[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78493-78494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30311]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant 
Program Reporting Requirements (Routine Extension With a Minor Revision 
to one Definition to Increase Clarity)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its 
continuing 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)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that 
respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with 
minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection 
instruments are clearly understood and the impact of collection 
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the information 
collection request (ICR) to collect data about the TAACCCT Grant 
Program Reporting Requirements (expires March 31, 2015).
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. To help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention this grant program (OMB Control 
No. 1205-0489).

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before March 2, 2015.

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 by 
contacting Kristen Milstead, Division of Strategic Investments, Room 
C4518, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 
number: 202-693-3949 (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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    ETA requires grantees to submit Quarterly Progress Reports with a 
narrative summary of at least two progress measures and at least two 
implementation measures identified by the grantee in their project work 
plan. Every fourth quarter, grantees submit an Annual Performance 
Report with standardized outcome measures that will include aggregate 
data for program participants for the following ten outcome measures: 
unique participants served/enrolled; total number of participants who 
have completed a grant-funded program of study; total number still 
retained in their programs of study; total number retained in other 
education programs; total number of credit hours completed; total 
number of

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earned credentials; total number pursuing further education after 
program of study completion; total number employed after program of 
study completion; total number retained in employment after program of 
study completion; and the total number of those employed at enrollment 
who receive a wage increase post-enrollment.
    These reports help ETA gauge the effects of the TAACCCT grants, 
identify grantees that could serve as useful models, and target 
technical assistance appropriately.

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

    [ssquf] Agency: DOL-ETA.
    [ssquf] Type of Review: Extension
    [ssquf] Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment Assistance Community 
College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program Reporting 
Requirements
    [ssquf] Forms: ETA 9159 and 9160.
    [ssquf] OMB Control Number: 1205-0489.
    [ssquf] Affected Public: Private sector, not for profit
    [ssquf] Estimated Number of Respondents: 256 grantees
    [ssquf] Frequency: quarterly
    [ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Responses: 848,032 responses
    [ssquf] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 64,890 hours
    [ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
    We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of 
the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request; 
they will also become a matter of public record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-30311 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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