[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58446-58447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26677]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; DOL-
Only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is soliciting 
comments concerning the measures of performance for the Senior 
Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The Older Americans Act 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (OAA-2016) amended the measures of 
performance for SCSEP to align them with the performance measures under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Department 
added performance information collection requirements for SCSEP to the 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``DOL-Only Performance 
Accountability, Information, and Reporting System.'' 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).

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before February 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ETA-2017-0006 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. A copy of 
the ICR with applicable supporting documentation,

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including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free of charge 
from http://www.regulations.gov or by contacting Herman L. Quilloin III 
by telephone at 202-693-3994 (this is not a toll-free number) or by 
email at [email protected]. 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: 202-693-2766.
    Mail and hand delivery/courier: Send written comments to: Herman L. 
Quilloin III, Office of Policy Development and Research, Room N5641, 
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Due to security-related 
concerns, there may be a significant delay in the receipt of 
submissions by United States Mail. You must take this into 
consideration when preparing to meet the deadline for submitting 
comments.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will become 
a matter of public record and will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the 
information collection request. In addition, comments, regardless of 
the delivery method, will be posted without change on the http://www.regulations.gov website; consequently, the Department recommends 
commenters not include personal information such as a Social Security 
Number, personal address, telephone number, email address, or 
confidential business information that they do not want made public. It 
is the responsibility of the commenter to determine what to include in 
the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman L. Quilloin III by telephone at 
202-693-3994 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The DOL, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation process to 
provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information before 
submitting them to the OMB for final approval. This process helps 
ensure that 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 DOL-Only ICR was developed based on the requirements in WIOA 
Sec. 116. The Department amended the information collection by adding 
the performance-related reporting requirements for SCSEP to the 
Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9172), and (Program) 
Performance Report (ETA-9173).
    The Department requires grantees to certify and submit the ETA 
(Program) Performance Report to ETA on a quarterly basis. ETA will 
aggregate the information the grantees submit through the PIRL to 
populate the ETA (Program) Performance Report and grantees will confirm 
their accuracy.
    The OAA-2016 amended the SCSEP core indicators of performance and 
requires the amended measures to be implemented by regulation by 
December 31, 2017. SCSEP will retain its current ICR (under OMB Control 
Number 1205-0040) for data elements not contained in the revised DOL-
Only Performance Accountability, Information and Reporting System. This 
ICR incorporates the SCSEP Interim Final Rule citations, as required by 
5 CFR 1320.11(h). Those citations are sections 20 CFR parts: 641.700, 
641.710, 641.720, 641.730, 641.740, and 641.750.
    The OAA amended the measures of performance for SCSEP in large part 
to align SCSEP performance measures with the three employment outcome 
indicators mandated for WIOA core programs under WIOA sec. 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(I)-(III). In addition to these three WIOA employment 
outcome indicators of performance, SCSEP has three measures related to 
participation in the program: Service level, hours of community 
service, and service to the most-in-need.
    The Department proposes to amend the information collection by 
adding the regulatory citations from the SCSEP Interim Final Rule to 
comply with the PRA. The Department plans to review and analyze any 
comments received in response to this Federal Register Notice in order 
to finalize the substantive information collection requirements to the 
extent legally possible.

II. Review Focus

    The Department 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 submissions of responses).

III. Current Actions

DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System

    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: DOL-Only Performance Accountability, 
Information, and Reporting System.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0521.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals 
or Households; and Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 17,532,542.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 35,064,970.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,938,029.

Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration, 
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-26677 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]
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