[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24654-24655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09637]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary, DOL.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting

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 and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting,'' 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 May 26, 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=201604-1205-002 (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: 202-395-5806 (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 (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 PRA authority for the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance 
Reporting information collection that fulfills WIOA section 116(d)(1) 
requirements for the development of report templates for the State 
Performance Report for WIOA core programs, the Local Area Performance 
Report, and the Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Report (Display-Only). 
See 29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(1). A proposed design for the public facing 
display of

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the ETP Performance Report is also included in this ICR. While not 
proposing a format that persons participating in WIOA covered programs 
must follow, as these process decisions may be best left to State 
agencies that may have additional needs, the ICR does recognize that 
performance reporting may require the collection of information that 
would not otherwise be obtained; consequently, the agencies have 
estimated the impact of those activities on individuals and States. 
WIOA section 185 authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
3245.
    This ICR does not include the specifics on the data collection 
format (e.g., a spreadsheet, comma delimited text file, or other 
application program interface) that must be used to submit the data to 
the DOL (e.g., through an online portal). That feature will be the 
subject of a future ICR, and public comment will be solicited at that 
time.
    This ICR is being submitted to OMB for review, comment, and 
approval under a process that will subsequently allow other agencies to 
use this ICR. The Department of Education is also engaged in the 
collection of WIOA performance data, and the two Departments have 
worked collaboratively to develop this ICR. In accordance with the PRA 
and guidance provided by OMB for common form types of collections used 
by more than one agency, Reginfo.gov database burden information is to 
reflect that only for host agency (DOL in this case) when the 
collection is first submitted; consequently, this notice also reflects 
only the DOL burden. In order to present a more complete view for 
public comment, however, the supporting statement discusses total 
burdens--including that for the Department of Education. Under the 
common form data collection type, the DOL burden must first be approved 
by OMB with other agency burden added by OMB through a change request 
process once the common form has been cleared.
    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 notices published in the Federal Register 
on April 16, 2015 (80 FR 20573), and July 22, 2015 (80 FR 43474).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201604-
1205-002.
    While comments on any aspect of this ICR are welcome, specific 
comments are sought on ETP terms definitions and corresponding 
calculations of WIOA performance measures as they relate to the ETP 
report. Comments are also sought on the proposed method for calculating 
the total number of individuals served in a program of study. The OMB 
is also 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: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201604-1205-002.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals 
or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,489,620.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 30,969,570.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 7,965,526 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $25,848,060.

    Dated: April 20, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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