[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66800-66801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19425]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 preclearance 
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. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of the data collection for 
the Workforce Investment Act: National Emergency Grant (NEG) 
Assistance--Application and Reporting Procedures (1205-0439, expires 
January 31, 2007). A copy of the proposed information collection 
request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in 
the addressee section of this notice or at this Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before January 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Gregory Willis, Office of National Response, Employment and 
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5426, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone (202) 693-2759 
(this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-3149, or e-mail 
comments to [email protected].

Background:

    This information collection is necessary for the U.S. Department of 
Labor (DOL)/ Employment and Training Administration (ETA)'s award of 
National Emergency Grants (NEGs). These discretionary grants are 
intended to temporarily expand the service capacity at the state and 
local area levels by providing funding assistance in response to 
significant dislocation events for workforce development and employment 
services and other adjustment assistance for dislocated workers and 
other eligible individuals. Eligibility is defined in sections 101, 134 
and 173 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. L. 105-220): 
sections 113, 114 and 203 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act 
of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210): and 20 CFR 671.140.
    Funds are available for obligation by the Secretary under Sections 
132 and 173 of the WIA, and Section 203 of the Trade Act of 2002. 
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis as the need for funds 
arises at the state and local level.
    WIA and the Regulations define four NEG project types:
     REGULAR, which encompasses plant closures, mass layoffs, 
and multiple layoffs in a single community.
     DISASTER, which includes all eligible FEMA-declared 
natural and manmade disaster events.
     TRADE-WIA DUAL ENROLLMENT, which provides supplemental 
funding to ensure that a full range of services is available to trade-
impacted individuals eligible under the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
program provisions of the Trade Act of 2002.
     TRADE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ASSISTANCE, which provides 
specialized health coverage, support services, and income assistance

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to targeted individuals, defined in the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Reform Act of 2002.
    NEG Data Collection Forms are as follows:

    ETA-9103, Cumulative Quarterly Planning Form
    ETA-9104, Quarterly Report
    ETA-9105, Employer Data Form
    ETA-9106, Project Synopsis
    ETA-9107, Project Operator Data Form
    I. Review Focus: 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.
    II. Current Actions: This is a notice to extend the collection 
period that is currently approved by OMB (1205-0446 expires October 31, 
2006).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act: National Emergency Grant (NEG) 
Assistance--Application and Reporting Procedures.
    OMB Number: 1205-0439.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Total Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,096.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    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 information collection request; they will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 9, 2006.
Erica Cantor,
Administrator, Office of National Response.
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