[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9953-9954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03115]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this ETA-sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before March 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 116(d)(1) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) mandates that the Secretaries of 
Labor and Education develop a template for performance reports to be 
used by States, local boards, and ETPs for reporting on outcomes 
achieved by participants in the six core programs.
    Corresponding joint regulations for these data collection 
requirements, including which primary performance indicators apply for 
each core program, have been issued by the Departments. See 81 FR 55792 
(Aug. 19, 2016). The final regulations became effective on October 18, 
2016. These joint performance regulations can be found at: (1) 20 CFR 
part 677 (which covers the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (20 CFR 
part 680), the Youth program (20 CFR part 681), and the Wagner-Peyser 
Act program (20 CFR part 652)); (2) 34 CFR part 463, subpart I (which 
covers the AEFLA program); and (3) 34 CFR part 361, subpart E (which 
covers the VR program). For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
July 9, 2020 (85 FR 41245).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0526.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and 
Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,114,129.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 38,216,054.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9,863,057 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $34,594,532.

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

     Dated: January 15, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-03115 Filed 2-16-21; 8:45 am]
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