Notice of Funding Opportunity and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants Program, 11285-11286 [2011-4407]

Download as PDF jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices coal mine work. This employment information along with medical information is used to establish whether the miner is totally disabled due to black lung disease caused by coal mine employment. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a currently valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1240–0035. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011; however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2010 (75 FR 63864). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1240– 0035. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: • 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 submission of responses. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:42 Feb 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 11285 Agency: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Title of Collection: Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment. OMB Control Number: 1240–0035. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1650. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1650. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 825. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $776. eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures and other program requirements governing this solicitation. DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is April 12, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Kelly, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3934. Dated: February 23, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. BILLING CODE 4510–FT–P Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of February, 2011. Donna Kelly, Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–4514 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [FR Doc. 2011–4409 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Notice of Funding Opportunity and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants Program Employment and Training Administration Notice of Funding Opportunity and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Serving Juvenile Offenders in High-Poverty, High-Crime Communities Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA). AGENCY: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ DFA PY 10–09. SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $17 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to serve juvenile offenders, ages 16 to 24, in high-poverty, high-crime communities. The purpose of these grants is to improve the longterm labor market prospects of these youth. The Department expects to award two grants of $8.5 million each to organizations with the capacity to implement multi-site, multi-state projects. Grantees will be required to competitively select local sub-grantees to operate the program in a minimum of five high-poverty, high-crime communities in at least two states. The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments, in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is described in further detail on ETA’s Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/grants or on https://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application information, PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA). AGENCY: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ DFA PY 10–06. SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of up to approximately $122 million in grant funds authorized by Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105–220 to develop and implement career pathway programs in partnership with employers and other relevant organizations in the community. The overarching goals for projects funded under this SGA are to: (1) Increase the number of individuals who earn credentials that enable them to compete for employment in in-demand and emerging industries and occupations; (2) lead to employment for program participants; (3) articulate and ease academic and employment transitions, through the implementation of articulation agreements and other activities, for students of different skill levels and at varying academic levels, including students with low English or basic skills proficiency; (4) establish multiple entry and exit points for students along the post-secondary education continuum; and, (5) create systemic change that will last beyond the grant period by establishing partnerships, agreements, processes, and programs that better connect the education, training, workforce, and E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 11286 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices supportive services necessary to achieve the preceding four goals, including strengthening the role of the public workforce system in career pathway programs. ETA proposes to fund approximately 40 to 50 grants ranging from $1 million to $5 million. Based on statutory requirements, at least $65 million of the total designated funds will be reserved for projects that focus on the health care sector. In addition, DOL intends to reserve funding of approximately $6.25 million of the total appropriation to award additional funding to support grantee efforts to conduct a third-party evaluation of the grant activities with this SGA. The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments, in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105–220 is described in further detail on ETA’s Web site at https://www.doleta.gov or on https://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures and other program requirements governing this solicitation. DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is March 31, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Forman, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: 202– 693–3416. Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of February, 2011. Donna Kelly, Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–4407 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States: 2011 Adverse Effect Wage Rates, Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers’ Meals, and Maximum Travel Subsistence Reimbursement Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this Notice to announce: (1) The 2011 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for employers seeking to employ temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers to jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:42 Feb 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 perform agricultural labor or services (H–2A workers); (2) the allowable maximum amount for 2011 that employers may charge their H–2A workers for providing them with three meals a day; and (3) the maximum travel subsistence reimbursement which a worker with receipts may claim in 2011. DATES: Effective Date: March 1, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Carlson, Ph.D., Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C–4312, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 202–693–3010 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security may not approve an employer’s petition for the admission of H–2A nonimmigrant temporary agricultural workers in the U.S. unless the petitioner has received from the Department of Labor (Department) an H–2A labor certification. Approved labor certifications attest that: (1) There are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, and qualified and who will be available at the time and place needed to perform the labor or services involved in the petition; and (2) the employment of the foreign worker in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed. 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), 1184(c)(1), and 1188(a); and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5) and (6). The Department’s regulations for the H–2A program require employers to offer and pay their U.S. and H–2A workers no less than the appropriate hourly AEWR in effect at the time the work is performed. 20 CFR 655.122(l). A. Adverse Effect Wage Rates for 2011 Employers of H–2A workers must pay the highest of (i) the AEWR, in effect, at the time the work is performed; (ii) the applicable prevailing wage; or (iii) the statutory minimum wage, as specified in the regulations. 20 CFR 655.120(a). Except as otherwise provided in 20 CFR part 655, Subpart B, the region-wide AEWR for all agricultural employment (except those occupations which are exempted under the special procedure provisions of 20 CFR 655.102) for which temporary H–2A certification is being sought is equal to the annual weighted average hourly wage rate for field and livestock workers (combined) for the region as published annually by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) based on its quarterly wage PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 survey. Pursuant to 20 CFR 655.120(c), the Administrator of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification must publish USDA field and livestock worker (combined) wage data as AEWRs in a Federal Register Notice. Accordingly, the 2011 AEWRs for agricultural work performed by U.S. and H–2A workers on or after the effective date of this Notice are set forth in the table below: TABLE—2011 ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATES State Alabama .................................... Arizona ...................................... Arkansas ................................... California ................................... Colorado ................................... Connecticut ............................... Delaware ................................... Florida ....................................... Georgia ..................................... Hawaii ....................................... Idaho ......................................... Illinois ........................................ Indiana ...................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ...................................... Kentucky ................................... Louisiana .................................. Maine ........................................ Maryland ................................... Massachusetts .......................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Montana .................................... Nebraska .................................. Nevada ..................................... New Hampshire ........................ New Jersey ............................... New Mexico .............................. New York .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... Oklahoma ................................. Oregon ...................................... Pennsylvania ............................ Rhode Island ............................ South Carolina .......................... South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ........................................ Utah .......................................... Vermont .................................... Virginia ...................................... Washington ............................... West Virginia ............................ Wisconsin ................................. Wyoming ................................... 2011 AEWRs $9.12 9.60 8.97 10.31 10.48 10.25 10.60 9.50 9.12 12.01 9.90 10.84 10.84 11.03 11.52 9.48 8.97 10.25 10.60 10.25 10.62 10.62 8.97 11.03 9.90 11.52 10.48 10.25 10.60 9.60 10.25 9.30 11.52 10.84 9.65 10.60 10.60 10.25 9.12 11.52 9.48 9.65 10.48 10.25 9.30 10.60 9.48 10.62 9.90 B. Allowable Meal Charges Among the minimum benefits and working conditions which the Department requires employers to offer their U.S. and H–2A workers are three E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Funding Opportunity and Solicitation for Grant 
Applications (SGA) for the Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants 
Program

