[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32277-32278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12700]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection; Extension With Minor 
Revisions

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the public and Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps ensure that 
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden 
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are 
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on 
respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of 
data about supporting the Workforce Investment Act's National Emergency 
Grant Program: Application and Reporting Procedures (OMB Control No. 
1205-0439, expires July 31, 2013).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before July 29, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Jeanette Provost, Office of 
National Response, Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3500] (this is not a toll-free 
number). Email: [email protected]. Individuals with hearing or speech 
impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling 
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/
TDD). Fax: 202-693-3589. Email: [email protected]. A copy of the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The information collection is necessary for the U.S. Department of 
Labor's (DOL's) award of National Emergency Grants (NEGs) which are 
discretionary grants intended to temporarily expand the service 
capacity at the state and local area levels by providing funding 
assistance in response to significant dislocation events for workforce 
development and employment services and other adjustment assistance for 
dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as defined in 
sections 101, 134 and 173 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. 
L. 105-220); sections 113, 114 and 203 of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (TAA) Reform Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), as amended; and 
20 CFR 671.140. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis as the 
need for funds arises at the state and local levels. The provisions of 
WIA and the Regulations define four NEG project types:
     Regular, which encompasses plant closures, mass layoffs, 
and multiple layoffs in a single community.
     Disaster, which includes all eligible Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA)-declared natural and manmade disaster events.
     TAA-WIA Dual Enrollment, which provides supplemental 
funding to ensure that a full range of services is available to 
individuals eligible under the TAA program provisions of the TAA Reform 
Act of 2002, as amended.
     TAA Health Insurance Coverage Assistance, which provides 
specialized health coverage, support services, and income assistance to 
targeted individuals defined in the TAA program provisions of the TAA 
Reform Act of 2002, as amended.

II. Review Focus

    The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
     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,

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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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension with Minor Revisions.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grant.
    OMB Number: 1205-0439.
    Affected Public: State and Local Grantees, Tribal Government.
    Form(s): ETA 9103, Cumulative Planning Form; ETA 9104, Quarterly 
Report; ETA 9105, Employer Data Form; ETA 9106, Project Synopsis; and 
ETA 9107, Project Operator Data Form.
    Total Annual Respondents: 150.
    Annual Frequency: Once per project; for ETA 9104, quarterly per 
project.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,485.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,006.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: 0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR; 
they will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 21, 2013.

    Signed: In Washington, DC, this 21st day of May 2013.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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