[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30248]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

 November 26, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316 / this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act: National Emergency Grant (NEG) 
Assistance-Application and Reporting Procedures.
    OMB Number: 1205-0439.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion and quarterly.
    Number of Respondents: 150.

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                                                                                          Average     Estimated
                                   Estimated                                Estimated     response      annual
     Information collection        number of            Frequency             annual        time        burden
                                  respondents                               responses     (hours)       hours
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SF-434 (OMB No. 0348-0043)......          150  1 time....................          150         0.75          113
Narrative Summary...............          150  1 time....................          150         1             150
TAA Certification Report........           50  1 time....................           50         0.5            25
ETA-9103........................          150  1 time....................          150         1.5           225
ETA-9105........................           75  1 time....................           75         0.5            38
ETA-9106........................          150  1 time....................          150         1             150
ETA-9107........................          100  1 time....................          100         0.25           25
ETA-9104........................          150  Quarterly.................          600         0.5           300
Grant Modifications.............          140  1 time....................          140         0.5            70
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      Total.....................  ...........  ..........................        1,565  ...........        1,096
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Department of Labor/Employment and Training 
Administration announces policies and application and reporting 
procedures for states and local entities to enable them to access funds 
for National Emergency Grant (NEG) programs. NEGs are discretionary 
grants intended to complement the resources and service capacity at the 
State and local area levels by providing supplemental funding for 
workforce development and employment services and other adjustment 
assistance for dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as 
defined in sections 101, 134 and 173 of the Workforce Investment Act; 
sections 113, 114 and 203 of the Trade Act of 2002; and 20 CFR 671.140.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30248 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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