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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.
[FR Doc. 05–6116 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 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
PO 00000
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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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Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Trade Act Participant Report.
OMB Number: 1205–0392.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Annual
national
participants
TAA burden
Data Collection .....................................................................
TAPR Submission ................................................................
Hours per
TAPR record
30,000
50
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Annual TAPR
burden hours
0.3
2.5
9,000
500
Applicable
hourly rate
Annual TAPR
burden dollars
$32.50
32.50
$292,500
16,250
$308,750
Total Burden: 9,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $
0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $ 308,750.
Description: On June 16, 1998, OMB
approved a Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA) compliant
performance and participant outcomes
data collection system for the Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.
This system was revised in 2000 and is
now known as the Trade Act Participant
Report (TAPR). States implemented the
TAPR beginning with the first quarter of
fiscal year 1999 (October through
December, 1998), and have continued to
collect and report data every quarter
since then. The current TAPR reporting
requirements will expire in November
2005.
This is a request to revise the current
TAA program reporting requirements to
reflect expanded program and services
implemented under the Trade Act of
2002 and include data elements
necessary for assessing state progress
against common measures of
performance beginning October 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
individuals facing significant barriers to
employment.
This revision to the TAA program
reporting system 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.
[FR Doc. 05–6117 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 22, 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
Form/Activity
Total respondents
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval
has been 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, at (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.
Title: WIA Management Information
and Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205–0420.
Frequency: Quarterly; Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
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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 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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Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Type of Review: Emergency.
Title: Trade Act Participant Report.
OMB Number: 1205-0392.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Annual
TAA burden national Hours per TAPR Annual TAPR Applicable Annual TAPR
participants record burden hours hourly rate burden dollars
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Data Collection................. 30,000 0.3 9,000 $32.50 $292,500
TAPR Submission................. 50 2.5 500 32.50 16,250
-----------------
.............. .............. .............. .............. $308,750
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Total Burden: 9,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $ 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $ 308,750.
Description: On June 16, 1998, OMB approved a Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) compliant performance and
participant outcomes data collection system for the Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) program. This system was revised in 2000 and is now
known as the Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR). States implemented
the TAPR beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 1999 (October
through December, 1998), and have continued to collect and report data
every quarter since then. The current TAPR reporting requirements will
expire in November 2005.
This is a request to revise the current TAA program reporting
requirements to reflect expanded program and services implemented under
the Trade Act of 2002 and include data elements necessary for assessing
state progress against common measures of performance beginning October
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 individuals facing
significant barriers to employment.
This revision to the TAA program reporting system 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.
[FR Doc. 05-6117 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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