[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68096-68097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27139]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Quick Turnaround Surveys on Workforce 
Investment Act Implementation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOL.

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, ``Quick Turnaround Surveys on Workforce Investment Act 
Implementation,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;

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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=201308-1205-009 (this link will only become active 
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 by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Information Policy and Assessment 
Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
or by 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].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the ETA to conduct quick turnaround surveys on Workforce Investment Act 
(WIA) related issues. Specifically, this ICR is to clear a generic 
framework to obtain expedited OMB approval for each ad hoc WIA quick 
turnaround survey that will focus on an emerging topic of pressing 
policy interest. Much of the information available to the ETA on key 
operational issues is impressionistic or anecdotal in nature, based on 
hearsay or unsystematic observations, and not sufficiently accurate as 
to national incidence or scope. Obtaining accurate nationwide 
information through long-term and in-depth evaluation studies often 
will not provide timely results. The ETA, thus, has an ongoing need for 
accurate and timely information that can be found only with systematic 
quick turnaround studies. Depending on the nature of the questions, the 
ETA would administer surveys at either the state or local workforce 
area level or some combination of both together. This ICR might entail 
surveys of State Workforce Agencies, local Workforce Boards, American 
Job Centers, Employment Service offices, and offices of other local-
area partners.
    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 1205-0436.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on November 30, 2013. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL also notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2013, (78 FR 
48464).
    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 Control Number 1205-0436. 
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: Quick Turnaround Surveys on Workforce 
Investment Act Implementation.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0436.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 7, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-27139 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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