[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 33 (Friday, February 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3626]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 13, 2009.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) / e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should 
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    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 Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS).
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0240.
    Agency Form Numbers: ETA 200-VETS, VETS 200A, VETS 200B, VETS 200C, 
ETA 9002A, ETA 9002B, ETA 9002C, ETA 9002D, and ETA 9002E.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 527,023.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $ 0.
    Description: 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 ETA 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. Respondents are 
State governments. Selected standardized information pertaining to 
customers in Wagner-Peyser programs are collected and reported for the 
purposes of general program oversight, evaluation and performance 
assessment. For additional information, see related notice published at 
Volume 73 FR 45075 on August 1, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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