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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Reporting and Performance Standards
System for the Indian and Native
American Programs Under Title I–D,
Section 166 of the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998
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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
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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 modified reporting
requirements for the Indian and Native
American programs. This information
collection request is necessary in order
to collect data for calculating a set of
common performance measures of the
outcomes achieved by the Indian and
Native American programs. A copy of
the proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice and also
by accessing this Web site: https://
www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/
OMBControlNumber.cfm. In addition to
the proposed ICR, ETA is requesting the
extension of ETA Form 9080 (Financial
Status Report). No changes are made to
this form. Submit written comments to
the office listed in the addressee section
within 60 days after date of publication
in the Federal Register. Comments may
also be submitted via e-mail at:
etaperforms@doleta.gov by using ‘‘OMB
1205–0422’’ in the subject line of the email.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Ms.
Athena R. Brown, Program Manager,
Indian and Native American Programs,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room C–4311, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–3737 (this is not a
toll-free number); fax: (202) 693–3818;
e-mail: brown.athena@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Same information as ADDRESSES listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Each grantee administering funds
under the Indian and Native American
programs is currently required to submit
a Comprehensive Services Program
(CSP) Semi-Annual and Annual
Program report (ETA Form 9084), a
Supplemental Youth Services (SYS)
Semi-Annual and Annual Program
report (ETA Form 9085), a Standardized
Participant Record Data report, and
Financial Status reports (ETA Form
9080) for both programs. The ETA Form
9084 provides adult participation data
regarding agreed upon performance
goals for the program year, information
for system-wide reporting, and an
evaluation for program improvement,
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and is the key means for measuring
success in achieving goals of the
program. The ETA Form 9085 provides
cumulative data on youth participation,
termination, performance outcomes, and
socio-economic characteristics of
participants. The information is used to
determine the levels of program service
and program accomplishments for the
reporting program year. The ETA Form
9080 provides cumulative expenditure
and obligation amounts for each funding
stream. This information is used to
ensure the appropriate use and
management of Federal funds.
In 2001, 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. As part of this
initiative, ETA recently issued Training
and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL) No. 17–05, ‘‘Common Measures
Policy for the Employment and Training
Administration’s Performance
Accountability System and Related
Performance Issues.’’ 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 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 coordination
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
data on program activities, participants,
and outcomes that are necessary for
program management and to convey
complete and accurate information on
the performance of workforce programs
to policymakers and stakeholders.
This revision to the Indian and Native
American programs’ reporting system
identifies changes in the level of
information collection that is necessary
to comply with Equal Opportunity
requirements, holds grantees
appropriately accountable for the
Federal funds they receive, assesses
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progress against the common
performance measures, and allows the
Department to fulfill its oversight and
management responsibilities. It also
requires grantees to submit all program
reports on a quarterly basis; at this time
they are required to report on an annual
and semi-annual basis.
The ETA has implemented similar
changes to the reporting requirements
for the WIA Title I–B, Wagner-Peyser
Act, and Trade Adjustment Assistance
programs to incorporate the use of
common performance measures for
these programs.
Grantees are currently required to
submit data according to measures
established under the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA),
which are entered employment and
positive termination rates for the CSP.
For the SYS programs, current measures
emphasize the attainment of academic
skills and certificates, increases in
literacy and numeracy skills, and other
basic occupational competencies
necessary for youth to compete for and
obtain employment. While the adult
GPRA measures for the Indian and
Native American programs are similar to
the common measures, the data
elements that are needed to do the
calculations are different, requiring
modifications to the definitions and
record layout of the current electronic
reporting system used by grantees to
report on program performance.
Important changes include the
following:
• Revising the current reporting
forms;
• Revising the timeline of reporting to
a quarterly basis;
• Elimination of data collection fields
associated with the current Indian and
Native American programs’ performance
standards system, and inclusion of data
elements for calculating common
measures;
• A change in the field that tracks the
reason the participant exited the Indian
and Native American program, because
participants who exited due to certain
reasons, such as becoming
institutionalized, are excluded from
calculations of common measures;
• Addition of three fields to track
whether the participant was employed
in the first, second, and third quarters
after program exit, which are used to
calculate the common measures; and
• The addition of fields to capture
average earnings achieved by the
participant over a six-month period
following program participation for
those employed during that period, to
calculate the average earnings measure.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting
comments concerning the revised
information collection request for the
Indian and Native American programs
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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
Title: Reporting and Performance
Standards System for the Indian and
Native American programs authorized
under Title I–D, section 166 of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
1998.
