[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21533]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 21, 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. 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 ETA, 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 (ETA).
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) National Emergency Grant 
(NEG) Financial Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1205-0434.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; Business or 
other for-profit; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Annual Responses: 320.
    Average Response Time: 30 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Pursuant to Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998 
and WIA Final Rule, 20 CFR 652, et al., dated August 11, 2000. 
Emergency Grant financial reporting requirements were developed to 
achieve compliance with the statute. Section 185(e) and (f) require 
that States report quarterly all program and activity costs by cost 
category and by year of appropriation, any income or profits earned, 
and any cost incurred such as stand-in costs that are otherwise 
allowable except for funding limitations. Sec. 185(g) requires that 
costs only be categorized as administrative or programmatic costs. The 
Regulations at 20 CFR 667.300 require that DOL issue financial 
reporting instructions to the States and other direct grant recipients. 
These financial reporting requirements represent the Department's only 
means for obtaining the statutorily required data. Software containing 
the required data elements has been provided to the grantees (with 
built-in edit checks) to enable electronic reporting via the Internet.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21533 Filed 10-27-05; 8:45 am]
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