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of the foregoing Response of the United
States to Public Comments on the
Proposed Final Judgment and the
attached Appendix to be served by first
class mail, postage prepaid, and by
facsimile on counsel for Defendants in
this matter:
Michelle J. Livingston, Attorney, Antitrust
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 325
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(202) 307–2784.
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NW., Washington, DC 20006–4001. Counsel
for the Defendants.
[FR Doc. 05–5331 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review; Comment Request
March 21, 2005.
The Department of Labor has
submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR),
utilizing emergency review procedures,
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval is
requested by April 14, 2005. A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
calling the Department of Labor
Departmental Clearance Officer, Ira L.
Mills (202) 693–4122.
Comments and questions about the
ICR listed below should be forwarded to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment and Training
Administration, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. The Office of
Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments which:
• 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;
Total
respondents
Form/Activity
ETA 9002 A
ETA 9002 B
ETA 9002 C
ETA 9002 D
ETA 9002 E
VETS 200 A
VETS 200 B
VETS 200 C
Frequency
• 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
clarify 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.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting
System.
OMB Number: 1205–0240.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Total
responses
Average time
per response
Total annual
burden hours
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
216
216
216
216
216
216
216
216
346
346
346
346
21
346
346
346
74,641
74,641
74,641
74,641
4,536
74,641
74,641
74,641
Totals ............................................................
54
........................................
1,728
........................
527,020
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$1,825,200.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $17,128,164.
Description: States submit quarterly
performance data for the WagnerPeyser-funded public labor exchange
through ETA 9002 reports and for
Veteran’s Employment and Training
Services (VETS)-funded labor exchange
through VETS 200 reports. The
Employment and Training (ET)
Handbook No. 406 contains the report
forms and provides instructions for
completing these reports. The ET
Handbook No. 406 contains a total of
eight reports (ETA 9002 A, B, C, D, E;
VETS 200 A, B, C). The ETA 9002 and
VETS 200 reports collect data on
individuals who receive core
employment and workforce information
services through the public labor
exchange and VETS-funded labor
exchange of the states’ One-Stop
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delivery systems. The current LERS
expires in April 2005.
This is a request to revise the current
LERS requirements to include data
elements necessary for assessing state
progress against common measures of
performance beginning July 1, 2005. In
2002, under the President’s
Management Agenda, OMB and other
Federal agencies developed a set of
common performance measures to be
applied to certain Federally-funded
employment and training programs with
similar strategic goals. Although the
common measures are an integral part of
ETA’s performance accountability
system, these measures provide only
part of the information necessary to
effectively oversee the workforce
investment system. ETA will continue
to collect from states and grantees data
on program activities, participants, and
outcomes that are necessary for program
management and to convey full and
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accurate information on the
performance of workforce programs to
policymakers and stakeholders.
The value of implementing common
measures is the ability to describe in a
similar manner the core purposes of the
workforce system—how many people
found jobs; did people stay employed;
and did earnings increase. Multiple sets
of performance measures have burdened
states and grantees as they are required
to report performance outcomes based
on varying definitions and
methodologies. By minimizing the
different reporting and performance
requirements, common performance
measures can facilitate the integration of
service delivery, reduce barriers to
cooperation among programs, and
enhance the ability to assess the
effectiveness and impact of the
workforce investment system, including
the performance of the system in serving
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individuals facing significant barriers to
employment.
This revision to the LERS identifies a
minimum level of information
collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements,
holds states appropriately accountable
for the Federal funds they receive,
including common performance
measures, and allows the Department to
fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team
Leader.
[FR Doc. 05–6115 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 21, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
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 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
contacting the Department of Labor
(DOL). To obtain documentation,
contact Ira Mills on (202) 693–4122 (this
is not a toll-free number) or e-mail:
mills.ira@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202)
395–7316 (this is not a toll-free
number), within 30 days from the date
of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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
Number of
respondents
Activity
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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: Employment and Training
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Unemployment Insurance Data
Validation Program.
