[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91200-91201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30204]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Joint 
Quarterly Narrative Progress Report Template

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), ETA is soliciting comments 
concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Joint Quarterly 
Narrative Progress Report Template.'' This comment request is part of 
continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
February 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
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response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free by contacting 
Jenn Smith by telephone at (202) 693-3597, TTY 1-877-889-5627, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Youth 
Services, Room N-4508, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
by email: [email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3861.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenn Smith by telephone at (202) 693-
3597 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of continuing efforts to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This 
program helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the desired 
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements can be properly assessed.
    The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101) 
authorizes this information collection. President Barack Obama signed 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 
22, 2014. One of the many goals of WIOA is to develop more consistent 
instruments for collecting data related to the Department's job 
training programs. The Joint Quarterly Narrative Progress Report 
Template consolidates various instruments to collect qualitative data 
generated by several programs legislatively mandated by WIOA, as well 
as additional job training programs that are adopting the performance 
reporting provisions of WIOA to promote alignment across the workforce 
system. Qualitative data include a particular grantee's progress and 
milestones during a grant's period of performance and follow-up period, 
challenges to meeting a grant's expected outcomes, and tracking of 
grant management and performance indicators during the life of the 
grant.
    The National Farmworkers Job Program and YouthBuild grants are 
authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 
(WIOA), which identified performance accountability requirements for 
these grants. The WIOA performance indicators and reporting 
requirements also apply to the Dislocated Worker Grants program. While 
H-1B and Reentry Employment Opportunities grants are not authorized 
under WIOA, these programs are also adopting the WIOA performance 
indicators and align with WIOA data element definitions and reporting 
templates to promote consistency across these DOL-funded programs. For 
this same reason, the Senior Community Service Employment Program, 
authorized under the Older Americans Act, as amended, is also adopting 
this Joint Quarterly Narrative Performance Report.
    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.
    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. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Number 1205-
0NEW.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the Internet, without redaction. The DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    The DOL 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.
    Type of Review: NEW.
    Title of Collection: Joint Quarterly Narrative Progress Report 
Template.
    Form: Quarterly Narrative Progress Report Template.
    OMB Control Number: OMB 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: State/local/tribal governments, Federal 
government, private sector (not-for-profit institutions).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 792.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,008.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,080 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $480,076.80.

     Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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