[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10624-10625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4283]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employment and Training Data Validation 
Requirement

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Employment and Training Data Validation Requirement,'' 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 
for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: 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, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by 
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of

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Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-
mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: States and grantees receiving funding under 
ETA programs are required to maintain and report accurate and reliable 
program and financial information. Data validation requires States and 
grantees to ascertain the validity of report and participant record 
data submitted to the ETA and to submit reports to the Agency on data 
accuracy. The following programs are subject to the Employment and 
Training Data Validation Requirement in this request: Workforce 
Investment Act Title IB, Wagner-Peysner Act, Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, National Farmworker Jobs Program, and Senior Community 
Service and Employment Program.
    The Employment and Training Data Validation Requirement is an 
information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information that does not display a currently valid OMB control number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1205-0448. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on September 27, 2010 (75 FR 59294).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1205-0448. The OMB is 
particularly interested in comments that:
     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 (ETA).
    Title of Collection: Employment and Training Data Validation 
Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0448.
    Affected Public: Private sector--Not-for-profit institutions; 
State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 318.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 318.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 62,174.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 22, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4283 Filed 2-24-11; 8:45 am]
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