[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29148-29149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11387]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

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 process 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 process helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burdens are minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents 
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
continuation of a reporting and performance standards system for Indian 
and Native American programs under Title I, Section 166 of the 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA). A copy of the proposed information 
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the address section of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Athena R. Brown, Chief, Division of Indian 
and Native American Programs, Employment and Training Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-4203, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3737 (voice) or (202) 693-
3818 (fax) (these are not toll-free numbers), or Internet: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Gross, Division of Indian and 
Native American Programs, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room S-4203, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3752 (voice) or (202) 693-
3818 (fax) (these are not toll-free numbers), or Internet: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    ETA is requesting continuation of the current reporting and 
performance standards system for WIA Title I, Section 166 Indian and 
Native American grantees for one year (July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005), 
in part to coincide with the proposed expiration of the Section 166 
financial report (ETA-9080) which is currently requested through June 
30, 2005, under OMB Control Numbers 1205-0422 and 1205-0423. In 
evaluating the last few years' reporting experience of the grantees who 
receive funding under WIA Section 166, including those receiving 
Supplemental Youth Services (SYS) funds, and in light of the continuing 
statutory requirements of WIA applicable to Section 166 grantees, the 
Department has decided to extend the currently approved reporting 
requirements which it believes supports the current statutory 
requirements under WIA as they relate to the Indian and Native American 
Program. The only anticipated change(s) would be to accommodate the 
information collection requirements of the proposed ``OMB Common 
Measures'' for evaluating all federally funded employment and training 
programs. Further details of these possible changes are available on 
request. However, it should be noted that WIA comes up for 
reauthorization during 2004, which could result in additional, 
statutorily mandated reporting changes which would need to be covered 
in this data collection.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Department 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 burden estimate for 
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 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 Action

    This ICR will be used by approximately 145 WIA Section 166 grantees 
as the primary reporting and performance measurement vehicle for 
enrolled individuals, their characteristics, training and services 
provided, outcomes, including job placement and employability 
enhancements, as well as detailed financial data on program 
expenditures. Grantees participating in the demonstration under Public 
Law 102-477 will not be affected by this collection, and have not been 
included in the following burden estimates.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Reporting and Performance Standards system for Indian and 
Native American (INA) Programs under Title I, Section 166 of the 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (1205-0422) and WIA Employment and 
Training Administration Financial Requirements for INA Grantee 
Activities (1205-0423).
    OMB Number (current): 1205-0422 and 1205-0423.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.265 (for PY 2002 
and beyond).
    Record Keeping: Grantees shall retain supporting and other 
documents necessary for the compilation and submission of the subject 
reports for three years after submission of the final financial report 
for the grant in question (29 CFR 97.42 and/or 29 CFR 95.53). It should 
be noted that the burden estimates for this collection as originally 
approved by OMB in April of 2001 were for 27,795 responses totaling 
some 78,615 hours.
    Affected Public: Federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, and 
groups; Alaska Native entities; Hawaiian Native entities; private non-
profit Indian-controlled organizations; State Indian Commissions or 
Councils (Native American-controlled); consortia of any and/or all of 
the above.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: ETA-9084 and ETA-9085 (1205-0422):

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                                                                                   Average time
           Form No.               Respondents       Frequency          Total       per response    Total burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)          hours
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ETA-9084 (Comprehensive                    145  semi-annual.....             290            9.67           2,804
 Services).
ETA-9085 (Supplemental Youth               105  semi-annual.....             210            9.67           2,031
 Services).
Recordkeeping.................             145  (as needed).....          27,295             2.7          73,780
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    Total.....................             250  semi-annual.....          27,795            9.67          78,615
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    ETA 9080 (1205-0423): 150 Respondents x Quarterly Reporting x 12 
hours per report = 1,800 Burden Hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): Costs associated with 
this collection will vary widely among grantees, from nearly no 
additional cost to some higher figure, depending on the state of 
automation attained by each grantee and the wages paid to the staff 
actually completing the various forms. However, because all 
expenditures associated with the preparation of these reports will come 
from the Federal grant funds themselves, there will be no costs to the 
grantees. The grantees will not be obligated to expend their own (i.e., 
non-Department) resources to fulfill these reporting requirements. All 
costs associated with the submission of these forms are allowable grant 
expenses. 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 also 
will become a matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of May, 2004.
John R. Beverly, III,
Administrator, Office of National Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-11387 Filed 5-19-04; 8:45 am]
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