[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56140-56141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22927]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for the YouthBuild 
(YB) Reporting System (OMB Control No. 1205-0464), Extension Without 
Revisions

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,

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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 YB Reporting 
System which expires on October 31, 2010.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before November 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Anne Stom, Room N-4508, 
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3377 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3113. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    This is a request for the Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration's (ETA) request to continue the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements of the YouthBuild (YB) program. This 
reporting structure features standardized data collection for program 
participants and quarterly progress and Management Information System 
(MIS) report formats. All data collection and reporting is done by 
YouthBuild grantees.
    The quarterly progress reports provide a detailed, narrative 
account of program activities, accomplishments, and progress toward 
performance outcomes during the quarter. The quarterly performance 
reports include aggregate and participant-level information on 
demographic characteristics, types of services received, placements, 
outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically, these reports collect 
data on individuals who receive education, occupational skill training, 
leadership development services, and other services essential to 
preparing at-risk youth for high-wage, high-demand occupations through 
YouthBuild programs.
    The accuracy, reliability, and comparability of program reports 
submitted by grantees using federal funds are fundamental elements of 
good public administration and are necessary tools for maintaining and 
demonstrating system integrity. The use of a standard set of data 
elements, definitions, and specifications at all levels of the 
workforce system helps improve the quality of performance information 
that is received by ETA.

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.
    Title: YouthBuild (YB) Reporting System.
    OMB Number: OMB 1205-0464.
    Affected Public: Grantees--Not for Profit institutions.
    Form(s): ETA-9138, Standardized Quarterly Performance Report--
YouthBuild Program; and ETA-9143, WorkSite Description.

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                                                                                   Average time
        Form/activity               Total          Frequency      Total annual     per response    Total annual
                                 respondents                        responses        (hours)       burden hours
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Participant Data Collection..  6,000 youth      Collected by              6,000              1.8          10,800
                                participants.    grantees,
                                                 continual.
Housing Site Description ETA-  220 grantees...  Annually.......             220             40             8,800
 9143.
Quarterly narrative progress   220 grantees...  Quarterly......             880             16            14,080
 report.
Quarterly performance report.  220 grantees...  Quarterly......             880             16            14,080
 ETA-9138.
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    Totals...................  220 grantees...  ...............            7760  ...............          38,960
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    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0.
    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: Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of September, 
2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-22927 Filed 9-14-10; 8:45 am]
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