[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80815-80816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32622]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employment and Training Administration 
Financial Reporting, Form ETA-9130

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) revision titled, ``Employment and Training Administration 
Financial Reporting, Form ETA-9130,'' 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 January 27, 2016.

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=201510-1205-008 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-693-4131, 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: Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-
693-4131, TTY 202-693-8064, (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 
revisions to the Employment and Training Administration Financial 
Reporting, Form ETA-9130, information collection. The ETA awards 
approximately $8 billion in formula and discretionary grants each year 
to an average of 1,000 recipients. Financial reports for each of these 
grants must be submitted quarterly on the financial report form ETA-
9130. Recipients include but are not limited to: State Employment 
Security Agencies, which are comprised of three components: Wagner 
Peyser Employment Service, Unemployment Insurance program, and Trade 
Program Grant Agreements; and grantees under the following programs: 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth, Adult, and 
Dislocated Worker programs; National Dislocated Worker Grants; National 
Farmworker Jobs Program; Indian and Native American programs; Senior 
Community Service Employment Program; WIOA discretionary grants; and H-
1B Job Training Grants.
    This information collection has been classified as a revision, 
because OMB prescribed financial reporting requirements for Federal 
programs have changed with the implementation of Uniform Guidance that 
went into effect on December 26, 2014, replacing numerous previously 
applicable Circulars. These changes affect Form ETA-9130 and its 
instructions by updating certain key terms and definitions.
    In addition, WIOA enactment brings new statutory requirements 
affecting financial reporting, including but not limited to, new and/or 
revised limitations and baselines that require the addition of new and 
modification of existing reporting line items on ETA-9130 Financial. 
Other reporting line items have been added and removed in an effort to 
streamline Federal financial reporting and make form ETA-9130 more 
closely resemble Form SF-425 (cleared under OMB Control Number 0348-
0061), which is the standard financial reporting form for Federal grant 
recipients.
    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 1205-0461. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on December 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. 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 August 04, 2015 (80 FR 46337).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number1205-0461. 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: Employment and Training Administration 
Financial Reporting Form, ETA-9130.

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    OMB Control Number: 1205-0461.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments, and Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not for profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 20,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 15,000 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: December 19, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32622 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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