[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44198-44199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17862]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Nondiscrimination Compliance Information 
Reporting Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management 
(OASAM) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, 
``Nondiscrimination Compliance Information Reporting Under the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998,'' 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 September 2, 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=201404-1225-001 (this link will only become active 
on August 1, 2014) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-
693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064 (these are not toll-free numbers) 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-
DM, 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: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064,

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(these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].

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


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for a 
revision to the Nondiscrimination Compliance Information Reporting 
Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) information collection 
that provides data used to help ensure a recipient of DOL Federal 
financial assistance does not discriminate in the administration, 
management, or operation of programs and activities. Information 
collections covered by this ICR include (1) a grant applicant providing 
assurance that the applicant is aware of and, as a condition of receipt 
of Federal financial assistance, agrees to comply with the assurance 
requirements; (2) a DOL funds recipient maintaining a record of equal 
opportunity (EO) characteristics data and a log of any EO complaints 
for activities under a DOL funded WIA program; (3) a person who 
believes a relevant EO requirement may have been violated filing a 
complaint with either the funds recipient or with the DOL, Civil Rights 
Center; (4) a State periodically filing a plan outlining administrative 
methods the State will use to ensure WIA funds are not used in a 
discriminatory manner; and (5) a DOL funds recipient posting required 
notices. This information collection has been classified as a revision, 
because the DOL wants to make a minor change to the Complaint 
Information Form (Form DL-1-2014A) to clarify the information 
requested. WIA section 185 authorizes this information collection. See 
29 U.S.C. 2935.
    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 1225-0077. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2014; however, the DOL notes 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. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on April 17, 2014 (79 FR 21809).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by September 2, 2014. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1225-0077. 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-OASAM.
    Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination Compliance Information 
Reporting Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
    OMB Control Number: 1225-0077.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions; and Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,911.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 32,046,366.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 180,458 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 23, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-17862 Filed 7-29-14; 8:45 am]
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