[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70880-70881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23146]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

November 15, 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR).
    OMB Number: 1205-0392.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Annual Responses: 200.
    Average Response time: 2.5 hours.

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                                    Hours  per        States
           TAA burden                  TAPR       submitting per    Annual TAPR     Applicable      Annual TAPR
                                    submission        quarter      burden hours     hourly rate   burden dollars
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TAPR Submission.................             2.5              50             500          $32.50         $16,250
Data Collection.................             0.3          30,000           9,000           32.50         292,500
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    Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,500.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $308,750.
    Description: On June 16, 1998, OMB approved a Government 
Performance Results Act compliant data collection

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and reporting system for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. This 
system was revised in 2000 and is now known as the Trade Act 
Participant Report (TAPR). States implemented the TAPR beginning with 
the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, and have continued to collect 
and report data every quarter since then.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-23146 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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