OMB Number: 1205–0422.
Recordkeeping: Grantees shall retain
all necessary documents related to the
compilation and submission of the
subject reports for three years after the
submission of the final financial report
for a specific grant reporting period.
Affected Public: Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, Alaska Native entities,
Indian-controlled organizations serving
Indians, or Native Hawaiian
organizations.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–220)/section 166(e)/ETA Form 9084
and ETA Form 9085.
Total Respondents: This ICR will be
used by approximately 142 WIA section
166 CSP grantees as the reporting and
performance measurement mechanism
for programs serving adult participants.
For the SYS program, this ICR will be
used by approximately 98 WIA section
166 SYS grantees as the reporting and
performance measurement mechanism
for programs serving youth participants.
Labor-funded grantees participating in
the demonstration project under Public
Law 102–477 will not be affected by this
ICR and have not been included in the
following burden estimates.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 240 submissions
quarterly and 240 annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
83,510.
Annual
burden
hours
Responses
per year
ETA Form 9084 (CS) ...............................................................................
SPIR Data ................................................................................................
ETA Form 9085 (SYS) .............................................................................
ETA Form 9080–CSP ..............................................................................
ETA Form 9080–SYS ..............................................................................
142
142
98
142
98
4
4
4
4
4
568
18,277
392
568
392
24
2.5
24
9.67
9.67
13,632
45,693
9,408
5,493
9,284
Totals ................................................................................................
240
20
20,197
348
83,510
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Costs associated with this collection
will vary widely among grantees, from
nearly no additional cost to some higher
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figure, depending on the size of
individual grantee allotments, the state
of automation attained by each grantee,
and the wages paid to the staff managing
the data collection, validation, and
reporting process. However, since
expenditures associated with the
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responses
Average
hours per
response
Number of
respondents
Required section 166 activity/report
preparation and submittal of these
reports should come from the associated
Federal grant funds, there should be
minimal additional costs, if any, to the
grantees. The grantees will not be
obligated to expend their own (i.e., nonDOL) resources to fulfill these reporting
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requirements. All costs associated with
the submission of these forms are
allowable grant expenses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this ICR. Comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 12, 2006.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting; Sunshine Act
April 13, 2006.
10 a.m., Thursday, April
27, 2006.
PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Commission will hear oral argument on
the matter Secretary of Labor v. Plateau
Mining Corporation, Docket Nos. WEST
2002–207 and WEST 2002–278. (Issues
include whether the judge correctly
determined that Plateau’s bleeder
system was not functioning in
accordance with the requirements of 30
CFR 75.334(b)(1); whether the judge
correctly determined that Plateau’s
alleged violation of section 75.334(b)(1)
was of a significant and substantial
nature; whether the judge correctly
determined that Plateau violated 30 CFR
75.370(a) because its ventilation plan
did not include a breached undercast;
and whether the judge correctly
determined that an operator may be
held to have violated section
75.334(b)(1) even if it has complied with
the terms of its ventilation plan).
Any person attending this oral
argument who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission in advance
of those needs, subject to 29 CFR
2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Ellen, (202) 434–9950/(202) 708–9300
for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll
free.
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TIME AND DATE:
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting; Sunshine Act
April 13, 2006.
10 a.m., Thursday, May
11, 2006.
PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Commission will hear oral argument on
the matter Secretary of Labor v.
Cumberland Coal Resources, LP, Docket
Nos. PENN 2044–73–R, PENN 2004–74–
R, PENN 2004–75–R, PENN 2004–85–R,
PENN 2004–86–R, PENN 2004–87–R,
PENN 2004–88–R, PENN 2004–104–R,
PENN 2004–105–R, PENN 2004–181,
and PENN 2005–8. (Issues include
whether substantial evidence supports
the judge’s findings that Cumberland
violated 30 CFR 75.334(b)(1) on three
occasions because its bleeder system
failed to effectively dilute and carry
away methane; whether substantial
evidence supports the judge’s finding
that Cumberland had notice that its
bleeder system violated 30 CFR
75.334(b)(1); and whether the judge
correctly found that MSHA acted within
its discretion in issuing imminent
danger withdrawal orders on two
occasions).
