[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28776-28777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11444]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce 
Innovation Fund Grants Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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) proposal titled, ``Workforce Innovation Fund Grants Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements,'' 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.). Public comments 
on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before June 18, 2014.

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=201402-1205-001 (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 by email at [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: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by 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 seeks to PRA authority for the 
Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF) Grants Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements information collection. This proposed information 
collection features quarterly performance narrative reports that 
document the innovative strategies and collect information about 
effective practices and lessons learned from the diverse projects 
funded by the WIF. All data collection and reporting is done by grantee 
organizations (State or local governments). The proposed performance 
reporting requirements align with outcome categories identified in the 
Solicitation for Grant Applications used to award the WIF grants. The 
quarterly performance narrative reports provide a detailed account of 
program activities, accomplishments, and progress toward performance 
outcomes during the quarter. Specifically, these reports include 
aggregate information on participants' grant progress and 
accomplishments, grant challenges, grant technical assistance needs and 
success stories and lessons learned. The performance outcomes are 
defined by each grantee. Each grant has a unique set of performance 
goals and outcome measures according to the specific innovation and 
project being pursued in the grant. The performance narrative reports, 
to be completed quarterly, include a narrative of grant activities and 
the unique grant performance and evaluation measures and key project 
milestones identified by the grantees. As a result, the specific 
performance measures for each grant may be different.
    This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on January 31, 2014 (79 FR 5459).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201402-
1205-001. 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;

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     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 Innovation Fund Grants Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201402-1205-001.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 26.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 104.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,080 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 13, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11444 Filed 5-16-14; 8:45 am]
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