[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30391-30392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12944]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; High Growth and Community-Based Job Training 
Grants

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 24, 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 Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
implements reporting requirements for High Growth Job Training 
Initiative (HGJTI) and Community-Based Job

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Training Grants (CBJTG). The ETA will require grantees to submit 
standardized quarterly reports summarizing the number and types of 
participants served by grantees, the number of exiters, the number of 
participants engaged in training activities, and some participant 
outcomes. To calculate the common measures for each grantee and for the 
program as a whole, the ETA will also require grantees to submit 
quarterly participant records about exiters that contain the minimum 
number of elements needed to obtain the information to calculate the 
common measures. The ETA plans to use these records to obtain wage 
record information from the Wage Record Interchange System, which in 
turn the ETA will use to compute common measures. These reports and 
records will help the ETA gauge the effects of the HGJTI and CBJTG 
grants, identify grantees that could serve as useful models, and target 
technical assistance appropriately. The ETA's statutory and regulatory 
authority to administer these programs includes provisions for the 
requirement of performance reporting from grantees. The legislative 
authority for these programs comes from the Workforce Investment Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and the American Competitiveness in the 
Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 as amended, both of which authorize 
and/or require that ETA collect information from grantees regarding 
program performance and participant outcomes.
    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 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 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 1205-0465. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011; however, it should 
be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to 
the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. 
Respondents would not be required to comply with any additional 
requirements during this review period. For additional information, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2011 
(76 FR 587).
    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 1205-0465. 
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: High Growth and Community-Based Job Training 
Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0465.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 190.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 67,760.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 27,980.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 19, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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