[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16698-16699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07132]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College 
and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Community College and Career Training Grant Program Reporting 
Requirements,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for continued use, without change, 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 April 30, 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 of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201503-1205-019 (this link will only become active 
on April 1, 2015) 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-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (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 to extend PRA authority for 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training 
(TAACCCT) Grant Program Reporting Requirements, Form numbers ETA-9159 
and ETA-9160, information collection that requires a grantee to submit 
quarterly progress reports with a narrative summary of a least two 
progress measures and at least two implementation measures identified 
by the grantee in the project work, plan. Every fourth quarter, the 
grantee submits 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 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 the ETA gauge the effects 
of TAACCCT grants, identify grantees that could serve as useful models, 
and target technical assistance appropriately. Trade and Globalization 
Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 section 1872 authorizes this 
information collection. See 19 U.S.C. 2371.
    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 1205-0489. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on March 31, 2015; however, the DOL 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 December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78493).
    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 April 30, 2015. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0489. 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: Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College 
and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0489.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households and State, Local, and 
Tribal, Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 81,931.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 848,032.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 66,390 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: March 24, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07132 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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