[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43454-43455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16429]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR); Submitted for 
Public Comment and Recommendations; Workforce Investment Act: Migrant 
and Seasonal Farmworker Programs Under Section 167

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 (PRA95) [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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Alina M. Walker, Chief, Division of Migrant 
and Seasonal Farmworker Programs, United States Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 
S-4206, Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2706 (this is not a 
toll-free number), Internet address: [email protected], and/or FAX: 
(202) 693-3945 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Pursuant to Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998, and 20 CFR 
Parts 652, et al., Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Final Rules, dated 
August 11, 2000, the Department's Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) revised the financial and program reporting 
instructions for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). WIA 
regulations at Part 669, Subpart A, establish that the general 
administrative requirements found in 20 CFR Part 667 apply to the NFJP 
program. The proposed reporting format and corresponding instructions 
have been developed in accordance with the Reporting Requirements 
contained in 20 CFR 667.300, including the provision for cumulative 
accrual reporting by fiscal year of appropriation. The data elements 
contained on the prototype format will be submitted electronically by 
NFJP grantees.

II. Review Focus

    The Department is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
extension collection of WIA, ETA, Program and Financial Reporting 
Requirements for NFJP. 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

    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Employment and Training 
Administration, Program and Financial Reporting Requirements for the 
National Farmworker Jobs Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0425.
    Agency Numbers: ETA 9093, 9094 and 9095.
    Affected Public: State agencies; private, non-profit corporations; 
and consortia of any and/or all of the above.
    Total Respondents: See the following Reporting Burden Table for 
NFJP grantees to report requested WIA program and financial data 
electronically on forms ETA 9093, 9094 and 9095.

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                                                 DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I--NFJP Grantees
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                                                                                      Number of     Responses      Total      Hours per    Total burden
         Required section 167 activity                 NFJP Form            respondents     per year    responses     response        hours
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Plan narrative................................  .................................              53            1           53           20           1,060
Data record...................................  .................................              53          (1)       42,250            2          84,500
Report from data record.......................  .................................              53            4          212            1             212
Budget information summary....................  ETA 9093.........................              53            1           53           15             795
Program planning summary......................  ETA 9094.........................              53            1           53           16             848
Program status summary........................  ETA 9095.........................              53            4          212            7           1,484
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    Totals....................................  .................................              53           11       42,833           61          88,899
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\1\ On occasion.

    Total Burden Cost: 88,899 hours at $25 per hour.
    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 ICR; they will also become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Alina M. Walker,
Chief, Division of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-16429 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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