[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 16428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8190]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 2, 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 and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control 
Number).
    Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic 
Development (WIRED) Initiative Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Agency Form Numbers: N/A.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments and Private 
Sector (Businesses or other For-Profits, Not for Profit Institutions).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,993.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,416.
    Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes burden hour costs): $0.
    Description: This inquiry covers qualitative information to be 
obtained through a survey of key partners and stakeholders in Workforce 
Innovation in Regional Economic Development's (WIRED) regional 
transformation efforts. The data collection will gather information 
about the nature of regional leaders and their organizations' roles and 
relationships in the evolving collaborative partnerships. It will also 
provide information about their efforts to achieve regional 
transformation of workforce development, economic development and 
related education systems during the period of the Initiative.
    The second administration of the data collection, approximately six 
months after Federal funding ends for WIRED, will be to assess 
sustainability efforts to work collaboratively to achieve regional 
transformation, and to reveal whether these substantial investments 
successfully inspired continued efforts to promote integration of 
regional systems to further talent development. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Volume 73 FR 59672 on 
October 9, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-8190 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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