OMB Number: 1205–0431.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
government; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Annual Responses: 53.
Burden Summary
Hours per
activity
Frequency
Total
burden
Full Validation .............................................................................
Half Validation .............................................................................
Third Validation ...........................................................................
53
53
53
900
450
300
Annually ....................................
Annually ....................................
Annually ....................................
47,700
23,850
15,900
Totals burden hours .....................................................
......................
......................
...................................................
29,150
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: This program requires
States to operate a system for
ascertaining the validity (adherence to
Federal reporting requirements) of
specified unemployment insurance data
they submit to the Employment and
Training Administration on certain
reports they are required to submit
monthly or quarterly. Some of these
data are used to assess performance,
including for the Government
Performance and Results Act, or to
determine States’ grants for UI
administration.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review; Comment Request
March 21, 2005.
The Department of Labor has
submitted the following information
collection request (ICR), utilizing
emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval is
being requested by April 14, 2005. A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Department of
Labor Departmental Clearance Officer,
Ira L. Mills (202) 693–4122.
Comments and questions about the
ICR listed below should be forwarded to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment and Training
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Administration, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. The Office of
Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments which:
• 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request
March 21, 2005.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval is requested by April
14, 2005. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental
Clearance Officer, Ira L. Mills (202) 693-4122.
Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503. The Office of Management and Budget is
particularly interested in comments which:
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 clarify 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.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205-0240.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Total Total Average time Total annual
Form/Activity respondents Frequency responses per response burden hours
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ETA 9002 A..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
ETA 9002 B..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
ETA 9002 C..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
ETA 9002 D..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
ETA 9002 E..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 21 4,536
VETS 200 A..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
VETS 200 B..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
VETS 200 C..................................................... 54 Quarterly 216 346 74,641
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Totals..................................................... 54 ....................... 1,728 .............. 527,020
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $1,825,200.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $17,128,164.
Description: States submit quarterly performance data for the
Wagner-Peyser-funded public labor exchange through ETA 9002 reports and
for Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS)-funded labor
exchange through VETS 200 reports. The Employment and Training (ET)
Handbook No. 406 contains the report forms and provides instructions
for completing these reports. The ET Handbook No. 406 contains a total
of eight reports (ETA 9002 A, B, C, D, E; VETS 200 A, B, C). The ETA
9002 and VETS 200 reports collect data on individuals who receive core
employment and workforce information services through the public labor
exchange and VETS-funded labor exchange of the states' One-Stop
delivery systems. The current LERS expires in April 2005.
This is a request to revise the current LERS requirements to
include data elements necessary for assessing state progress against
common measures of performance beginning July 1, 2005. In 2002, under
the President's Management Agenda, OMB and other Federal agencies
developed a set of common performance measures to be applied to certain
Federally-funded employment and training programs with similar
strategic goals. Although the common measures are an integral part of
ETA's performance accountability system, these measures provide only
part of the information necessary to effectively oversee the workforce
investment system. ETA will continue to collect from states and
grantees data on program activities, participants, and outcomes that
are necessary for program management and to convey full and accurate
information on the performance of workforce programs to policymakers
and stakeholders.
The value of implementing common measures is the ability to
describe in a similar manner the core purposes of the workforce
system--how many people found jobs; did people stay employed; and did
earnings increase. Multiple sets of performance measures have burdened
states and grantees as they are required to report performance outcomes
based on varying definitions and methodologies. By minimizing the
different reporting and performance requirements, common performance
measures can facilitate the integration of service delivery, reduce
barriers to cooperation among programs, and enhance the ability to
assess the effectiveness and impact of the workforce investment system,
including the performance of the system in serving
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individuals facing significant barriers to employment.
This revision to the LERS identifies a minimum level of information
collection that is necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity
requirements, holds states appropriately accountable for the Federal
funds they receive, including common performance measures, and allows
the Department to fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. 05-6115 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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