Any person attending this oral
argument who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission in advance
of those needs, subject to 29 CFR
2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Ellen, (202) 434–9950/(202 708–9300 for
TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll
free.
TIME AND DATE:
Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
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COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to OMB and solicitation of
public comment.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a
submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information
collections under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the
requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR part 40, Domestic
Licensing of Source Material; and NRC
Form 484, Detection Monitoring Data
Report.
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0020.
3. How often the collection is
required: On occasion. Reports required
under 10 CFR part 40 are collected and
evaluated on a continuing basis as
events occur.
There is a one-time submittal of
information to receive a license.
Renewal applications need to be
submitted every 5 to 10 years.
Information in previous applications
may be referenced without being
resubmitted. In addition, recordkeeping
must be performed on an on-going basis.
NRC Form 484 is submitted biannually
to report ground-water data necessary to
implement EPA ground-water
standards.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
10 CFR part 40: Applicants for and
holders of NRC licenses authorizing the
receipt, possession, use, or transfer of
radioactive source and byproduct
material.
NRC Form 484: Uranium recovery
facility licensees reporting ground-water
monitoring data pursuant to 10 CFR
40.64.
5. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 340 licensees (68 NRC
licensees and 272 Agreement State
licensees).
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request: 65,418 hours [20,769 NRC
Licensees (16,067 hours reporting and
4,702 hours recordkeeping) and 44,649
Agreement State Licensees (26,923
hours reporting and 17,726 hours
recordkeeping)].
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 40 establishes
requirements for licenses for the receipt,
possession, use and transfer of
radioactive source and byproduct
material. NRC Form 484 is used to
report certain groundwater monitoring
data required by 10 CFR part 40 for
uranium recovery licensees. The
application, reporting and
recordkeeping requirements are
necessary to permit the NRC to make a
determination on whether the
possession, use, and transfer of source
and byproduct material is in
conformance with the Commission’s
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Reporting and Performance Standards System
for the Indian and Native American Programs Under Title I-D, Section
166 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998
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) is soliciting
comments on modified reporting requirements for the Indian and Native
American programs. This information collection request is necessary in
order to collect data for calculating a set of common performance
measures of the outcomes achieved by the Indian and Native American
programs. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR)
can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee
section of this notice and also by accessing this Web site: https://
www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm. In addition
to the proposed ICR, ETA is requesting the extension of ETA Form 9080
(Financial Status Report). No changes are made to this form. Submit
written comments to the office listed in the addressee section within
60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. Comments may
also be submitted via e-mail at: etaperforms@doleta.gov by using ``OMB
1205-0422'' in the subject line of the e-mail.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Ms. Athena R. Brown, Program Manager,
Indian and Native American Programs, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room C-4311, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-3737 (this is
not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3818; e-mail:
brown.athena@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Same information as ADDRESSES listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Each grantee administering funds under the Indian and Native
American programs is currently required to submit a Comprehensive
Services Program (CSP) Semi-Annual and Annual Program report (ETA Form
9084), a Supplemental Youth Services (SYS) Semi-Annual and Annual
Program report (ETA Form 9085), a Standardized Participant Record Data
report, and Financial Status reports (ETA Form 9080) for both programs.
The ETA Form 9084 provides adult participation data regarding agreed
upon performance goals for the program year, information for system-
wide reporting, and an evaluation for program improvement, and is the
key means for measuring success in achieving goals of the program. The
ETA Form 9085 provides cumulative data on youth participation,
termination, performance outcomes, and socio-economic characteristics
of participants. The information is used to determine the levels of
program service and program accomplishments for the reporting program
year. The ETA Form 9080 provides cumulative expenditure and obligation
amounts for each funding stream. This information is used to ensure the
appropriate use and management of Federal funds.
