[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45075-45076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17649]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Proposed Information Collection Request for Wagner-Peyser Act of 
1933, as Amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Funded Public 
Labor Exchange and Veterans' Employment and Training Service Funded 
Labor Exchange (OMB Control Number 1205-0240): Comment Request for 
Extension Without Changes

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

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 collection of data about the Wagner-Peyser Act 
of 1933, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Funded 
Public Labor Exchange and Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
Funded Labor Exchange.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before September 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Karen A. Staha, Performance and 
Technology Office, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-5206, 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3420 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3490. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    States submit quarterly performance data for the Wagner-Peyser 
funded public labor exchange services through ETA 9002 reports and for 
Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS)-funded labor exchange 
services through VETS 200 reports. The Employment and Training (ET) 
Handbook No. 406 contains the report forms and provides instructions 
for completing these reports. The ET Handbook No. 406 contains a total 
of eight reports (ETA 9002, A, B, C, D, E$; VETS 200 A, B, C). The ETA 
9002 and VETS 200 reports collect data on individuals who receive core 
employment and workforce information services through the public labor 
exchange and VETS-funded labor exchange of the states' One-Stop 
delivery systems. The Employment and Training Administration is 
proposing

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similar changes to the reporting requirements for Workforce Investment 
Act Programs and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Programs. Please 
note that ETA will seek comments regarding extensions to these 
collections in separate Federal Register notices.

II. 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.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension without changes.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Wagner-Peyser Act/Jobs for Veterans reporting system 
(formerly the Labor-Exchange Reporting System (LERS)).
    OMB Number: 1205-0240.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government Cite/Forms: 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) and Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L. 
107-288). ETA-9002 and VETS 200 reports.
    Total Respondents: 54 states and territories.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 1,728 submissions annually--each state submits 
reports each quarter.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours:

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                                                      Total                                                               Average time     Total annual
                 Form/activity                     respondents                 Frequency               Total responses    per response     burden hours
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ETA 9002 A.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
ETA 9002 B.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
ETA 9002 C.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
ETA 9002 D.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
ETA 9002 E.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216               21            4,536
VETS 200 A.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
VETS 200 B.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
VETS 200 C.....................................               54  Quarterly..........................              216              346           74,641
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    Totals.....................................               54  ...................................            1,728  ...............          527,020
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $1,825,200.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $17,128,164.
    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: July 25, 2008.
John R. Beverly,
Administrator, Office of Performance and Technology, Employment and 
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-17649 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]
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