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA).

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    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY 10-06.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Labor's Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of up to 
approximately $122 million in grant funds authorized by Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220 to develop and implement 
career pathway programs in partnership with employers and other 
relevant organizations in the community. The overarching goals for 
projects funded under this SGA are to: (1) Increase the number of 
individuals who earn credentials that enable them to compete for 
employment in in-demand and emerging industries and occupations; (2) 
lead to employment for program participants; (3) articulate and ease 
academic and employment transitions, through the implementation of 
articulation agreements and other activities, for students of different 
skill levels and at varying academic levels, including students with 
low English or basic skills proficiency; (4) establish multiple entry 
and exit points for students along the post-secondary education 
continuum; and, (5) create systemic change that will last beyond the 
grant period by establishing partnerships, agreements, processes, and 
programs that better connect the education, training, workforce, and

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supportive services necessary to achieve the preceding four goals, 
including strengthening the role of the public workforce system in 
career pathway programs. ETA proposes to fund approximately 40 to 50 
grants ranging from $1 million to $5 million. Based on statutory 
requirements, at least $65 million of the total designated funds will 
be reserved for projects that focus on the health care sector. In 
addition, DOL intends to reserve funding of approximately $6.25 million 
of the total appropriation to award additional funding to support 
grantee efforts to conduct a third-party evaluation of the grant 
activities with this SGA.
    The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments, in connection 
with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220 is 
described in further detail on ETA's Web site at https://www.doleta.gov 
or on https://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application 
information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures 
and other program requirements governing this solicitation.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is March 31, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Forman, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: 202-693-3416.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of February, 2011.
Donna Kelly,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
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