In 2001, 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. As part of this initiative, ETA recently
issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 17-05,
``Common Measures Policy for the Employment and Training
Administration's Performance Accountability System and Related
Performance Issues.'' 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 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 coordination 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 data on program activities, participants, and outcomes that are
necessary for program management and to convey complete and accurate
information on the performance of workforce programs to policymakers
and stakeholders.
This revision to the Indian and Native American programs' reporting
system identifies changes in the level of information collection that
is necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, holds
grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive,
assesses
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progress against the common performance measures, and allows the
Department to fulfill its oversight and management responsibilities. It
also requires grantees to submit all program reports on a quarterly
basis; at this time they are required to report on an annual and semi-
annual basis.
The ETA has implemented similar changes to the reporting
requirements for the WIA Title I-B, Wagner-Peyser Act, and Trade
Adjustment Assistance programs to incorporate the use of common
performance measures for these programs.
Grantees are currently required to submit data according to
measures established under the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA), which are entered employment and positive termination rates for
the CSP. For the SYS programs, current measures emphasize the
attainment of academic skills and certificates, increases in literacy
and numeracy skills, and other basic occupational competencies
necessary for youth to compete for and obtain employment. While the
adult GPRA measures for the Indian and Native American programs are
similar to the common measures, the data elements that are needed to do
the calculations are different, requiring modifications to the
definitions and record layout of the current electronic reporting
system used by grantees to report on program performance. Important
changes include the following:
Revising the current reporting forms;
Revising the timeline of reporting to a quarterly basis;
Elimination of data collection fields associated with the
current Indian and Native American programs' performance standards
system, and inclusion of data elements for calculating common measures;
A change in the field that tracks the reason the
participant exited the Indian and Native American program, because
participants who exited due to certain reasons, such as becoming
institutionalized, are excluded from calculations of common measures;
Addition of three fields to track whether the participant
was employed in the first, second, and third quarters after program
exit, which are used to calculate the common measures; and
The addition of fields to capture average earnings
achieved by the participant over a six-month period following program
participation for those employed during that period, to calculate the
average earnings measure.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
revised information collection request for the Indian and Native
American programs 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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
Title: Reporting and Performance Standards System for the Indian
and Native American programs authorized under Title I-D, section 166 of
the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.
OMB Number: 1205-0422.
Recordkeeping: Grantees shall retain all necessary documents
related to the compilation and submission of the subject reports for
three years after the submission of the final financial report for a
specific grant reporting period.
Affected Public: Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native
entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or Native
Hawaiian organizations.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105-220)/section 166(e)/ETA Form 9084 and ETA Form 9085.
Total Respondents: This ICR will be used by approximately 142 WIA
section 166 CSP grantees as the reporting and performance measurement
mechanism for programs serving adult participants. For the SYS program,
this ICR will be used by approximately 98 WIA section 166 SYS grantees
as the reporting and performance measurement mechanism for programs
serving youth participants. Labor-funded grantees participating in the
demonstration project under Public Law 102-477 will not be affected by
this ICR and have not been included in the following burden estimates.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 240 submissions quarterly and 240 annually.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 83,510.
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Average Annual
Required section 166 activity/report Number of Responses Total hours per burden
respondents per year responses response hours
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ETA Form 9084 (CS)............................. 142 4 568 24 13,632
SPIR Data...................................... 142 4 18,277 2.5 45,693
ETA Form 9085 (SYS)............................ 98 4 392 24 9,408
ETA Form 9080-CSP.............................. 142 4 568 9.67 5,493
ETA Form 9080-SYS.............................. 98 4 392 9.67 9,284
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Totals..................................... 240 20 20,197 348 83,510
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Costs associated with this collection will vary widely among
grantees, from nearly no additional cost to some higher figure,
depending on the size of individual grantee allotments, the state of
automation attained by each grantee, and the wages paid to the staff
managing the data collection, validation, and reporting process.
However, since expenditures associated with the preparation and
submittal of these reports should come from the associated Federal
grant funds, there should be minimal additional costs, if any, to the
grantees. The grantees will not be obligated to expend their own (i.e.,
non-DOL) resources to fulfill these reporting
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requirements. All costs associated with the submission of these forms
are allowable grant expenses.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this ICR. Comments
will become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 12, 2006.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. E6-5935 Filed 4-19-06; 8:45 am]
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