[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14516-14517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06887]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``DOL-Only Performance Accountability, 
Information, and Reporting System,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 4, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201802-1205-003 (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, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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: 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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and 
Reporting System. The following programs are required to report through 
this system: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult; 
National Dislocated Worker and Youth; Wagner Peyser Employment Service; 
National Farmworker Jobs Program; YouthBuild; Job Corps; and Indian and 
Native American. Requiring these programs to use a standard set of data 
elements, definitions, and specifications at all levels of the 
workforce system helps improve the quality of the performance 
information that is received by the DOL. While the H1-B discretionary 
grant, Senior Community Service Employment, Jobs for Veterans State 
Grants, the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program (Adult and Youth), 
and the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs are not authorized under 
the WIOA, they will be utilizing the data element definitions and 
reporting templates proposed in this ICR. The accuracy, reliability, 
and comparability of program reports submitted by states and grantees 
using Federal funds are fundamental elements of good public 
administration. The subject information collection requirements are 
necessary tools for maintaining and demonstrating system integrity. 
More specifically, this ICR covers several information collection 
instruments including--the Quarterly Program Performance Report (Form 
ETA-9173), WIOA Pay-for-Performance Report (Form ETA-9174), and 
Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (Form ETA-9172). It should 
also be noted that the required data elements are noted within the PIRL 
with respect to the Job Corps; however, the burden associated with that 
data collection currently is counted under the ICR entitled, 
``Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants,'' 
(OMB Control Number 1205-0426) as part of the follow-up survey process. 
The information collection subject to this Notice has been classified 
as a revision, because of the agency is adding citations for recently 
promulgated regulations that contain information collections as part of 
the authority for the collection. See 20 CFR 641.700, 641.710, 641.720, 
641.730, 641.740, and 641.750. These regulations pertain to the Senior 
Community Service Employment Program. WIOA section 416(d) authorizes 
this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3141(d).
    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 1205-0521. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on September 30, 2018; 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 December 12, 2017 (82 FR 58446).
    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 Number 1205-0521. 
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: DOL-Only Performance Accountability, 
Information, and Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0521.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals 
and Households; Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,531,424.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 35,064,970.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,938,029 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6,791,395.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: March 30, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06887 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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