[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48462-48463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19116]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection: American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA), High Growth and Emerging Industries (HGEI) 
Grants, Extension With no 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

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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.
    As all of the ARRA HGEI grants will no longer be active once the 
current OMB-approved collection no. 1205-0478 expires on November 30, 
2013, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for 
the active Green Jobs Innovation Fund (GJIF) grants.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before October 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Sarah Sunderlin, Division of 
Strategic Investments, Room C4526, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-2963 (this is not a 
toll-free number). 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: 
202-693-3890. 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 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery 
Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. 
Funding directed to the Department of Labor from the Recovery Act 
provided $750 million for a program of competitive grants for worker 
training and placement in high growth and emerging industries, which 
included $500 million in funding for energy efficiency and renewable 
energy, often referred to as ``green jobs.'' In the FY 2010 budget, 
approximately $40 million in grant funds were authorized by the 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, Title I, Subtitle D, Section 
171(d), Public Law 105-220 for GJIF. With grants funded through GJIF, 
the Department is emphasizing two key workforce strategies that move 
participants along green career pathways by: (1) Forging linkages 
between Registered Apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and/
or (2) integrating the delivery of technical and basic skills training 
through community-based partnerships.
    It is critical to record the impact of all these resources, current 
information on participants in these grants, and the services provided 
to them. ETA received initial approval for this information collection 
in June, 2010. The ARRA HGEI grants will all end by November 30, 2013, 
but to ensure that it can continue to obtain comprehensive information 
on participants served by and services provided with Federal resources, 
ETA proposes an extension with no revisions of the existing OMB-
approved information collection set 1205-0478 for GJIF 
grantees.

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, 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 no revisions.
    Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), High Growth 
and Emerging Industries (HGEI) Grants.
    OMB Number: 1205-0478.
    Affected Public: GJIF Grantees only. All ARRA HEGI grants will have 
ended prior to the expiration of the current OMB-approved ICR.
    Form(s): ETA-9153.
    Total Annual Respondents: 6.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Annual Responses: 24.
    Average Time per Response: 16 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 384 Hours.
    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: July 31, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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