Comment Request for Information Collection; Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training; Extension Without Change, 59420-59421 [2012-23810]
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means all work or service—
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September, 2012.
Carol Pier,
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International Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
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164th Meeting of the Advisory Council
on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
U.S.C. 1142, the 164th open meeting of
the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also
known as the ERISA Advisory Council)
will be held on October 30–31, 2012.
The meeting will take place in C5521
Room 4, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210 on October 30, from 1 p.m. to
approximately 5 p.m. On October 31,
the meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. and
conclude at approximately 4 p.m., with
a break for lunch. The morning session
on October 31 will be in C5521 Room
1. The afternoon session on October 31
will take place in Room S–2508 at the
same address. The purpose of the open
meeting on October 30 and the morning
of October 31 is for the Advisory
Council members to finalize the
recommendations they will present to
the Secretary. At the October 31
afternoon session, the Council members
will receive an update from the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the
Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA) and present
their recommendations.
The Council recommendations will be
on the following issues: (1) Current
Challenges and Best Practices
Concerning Beneficiary Designations in
Retirement and Life Insurance Plans; (2)
Examining Income Replacement During
Retirement Years in a Defined
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Contribution Plan System; and (3)
Managing Disability Risks in an
Environment of Individual
Responsibility. Descriptions of these
topics are available on the Advisory
Council page of the EBSA Web site at
https://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/
erisa_advisory_council.html.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting 30
copies on or before October 22, 2012 to
Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of
Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted as
email attachments in text or pdf format
transmitted to good.larry@dol.gov. It is
requested that statements not be
included in the body of an email.
Statements deemed relevant by the
Advisory Council and received on or
before October 22 will be included in
the record of the meeting and made
available in the EBSA Public Disclosure
Room. Do not include any personally
identifiable information (such as name,
address, or other contact information) or
confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed.
Individuals or representatives of
organizations wishing to address the
Advisory Council should forward their
requests to the Executive Secretary or
telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral
presentations will be limited to ten
minutes, time permitting, but an
extended statement may be submitted
for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need special
accommodations should contact the
Executive Secretary by October 22, 2012
at the address indicated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
September 2012.
Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection; Pell Grants and the
Payment of Unemployment Benefits to
Individuals in Approved Training;
Extension Without Change
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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 [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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
on the renewal of the information
collection required for state notification
to individuals about the opportunity for
Pell Grants and the payment of
unemployment benefits to individuals
in approved training.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Scott Gibbons, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202–693–3008 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Email:
gibbons.scott@dol.gov. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting Mr.
Gibbons.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
To enable more individuals to obtain
job training while receiving
unemployment benefits so they can
develop their skills while the economy
recovers, states are strongly encouraged
to widen their definitions of the types
of training and the conditions under
which education or training are
considered ‘‘approved training’’ for
purposes of the state’s UI law.
States are also encouraged to notify
unemployed individuals of their
potential eligibility for Pell Grants and
to assist individuals with applications.
Pell Grants are awarded based on
financial need and other factors. Many
Unemployment Insurance (UI)
beneficiaries are potentially eligible for
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Pell Grants, and the Department of
Education is currently undertaking a
major effort to encourage student
financial aid administrators to use the
discretion available to them in
determining if UI beneficiaries are
eligible for Pell Grants. Through
information dissemination, the
Department is encouraging state UI
agencies to notify UI beneficiaries that
they may qualify for Pell Grants and to
give them information about how to
apply. States are strongly encouraged to
determine if their approved training
requirements are appropriate to the
current economy. Post-secondary
education and training are increasingly
important for success in the job market.
Periods of unemployment, particularly
in the current economic climate,
provide opportunities for laid-off
workers to develop new skills, so that
employers will benefit from a skilled
workforce when the economy recovers.
In particular, states are asked to
consider approval of courses at
community colleges with significant job
skills components, courses leading to
general equivalency degrees, courses in
adult basic education, language courses,
or other courses of study, including
degree and certificate courses that are
likely to increase the individual’s longterm employability.
