[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10196]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Workforce Investment Act 
(WIA) of 1998: OMB Approval for Five-Year State Plan Modifications 
Submitted Under the Planning Guidance and Instructions for Title I and 
the Wagner-Peyser Act

February 25, 1999.

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 pre-clearance 
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 (P.A.-95) [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 ``Planning Guidance 
and Instructions for Submission of the Strategic Five-Year State Plan 
and Plan Modifications for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (Workforce Investment Act) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.'' 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: Submit comments below on or before July 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Christine Kulick, Acting Division Chief, 
Office of One-Stop Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 693-3045 (this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3015; 
or via e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Kulick, Acting Division 
Chief, Office of One-Stop Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 693-3045 (this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3015; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 112(a) of the Workforce Investment Act (Pub. L. 105-220, 
August 7, 1998) requires the Governor of the state to submit a 
Strategic Five-Year State Plan to the Secretary of Labor in order to be 
eligible to receive an allocation under Sections 127 or 132 or to 
receive financial assistance under the Wagner-Peyser Act. Situations in 
which a new Five-Year Plan or Plan modification may be required by the 
Governor include when: (1) The approved Five-year Plan is expiring; (2) 
changes in Federal or state law or policy substantially change the 
assumptions upon which the plan is based; (3) there are changes in the 
statewide vision, strategies, policies, performance indicators, the 
methodology used to determine local allocation of funds, 
reorganizations which change the working relationship with system 
employees, changes in organizational responsibilities, changes to the 
membership structure of the State Board or alternative entity, and 
similar substantial changes to the states' workforce investment system; 
and (4) the state has failed to meet performances goals and must adjust 
service strategies.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, 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 ICR can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.

III. Current Actions

    The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220, August 7, 
1998), Section 112(a), requires the Governor of the state to submit a 
State Plan to the Secretary of Labor to be eligible to receive an 
allocation under Sections 127 or 132 or to receive financial assistance 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act. The Plan outlines a five-year strategy for 
the statewide workforce investment system of the state that meets the 
requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the Act. This extension is 
needed in order for state governments to submit new Five-Year State 
Plans or modifications to existing Five-Year Plans as needed.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of the 
Strategic Five-Year State Plan and Plan modifications for Title I of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
    OMB Number: 1205-0398.
    Total Respondents: 59.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Total Responses: one.
    Average Time Per Response: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,475.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for the Office of Management 
and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will 
also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: This 30th Day of April 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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