[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23278-23279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9242]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Investment Streamlined Performance 
Reporting System

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, ``Workforce Investment Streamlined Performance Reporting 
System,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in 
accordance with the

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 18, 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 DOL-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 Streamlined 
Performance Reporting (WISPR) System features a set of aggregate 
quarterly reports for capturing services to employer and job seeker 
customers, including a special aggregate report on services to the 
nation's eligible veterans and transitioning service members. A 
standardized set of participant data that includes information on 
demographics, types of services received, and performance outcomes 
based on a set of common measures defined consistently across programs 
is a key component of this reporting system. The WISPR System also 
incorporates provisions to ensure the integrity of reported data and 
resolve data collection and reliability issues raised by the DOL Office 
of the Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office 
regarding the Department's ability accurately to evaluate program 
performance.
    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 OMB Control 
Number for the WISPR System information collection is 1205-0469. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on September 2, 2011 (76 FR 54792).
    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 1205-0469. 
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: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Workforce Investment Streamlined Performance 
Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0469.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 216.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 968,438.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: April 12, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9242 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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