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Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Data
Collection and Reporting for WagnerPeyser Act Funded Public Labor
Exchange and Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service Funded Labor
Exchange
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) and the
Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service (VETS) are soliciting comments
on revised reporting requirements for
the Labor Exchange Reporting System
(LERS). These changes are necessary to
reflect program and service changes
implemented under the Jobs for
Veterans Act and include data elements
necessary for assessing state progress
against a set of common performance
measures beginning July 1, 2005.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
Esther R. Johnson, Administrator,
Performance and Technology Office,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room S–5206, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–3420 (this is not a
toll-free number); fax: (202) 693–3490;
e-mail: ETAperforms@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Karen A. Staha, Performance and
Technology Office, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S–5206,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693–3420 (this is not a toll-free
number); fax: (202) 693–3490; e-mail:
ETAperforms@dol.gov.
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Copies of the Paperwork Reduction
Act Submission Package may be
obtained directly at the Web site:
https://www.doleta.gov/performance/
guidance/ombcontrolnumber.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
States submit quarterly performance
data for the Wagner-Peyser-funded
public labor exchange services through
ETA 9002 reports and for Veterans’
Employment and Training Services
(VETS)-funded labor exchange services
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.
In 2001, under the President’s
Management Agenda, the Office of
Management and Budget (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. As part of this
initiative, ETA initially issued Training
and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL) 15–03 and has more recently
issued TEGL 28–04, Common Measures
Policy, which rescinded TEGL 15–03
and reflected updates to the policy. 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; whether they kept their jobs;
and what their earnings were. 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, implementing a set of
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.
The common measures are an integral
part of ETA’s performance
accountability system, and ETA will
continue to collect from grantees the
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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.
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,
assesses progress against the common
performance measures, and allows the
Department to fulfill its oversight and
management responsibilities.
The Employment and Training
Administration is proposing similar
changes to the reporting requirements
for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
title 1B and Trade Adjustment
Assistance programs. Please note that
ETA will seek comments regarding
changes to information collection for
these programs in separate Federal
Register notices.
The following three adult common
performance measures apply to the
Wagner-Peyser Act and VETS-funded
public labor exchange programs:
• Entered Employment
• Retention
• Six Months Earnings Increase
Implementation of common measures
will involve the following modifications
to the LERS:
• Registration year will be eliminated.
States will track participant outcomes
following the quarter in which the
participant exited the program.
• States will track individuals as
‘‘participants’’ and ‘‘exiters.’’
• The measurement period for entry
into employment will change to the first
quarter following the quarter of exit.
• The measurement period for
employment retention will change to
both the second and third quarters
following the quarter of exit.
• States will be required to calculate
and report on six-month pre- to postprogram earnings, a new measure for the
Wagner-Peyser Act and VETS-funded
public labor exchange programs.
• To integrate its employment and
workforce information services, ETA
and VETS will collect data on the
provision of workforce information
services to job seekers.
• ‘‘Transitioning Service Member’’
will be introduced as a covered category
in accordance with the Jobs for Veterans
Act, Public Law 107–288. States will be
required to submit data regarding
services to and outcomes for
Transitioning Service Members.
The following modifications affect
only the Wagner-Peyser Act funded
program:
• States will be required to subaggregate outcome data for job seekers
who receive workforce information
services.
• States will no longer be required to
collect and report on employer and job
seeker customer satisfaction for WagnerPeyser Act funded programs.
The following modifications affect
only the VETS-funded programs:
• States will be required to report
aggregate counts of participants who
receive a Transitional Assistance
Program (TAP) Workshop.
• ‘‘Homeless Veteran’’ will be
introduced as a covered category in
accordance with the Homeless Veterans’
Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
(Pub. L. 107–95).
• States will be required to submit
data on services and outcomes to
homeless veteran job seekers only on
the VETS 200 C report.
The ET Handbook No. 406, which
contains the report forms and provides
instructions for completing the ETA
9002 and the VETS 200 reports, has
been modified to reflect these changes.