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II. Review Focus
The Department 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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without
changes
Title: Pell Grants and the Payment of
Unemployment Benefits to Individuals
in Approved Training
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Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year
Total Responses: 53
Average Time per Respondent: 40
hours
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2120
Total Annual Costs Burden: $0
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th
day of September, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Veterans’ Employment and Training
Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Continued Collection;
Comment Request: Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Tracking Report; Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Budget Information
Summary; Jobs for Veterans State
Grant Expenditure Detail Report; Jobs
for Veterans State Grant Staffing
Directory; Extension Without
Revisions
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service (VETS) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on five (5) separate
collections of information: (1) VETS 201
entitled ‘‘Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (Chapter 31) Tracking
Report’’ and identified by VETS ICR No.
1293–0009 and OMB Control No. 1293–
0009; (2) VETS 401 entitled ‘‘Jobs for
Veterans State Grant Budget Information
Summary’’ and identified by VETS ICR
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No. 1293–0009 and OMB Control No.
1293–0009; (3) VETS 402A/B entitled
‘‘Jobs for Veterans State Grant
Expenditure Detail Report’’ and
identified by VETS ICR No. 1293–0009
and OMB Control No. 1293–0009; and
(4) VETS 501 entitled ‘‘Jobs for Veterans
State Grant Staffing Directory’’ and
identified by VETS ICR No. 1293–0009
and OMB Control No. 1293–0009. The
information collection contained in this
notice is an extension without revision.
VETS is soliciting comments on the
continuation of the approved
information collections.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on this
collection of information by any of the
following methods:
• By mail to: Joel H. Delofsky, Office
of National Programs, U.S. Department
of Labor, VETS, 230 South Dearborn,
Suite 1064, Chicago, Illinois 60604–
1777.
• Electronically to: delofsky.joel@dol.
gov.
• By fax to: (312) 353–4943 (not a toll
free number).
All comments should be identified
with the OMB Control Number 1293–
0009. Written comments should be
limited to 10 pages or fewer. Receipt of
comments will not be acknowledged but
the sender may request confirmation
that a submission has been received by
telephoning VETS at (312) 353–4942 or
via fax at (312) 353–4943.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joel H. Delofsky, Office of National
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor,
VETS, 230 South Dearborn, Suite 1064,
Chicago, Illinois 60604–1777, by email
at delofsky.joel@dol.gov or by phone at
(312) 353–4942. Copies of the proposed
data collection instruments can be
obtained from the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. With respect to the continuation of
the approved collection of information,
VETS is particularly interested in
comments on these topics:
(1) Whether the continued collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance and oversight of the
Jobs for Veterans State Grant, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the VETS’
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection; Pell Grants and the
Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training;
Extension Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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 [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.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments on the renewal of the information
collection required for state notification to individuals about the
opportunity for Pell Grants and the payment of unemployment benefits to
individuals in approved training.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before November 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Scott Gibbons, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-3008 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Email: gibbons.scott@dol.gov. A
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting Mr. Gibbons.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
To enable more individuals to obtain job training while receiving
unemployment benefits so they can develop their skills while the
economy recovers, states are strongly encouraged to widen their
definitions of the types of training and the conditions under which
education or training are considered ``approved training'' for purposes
of the state's UI law.
States are also encouraged to notify unemployed individuals of
their potential eligibility for Pell Grants and to assist individuals
with applications. Pell Grants are awarded based on financial need and
other factors. Many Unemployment Insurance (UI) beneficiaries are
potentially eligible for
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Pell Grants, and the Department of Education is currently undertaking a
major effort to encourage student financial aid administrators to use
the discretion available to them in determining if UI beneficiaries are
eligible for Pell Grants. Through information dissemination, the
Department is encouraging state UI agencies to notify UI beneficiaries
that they may qualify for Pell Grants and to give them information
about how to apply. States are strongly encouraged to determine if
their approved training requirements are appropriate to the current
economy. Post-secondary education and training are increasingly
important for success in the job market. Periods of unemployment,
particularly in the current economic climate, provide opportunities for
laid-off workers to develop new skills, so that employers will benefit
from a skilled workforce when the economy recovers. In particular,
states are asked to consider approval of courses at community colleges
with significant job skills components, courses leading to general
equivalency degrees, courses in adult basic education, language
courses, or other courses of study, including degree and certificate
courses that are likely to increase the individual's long-term
employability.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without changes
Title: Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to
Individuals in Approved Training
OMB Number: 1205-0473
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Total Respondents: 53
Frequency of Collection: Once per year
Total Responses: 53
Average Time per Respondent: 40 hours
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2120
Total Annual Costs Burden: $0
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of September,
2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-23810 Filed 9-26-12; 8:45 am]
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