[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37349-37350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16254]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Required Elements for Submission of the 
Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications Under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

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, ``Required Elements for Submission of the 
Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,'' 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 August 30, 2019.

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=201904-1205-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or 
Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) information collection. This ICR 
collects the required information for the submission of WIOA State 
Plans and Modifications. The information covered includes the State's 
strategic focus for its public workforce system and then several key 
items for operationalizing the strategic goals. Information in the WIOA 
State Plan includes an overview of the State's governance structure, 
resources, programs, career pathways, and sector strategy initiatives. 
The ICR also covers assurances that the WIOA program in the State is 
compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements. This ICR 
submission is classified as a revision because it seeks to make a 
number of changes. More specifically, changes are proposed to the data 
collection instrument to remove references to dates that have already 
passed, correct typographical errors, provide an optional data element, 
incorporate two separate data elements into another existing data 
element, and update instructions for collection elements. WOIA sections 
102 and 103 authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3112 
and 3113.
    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 1205-0522. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on September 30, 2019; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB will 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 January 2, 2019 (84 FR 19).
    The DOL submitted another ICR for this same Control Number under 
ICR reference Number 201906-1205-005. That ICR was associated Wagner-
Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility proposed rule originally published in 
the Federal Register on June 24, 2019 (84 FR 29433). Each ICR is a 
standalone request; consequently, comments submitted to OMB pursuant to 
this action should not address the changes sought by the rulemaking 
ICR. Similarly, comments on the information collections proposed to be 
changed by the rulemaking should not be sent in response to the changes 
proposed by this ICR.
    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 1205-0522. 
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: Required Elements for Submission of the 
Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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    OMB Control Number: 1205-0522.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 38.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,136 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: July 25, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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