 A,B.....................           69  Annually..............           69           40        2,760
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      SF Forms......................           69  Quarterly and Final...          414  ...........        5,520
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Total ETA & SF Reports..............           69  Varies................          814  ...........       8,423
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\1\ Varies.

    Comments submitted in response to this 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.
    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: October 1, 2003.
David Dye,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 03-25287 Filed 10-3-03; 8:45 am]
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