[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 71 (Thursday, April 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19787-19788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7492]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 8, 2005.
    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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Workforce Flexibility (Work-Flex) Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-0432.
    Frequency: Quarterly; and annually.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Burden Estimates:

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                                                                                   Average time
         Form/activity               Total          Frequency          Total       per response    Burden hours
                                  respondents                        responses      (in hours)
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State Plan....................               5  Annually........               5             160             800
Quarterly Report..............               5  Quarterly.......              20               8             160
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    Totals....................  ..............  ................              25  ..............             960
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    Total Burden Hours: 960.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Governors may request waiver authority from the 
Secretary of Labor to waive certain provisions of the Workforce 
Investment Act Title I programs. Applications are submitted to the ETA 
National Office on behalf of states and local areas to implement 
reforms of State Workforce Investment systems.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. 05-7492 Filed 4-13-05; 8:45 am]
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