[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14431-14432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce System Metrics

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which 
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements 
and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on September 26, 2023 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
via email to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic 
Development Administration, at [email protected] or [email protected]. 
Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive 
or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic Development 
Administration, by phone at (202) 209-4295 or by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Economic Development Administration (EDA) leads the Federal 
economic development agenda by promoting innovation and 
competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in 
the worldwide economy. Guided by the basic principle that sustainable 
economic development should be driven locally, EDA works directly with 
communities and regions to help them build the capacity for economic 
development based on local business conditions and needs. The Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 
seq.) is EDA's organic authority and is the primary legal authority 
under which EDA awards financial assistance. Under PWEDA, EDA provides 
financial assistance to both rural and urban distressed communities by 
fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and productivity through 
investments in infrastructure development, capacity building, and 
business development to attract private capital investments and new and 
better jobs to regions experiencing economic distress. Further 
information on EDA programs and financial assistance opportunities can 
be found at www.eda.gov.
    To effectively administer and monitor its economic development 
assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from applications 
for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. The purpose of this 
notice is to seek comments from the public and other Federal agencies 
on a request for a revision to the information collected from 
recipients of awards under the EDA American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Good 
Jobs Challenge. This is aligned with ensuring that Federal workforce 
investments are evidence-based and data-driven, and accountable to 
participants and the public. The original data collection instrument 
was filed under OMB 0610-0109. This request is to revise an existing 
question and add a new question to the current data collection 
instrument. The revised question will ask grantees to report 
participants' training status instead of asking if they have completed 
training, this will provide further disaggregated data. The new 
question will be asked of training providers to provide the total 
number of participants that completed the training program and have no 
plans to re-enroll in further training.

II. Method of Collection

    Data will be collected electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0610-0109.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: System Lead Entities: 32 respondents, 
responding semiannually; Training Providers: 200 respondents, 
responding quarterly; and Participants: 10,000 respondents, responding 
once. As the Good Jobs Challenge is a new program, EDA anticipates that 
these estimates will continue to be further refined based on data 
determined post-award.
    Average Hours per Response: System Lead Entity: 2 hours; Training 
Providers: 45 minutes per provider; Participants: 5 minutes.

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                                                                                     Number of         Total
      Type of  respondent (annual)         Number of       Hours per response      responses per     estimated
                                          respondents                                  year        time (hours)
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System Lead Entities..................              32  2 hours.................  2 (Semiannual)             128
Training Providers....................           * 400  45 minutes per training    4 (Quarterly)            1200
                                                         provider.

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Participants..........................         * 4,200  5 minutes per              4 (Quarterly)           1,400
                                                         participant.
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    Total.............................           4,632  ........................  ..............           2,728
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    Burden Hours: 2,728 hours.
    Affected Public: Recipients of ARPA Good Jobs Challenge awards, 
which may include a(n): District Organization; Indian Tribe or a 
consortium of Indian Tribes; State, county, city, or other political 
subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a state or 
local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development 
activities or a consortium of political subdivisions; Institution of 
Higher Education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; 
or Public or private non-profit organization or association, including 
labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a political 
subdivision of a State. Additionally, training providers and 
participants in regional workforce training systems will be affected.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory for System Lead Entities and 
Training Providers.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

IV. Request for Comments

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0610-0109.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-03938 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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