States will continue to submit
performance information through the
existing rolling-four quarters
methodology. The first revised quarterly
report, which includes common
performance measures, will be due
November 15, 2005. ETA and the states
will negotiate expected levels of
performance for the Wagner-Peyser-Act
funded program beginning in Program
Year 2006 (July 1, 2006), using
information and outcomes from Program
Year 2005 as a baseline.
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
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Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
revised collection of data for the
Wagner-Peyser Act-funded public labor
exchange and VETS-funded labor
exchange in order to:
• 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.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
above in the addressee section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting
System (LERS).
OMB Number: 1205–0240.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
Governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: WagnerPeyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) and Jobs for
Veterans Act (Pub. L. 107–288).
Total Respondents: 54 states and
territories.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 1,728 submissions
annually—each state submits reports
each quarter.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
Total responses
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...
...
...
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...
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216
216
216
216
216
216
216
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Average time
per response
346
346
346
346
21
346
346
346
Total annual
burden hours
74,641
74,641
74,641
74,641
4,536
74,641
74,641
74,641
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Total respondents
Form/activity
Frequency
54
...................
Totals .................................................................................
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$1,825,200.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $17,128,164.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request; they will also become a matter
of public record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 7,
2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Data
Collection and Reporting for
Workforce Investment Act Title 1B
Programs
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) is
soliciting comments on the revised
reporting requirements for the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Management Information and Reporting
System. These changes are necessary to
include data elements necessary for
tracking state progress against a set of
common performance measures
beginning July 1, 2005.
VerDate jul<14>2003
17:40 Jul 12, 2005
Jkt 205001
Submit comments on or before
September 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
Esther R. Johnson, Administrator,
Performance and Technology Office,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room S–5206, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–3420 (this is not a
toll-free number); fax: (202) 693–3490;
e-mail: ETAperforms@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Karen A. Staha, Performance and
Technology Office, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S–5206,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693–3420 (this is not a toll-free
number); fax: (202) 693–3490; e-mail:
ETAperforms@dol.gov.
Copies of the Paperwork Reduction
Act Submission Package may be
obtained directly at the Web site:
https://www.doleta.gov/performance/
guidance/ombcontrolnumber.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
Each state administering a grant under
the WIA adult, dislocated worker, and
youth programs is required to submit
quarterly (ETA 9090) and annual (ETA
9091) reports containing information
related to levels of participation and
performance outcomes for each
program. In addition, each state submits
a file of individual records on all
participants who exit the programs,
formally called the Workforce
Investment Act Title I–B Standardized
Record Data (WIASRD). These
participant records are submitted once a
year based on a July-to-June program
period.
In 2001, under the President’s
Management Agenda, the Office of
Management and Budget (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. As part of this
initiative, ETA initially issued Training
and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL) 15–03 and has more recently
issued TEGL 28–04, Common Measures
Policy, which rescinded TEGL 15–03
and reflected updates to the policy.
The value of implementing a set of
common performance measures is the
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Total responses
1,728
Average time
per response
........................
Total annual
burden hours
527,020
ability to describe in a similar manner
the core purposes of the workforce
system—how many people found jobs;
did they keep their jobs; and what were
their earnings. 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, implementing a set of
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.
The common performance measures
are an integral part of ETA’s
performance accountability system, and
ETA will continue to collect from
grantees the 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.
This modification to the WIA
Management Information and 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, assesses progress against the
common performance measures, and
allows the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management
responsibilities.
The Employment and Training
Administration is proposing similar
changes to the reporting requirements
for labor exchange programs funded
under the Wagner-Peyser Act and by the
Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service and the Trade Adjustment
Assistance program. Please note that
ETA will seek comments regarding
changes to the information collection for
these programs in separate Federal
Register notices.
The WIA performance accountability
system, authorized by section 136 of
WIA, establishes a set of performance
measures, and states report outcomes
against these measures on a quarterly
and annual basis. States establish
negotiated levels for each of the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Data Collection and Reporting for Wagner-
Peyser Act Funded Public Labor Exchange and Veterans' Employment and
Training Service Funded Labor Exchange
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans'
Employment and Training Service (VETS) are soliciting comments on
revised reporting requirements for the Labor Exchange Reporting System
(LERS). These changes are necessary to reflect program and service
changes implemented under the Jobs for Veterans Act and include data
elements necessary for assessing state progress against a set of common
performance measures beginning July 1, 2005.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr. Esther R. Johnson, Administrator,
Performance and Technology Office, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room S-5206, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-3420 (this is
not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3490; e-mail:
ETAperforms@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen A. Staha, Performance and
Technology Office, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-5206,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-3420 (this is not a toll-
free number); fax: (202) 693-3490; e-mail: ETAperforms@dol.gov.
Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission Package may be
obtained directly at the Web site: https://www.doleta.gov/performance/
guidance/ombcontrolnumber.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
States submit quarterly performance data for the Wagner-Peyser-
funded public labor exchange services through ETA 9002 reports and for
Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS)-funded labor exchange
services 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.
In 2001, under the President's Management Agenda, the Office of
Management and Budget (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.
As part of this initiative, ETA initially issued Training and
Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 15-03 and has more recently issued
TEGL 28-04, Common Measures Policy, which rescinded TEGL 15-03 and
reflected updates to the policy. 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; whether
they kept their jobs; and what their earnings were. 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, implementing a set of 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.
The common measures are an integral part of ETA's performance
accountability system, and ETA will continue to collect from grantees
the
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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.
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, assesses progress against the common performance
measures, and allows the Department to fulfill its oversight and
management responsibilities.
The Employment and Training Administration is proposing similar
changes to the reporting requirements for the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) title 1B and Trade Adjustment Assistance programs. Please note
that ETA will seek comments regarding changes to information collection
for these programs in separate Federal Register notices.
The following three adult common performance measures apply to the
Wagner-Peyser Act and VETS-funded public labor exchange programs:
Entered Employment
Retention
Six Months Earnings Increase
Implementation of common measures will involve the following
modifications to the LERS:
Registration year will be eliminated. States will track
participant outcomes following the quarter in which the participant
exited the program.
States will track individuals as ``participants'' and
``exiters.''
The measurement period for entry into employment will
change to the first quarter following the quarter of exit.
The measurement period for employment retention will
change to both the second and third quarters following the quarter of
exit.
States will be required to calculate and report on six-
month pre- to post-program earnings, a new measure for the Wagner-
Peyser Act and VETS-funded public labor exchange programs.
To integrate its employment and workforce information
services, ETA and VETS will collect data on the provision of workforce
information services to job seekers.
``Transitioning Service Member'' will be introduced as a
covered category in accordance with the Jobs for Veterans Act, Public
Law 107-288. States will be required to submit data regarding services
to and outcomes for Transitioning Service Members.
The following modifications affect only the Wagner-Peyser Act
funded program:
States will be required to sub-aggregate outcome data for
job seekers who receive workforce information services.
States will no longer be required to collect and report on
employer and job seeker customer satisfaction for Wagner-Peyser Act
funded programs.
The following modifications affect only the VETS-funded programs:
States will be required to report aggregate counts of
participants who receive a Transitional Assistance Program (TAP)
Workshop.
``Homeless Veteran'' will be introduced as a covered
category in accordance with the Homeless Veterans' Comprehensive
Assistance Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-95).
States will be required to submit data on services and
outcomes to homeless veteran job seekers only on the VETS 200 C report.
The ET Handbook No. 406, which contains the report forms and
provides instructions for completing the ETA 9002 and the VETS 200
reports, has been modified to reflect these changes.
States will continue to submit performance information through the
existing rolling-four quarters methodology. The first revised quarterly
report, which includes common performance measures, will be due
November 15, 2005. ETA and the states will negotiate expected levels of
performance for the Wagner-Peyser-Act funded program beginning in
Program Year 2006 (July 1, 2006), using information and outcomes from
Program Year 2005 as a baseline.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed revised collection of data for the Wagner-Peyser Act-funded
public labor exchange and VETS-funded labor exchange in order to:
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.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS).
OMB Number: 1205-0240.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal Governments.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) and Jobs
for Veterans Act (Pub. L. 107-288).
Total Respondents: 54 states and territories.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 1,728 submissions annually--each state submits
reports each quarter.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
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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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 05-13711 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-30-P
