[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4299-4300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1388]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 24, 2007.
    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 Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
E-Mail: [email protected], or by accessing http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free 
number), within 45 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 Investment Act: National Emergency Grant (NEG) 
Assistance--Application and Reporting Procedures.
    OMB Number: 1205-0439.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Annual Responses: 1,565.
    Average Response Time: 42 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,096.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: These application and reporting procedures for states 
and local entities enable them to access funds for National Emergency 
Grant (NEG) programs. NEGs are discretionary grants intended to 
complement the resources and service capacity at the state and local 
area levels by providing supplementary funding for workforce 
development and employment services and other adjustment assistance for 
dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as defined in 
sections 101, 134 and 173 of WIA: sections 113, 114,

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and 203 of the Trade Act of 2002 and 20 CFR 671.140.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E7-1388 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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