[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1949-1950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-449]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College 
and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements

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) proposal entitled ``Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College 
and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements'' 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 February 13, 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 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: 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 ICR is for approval to implement new 
reporting requirements for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community 
College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program. The ETA will 
require grantees to submit Quarterly Progress Reports with a narrative 
summary of at least two progress measures and at least two 
implementation measures identified by the grantee in their project work 
plan. Every fourth quarter, grantees will be required to submit an 
Annual Performance Report with standardized outcome measures that will 
include aggregate data for program participants and a comparison cohort 
of participants for the following seven outcome measures: Entered 
employment rate, employment retention rate, average earnings, 
attainment of credits toward degree(s), attainment of certificate(s) 
(less than one year), attainment of certificate(s) (more than one 
year), and graduation rate for degree programs. These reports will help 
the ETA gauge the effects of the TAACCCT grants, identify grantees that 
could serve as useful models, and appropriately target technical 
assistance.
    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. For additional information, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2011 (76 FR 
31639).
    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 mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201110-
1205-003. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:

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     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.
    Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College 
and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201110-1205-003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households and Private Sector--Not-
For-Profit Institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 168,247.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 336,644.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 23,620.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: January 5, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-449 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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