[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76182-76183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31231]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Planning Guidance and Instructions for 
Submission of the Strategic State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title 
I of the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act

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, ``Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of 
the Strategic State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act,'' as proposed to be 
revised, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 5, 2012.

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 email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk

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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), email: [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), 
Public Law 105-220 provides the framework for a network of State 
workforce investment systems designed to meet the needs of the nation's 
businesses, job seekers, youth, and those who want to further their 
careers. Title I requires that States develop five-year strategic plans 
for this system, which must also contain the detail plans required 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g). Plan modifications to the 
WIA title I and Wagner-Peyser Act are required by regulations 20 CFR 
661.230.
    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 1205-0398. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on November 30, 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. New requirements would only become effective after OMB 
approval. For additional information, see the related notice published 
in the Federal Register on July 19, 2011 (76 FR 42735).
    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 1205-0398. 
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: Planning Guidance and Instructions for 
Submission of the Strategic State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title 
I of the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0398.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2280.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 22, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31231 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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