[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61313-61314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21091]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

October 17, 2005.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by 
November 18, 2005. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by contacting Darrin King at (202) 693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or emailing [email protected].
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor Center for Faith-Based and 
Community Initiatives, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), and received 5 days prior to the 
requested OMB approval date. The Office of Management and Budget 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

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     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.
    Agency: Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
    Title: Workforce Investment Board survey.
    OMB Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 665.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 532.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 180.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: DOL currently does not have a mechanism by which to 
obtain information regarding the grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements being awarded by local and state WIBs using Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) funds. It is critical that DOL begin to obtain 
information about these grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
in order to better understand how much money is being spent and the 
types of organizations receiving the funds. DOL is especially 
interested in obtaining information on awards to faith-based 
organizations. DOL is interested in obtaining information about grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements using WIA youth funds in 
particular.
    The WIB survey will bridge this gap in DOL-ETA's knowledge of WIB 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements using WIA youth funds. 
Through this survey, DOL plans to contact every state and local WIB, 
rather than a representative sample of WIBs. This is because DOL wants 
to obtain not only summary information about the grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements (e.g., average amount, average number awarded by 
each WIB, etc.), but also specific information about each individual 
award in the past year. Because we are not sampling the WIBs, we have 
not needed to provide a sampling plan.
    The survey will ask each WIB a small number of questions. These 
questions will be:
     Name of the organization receiving the grant/contract/
cooperative agreement
     City where organization is located
     State where organization is located
     Amount of the grant/contract/cooperative agreement
     Type of organization receiving award (e.g., state and 
local government, educational institution, faith-based organization).
    This survey will be administered to the state and local WIBs using 
the internet.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21091 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45 am]
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