[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45565-45566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18112]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Emergency Grant Assistance--
Application and Reporting Procedures

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``National Emergency Grant 
Assistance--Application and Reporting Procedures,'' 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 August 30, 2013.

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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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201305-1205-004 (this link will only become active 
on August 1, 2013) 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, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), 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].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR contains policies and application 
and reporting procedures for State and local entities, to enable them 
to access funds for National Emergency Grant (NEG) programs. A NEG is a 
discretionary grant intended to complement the resources and service 
capacity at the State and local area levels, by providing supplemental 
funding for workforce development and employment services and other 
adjustment assistance for dislocated workers and other eligible 
individuals as defined in Workforce Investment Act sections 101, 134, 
and 173 and in the Trade Act, as amended by the Trade and Globalization 
Assistance Act of 2009.
    This ICR has been classified as a revision, because a number of 
changes are being proposed. Specifically, the previous submission 
inadvertently included a Trade Adjustment Assistance Certification 
Report. The report is not a form generated by the NEG program. In 
addition, changes are being proposed for several forms covered by the 
ICR. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2013 (78 FR 
32277).
    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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0439. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2013; 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 take effect upon OMB approval.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section on or before August 30, 2013. In order to help 
ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control 
Number 1205-0439. 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: National Emergency Grant Assistance--
Application and Reporting Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0439.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,485.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,006.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 23, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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