[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-4207]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request

February 24, 2010.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following information 
collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review procedures, to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 1320.13. OMB approval has been requested 
by March 24, 2010. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, including 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 Darrin King at 202-693-4129 (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--Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-
mail: [email protected]. Comments and questions about the 
ICR listed below should be received 5 business days prior to the 
requested OMB approval date.
    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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title of Collection: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 
High Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) Grants.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Affected Public: Private Sector (relevant grantees) and Individuals 
or households (program participants)
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 262 grantees and 33,000 
program participants.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 87,048.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden (excluding hourly wage costs): 
$0.
    Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(The Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 
17, 2009. Among other funding directed to the Department of Labor, the 
Recovery Act provides $750 million for a program of competitive grants 
for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging 
industries, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) High 
Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) grants. It is critical to record 
the impact of these Recovery Act resources, current information on 
participants in these grants, and the services provided to them. 
Therefore, to obtain a more robust look at participants and services 
provided with Recovery Act resources, the Employment & Training 
Administration (ETA) proposes a new information collection set for ARRA 
HGEI grantees.
    Why Are We Requesting Emergency Processing? This collection 
comprises a participant and performance reporting strategy that will 
provide a more robust view of the impact of the Recovery Act funds, 
providing greater information on levels of program participation, the 
characteristics of the participants served and the types of services 
provided through ARRA HGEI programs. The performance reporting 
requirements in this package align with outcome categories identified 
in the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGAs) used to award these 
grants, SGA/DFA PY-08-17, SGA/DFA PY-08-18, SGA/DFA PY-08-19, SGA/DFA 
PY-08-20, SGA/DFA PY-08-21 and SGA/DFA PY-09-01. This data collection 
will provide ETA with more comprehensive information on the status of 
individual grants and individuals that receive services and find 
employment through these grants, and the data collection will enable 
ETA to provide more targeted technical assistance to support 
improvement of grantee outcomes. ETA will provide ARRA HGEI grantees 
with a data collection system that will support the collection of 
participant data for required reporting elements. ETA has already 
started awarding ARRA HGEI grants, and expects to award nearly all ARRA 
HGEI grants by February 2010, so the approval of this request is also 
necessary to allow ETA to provide an OMB approved reporting form 
quickly to ARRA HGEI grantees as their grant operations commence and to 
report performance accountability information immediately on the use of 
Recovery Act funds.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-4207 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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