[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42456-42458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16055]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 8, 2004.
    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 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (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 DOL, 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:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Employment and Training Data Validation Requirement.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or 
tribal government; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 317.
    Number of Annual Responses: 317.
    Burden Summary Below:

A. State Programs: WIA Title IB, Wagner-Peyser, and TAA

    Table 1 indicates that the annual hours needed to perform 
validation for the WIA Title IB, Wagner-Peyser, and TAA programs is 792 
hours on average per state and 41,970 hours for all states. The annual 
cost of performing validation for these programs is $25,736 on average 
per state and $1,364,025 for all states.

            Table 1.--Calculation of Combined Annual Burden for WIA Title IB, Wagner-Peyser, and TAA
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                                                 Number of
                                                   states           Hours         Rate in $/hr         Cost
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Large State.................................               18            1,206           $32.50          $39,195
Medium State................................               18              746            32.50           24,245
Small State.................................               17              402            32.50           13,065
All States Total............................               53           41,970            32.50        1,364,025
Average per State...........................  ...............              792            32.50           25,736
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     The calculation of the hours required to perform 
validation includes the time for validators to review sampled case 
files (between 33 and 35 minutes per file), the travel time to local 
offices to review the files, and 15% of a supervisor's time.
     States have been divided into three categories--large, 
medium, and small--based on the number of participants that exit a 
state's program in a year. The size of the state impacts the number of 
sampled case files that must be reviewed and the travel time to local 
offices.
     The travel time per office is estimated as 8 hours for 
large states, 6 hours for medium states, and 3 hours for small states.
     The estimate of burden is based on the assumption that 
states will perform data element validation separately for the WIA 
Title IB and TAA programs. If states perform data element validation 
for both programs at the same time, the travel time required to perform 
validation will decrease. As a result, the burden would be reduced by 
approximately 160 hours for large states, 60 hours for medium states, 
and 21 hours for small states.
     The hourly rate is the estimated average hourly earnings 
for employees in state Unemployment Insurance (UI) agencies in FY 2003 
(as used for FY 2003 UI budget formulation purposes).

B. Grantee Programs: MSFW, Native American Employment and Training, and 
SCSEP

    Table 2 provides an overview of the annual burden for the MSFW 
Program, Indian and Native American Employment and Training Program, 
and SCSEP, and average hours and cost across grantees in all three 
programs. The annual hours needed to perform validation for a grantee 
operating one of these programs is 102 hours on average per grantee and 
26,830 hours for all grantees. The annual cost of performing validation 
is $1,878 on average per grantee and $495,767 for all grantees.

  Table 2.--Calculation of Annual Burden for MSFW, Native American Employment and Training, and SCSEP Grantees
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                                                 Number of
                                                  grantees          Hours         Rate in $/hr         Cost
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MSFW Grantee................................               52              158    $10.75/$32.50           $1,896
Native American Employment & Training                     144               53            10.75              569
 Grantee....................................
SCSEP Grantee...............................               68              162      10.75/32.50            4,637
All Grantees................................              264           26,830      10.75/32.50          495,767
Average per Grantee.........................  ...............              102      10.75/32.50            1,878
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     The calculation of the hours required to perform 
validation includes the time for validators to review sampled case 
files (40 minutes per file) and 15% of a supervisor's time. (Travel is 
not required for grantees to perform validation).
     The hourly rate used to calculate cost depends upon the 
type of organization receiving the grant. For state, county, and U.S. 
territory government grantees, the hourly rate is the estimated average 
hourly earnings for employees in state UI agencies in FY 2003 (as used 
for FY 2003 UI budget formulation purposes). For private non-profit 
grantees and Federally-recognized tribes, the hourly rate is the 
average hourly earnings in the social assistance industry (May 2003, 
Current Employment Statistics Survey, U.S. Census Bureau).
    Tables 3, 4, and 5 provide a more detailed account of the annual 
burdens for each grantee program.

                                 Table 3.--Calculation of Annual Burden for MSFW
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                                                 Number of
               Type of grantee                    grantees          Hours         Rate in $/hr         Cost
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Private Non-Profit..........................               49              158           $10.75           $1,698
State or County Government..................                3              158            32.50            5,133
All Grantees................................               52            8,212  ...............           98,588
Avg. per Grantee............................  ...............              158  ...............           1,896
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Note: The hourly rate used to calculate cost depends upon the type of organization receiving the grant. For
  state and county government grantees, the hourly rate is the estimated average hourly earnings for employees
  in state UI agencies in FY 2003 (as used for FY 2003 UI budget formulation purposes). For private non-profit
  grantees, the hourly rate is the average hourly earnings in the social assistance industry (May 2003, Current
  Employment Statistics Survey, U.S. Census Bureau).


          Table 4.--Calculation of Annual Burden for Indian and Native American Employment and Training
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                                                 Number of
               Type of grantee                    grantees          Hours         Rate in $/hr         Cost
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Private Non-Profit..........................               70               53           $10.75             $569
Federally-Recognized Tribe..................               74               53            10.75              569
All Grantees................................              144            7,618  ...............           81,889
Avg. per Grantee............................  ...............               53             569
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Note: The hourly rate used to calculate cost is the average hourly wage in the social assistance industry (May
  2003, Current Employment Statistics Survey, U.S. Census Bureau).


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                                Table 5.--Calculation of Annual Burden for SCSEP
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               Type of grantee                No. of grantees       Hours         Rate in $/hr         Cost
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Private Non-Profit..........................               12              162           $10.75           $1,739
State or U.S. Territory Government..........               56              162            32.50            5,258
All Grantees................................               68           11,000  ...............          315,290
Avg. per Grantee............................  ...............              162  ...............           4,637
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Note: The hourly rate used to calculate cost depends upon the type of organization receiving the grant. For
  state and U.S. territory government grantees, the hourly rate is the estimated average hourly earnings for
  employees in state UI agencies in FY 2003 (as used for FY 2003 UI budget formulation purposes). For private
  non-profit grantees, the hourly rate is the average hourly earnings in the social assistance industry (May
  2003, Current Employment Statistics Survey, U.S. Census Bureau).

    Estimated Time Per Response: 792 hours per state and 102 hours per 
grantee.
    Total Burden Hours: 66,880.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $767,000.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,860,000.
    Total annualized cost requested: $2,627,000.
    Description: Data Validation would require states and grantees to 
ascertain the validity of report and participant record data submitted 
to the Employment and Training Administration and to submit reports to 
the Agency on data accuracy. The following programs would be subject to 
the validation requirement: Workforce Investment Act Title IB, Labor 
Exchange, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Migrant and Seasonal 
Farmworkers, Native American Employment and Training, and Senior 
Community service Employment Program.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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