[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24059-24060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10359]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Compliance Information Report--Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 and Complaint Information Form

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Compliance Information 
Report--Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and Complaint Information 
Form,'' 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 May 31, 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 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 Department of Labor, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, 
Office of 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: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is being 
submitted, because it is necessary that certain information be 
collected for the effective enforcement of DOL regulations implementing 
the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) section 188. These regulations, 29 CFR 
part 37, apply to entities receiving financial assistance, in whole or 
in part, under Title I of the WIA. The Compliance Information Report 
and related information collections are designed to ensure that 
programs or activities funded in whole or in part by the DOL operate in 
a nondiscriminatory manner. The Report requires such programs and 
activities to collect, maintain, and report upon request from the 
Department, race, ethnicity, sex, age, and disability data for program 
applicants, eligible applicants, participants, terminees, applicants 
for employment, and employees. The Complaint Information Form provides 
a template allowing persons who wish to allege unlawful discrimination 
to provide the needed information.
    This 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 if the collection of information 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 1225-0077. The current OMB approval is scheduled to 
expire on May 31, 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 December 13, 2010 (75 FR 
77663).
    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 help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1225-0077. 
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: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management.
    Title of Collection: Compliance Information Report--Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 and Complaint Information Form
    OMB Control Number: 1225-0077.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 39,234,443.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 218,461.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.


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    Dated: April 25, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10359 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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