Comment Request for Information Collection for the Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS), OMB Control No. 1205-0240, Extension With Minor Revisions, 33292-33293 [2015-14300]

Download as PDF 33292 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 112 / Thursday, June 11, 2015 / Notices burden on current and future reporting entities and users of the system. Todd Brighton, NMVTIS Enforcement Coordinator, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. [FR Doc. 2015–13779 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Comment Request for Information Collection for the Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS), OMB Control No. 1205–0240, Extension With Minor Revisions Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 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)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about LERS, which facilitates reporting for the Wagner-Peyser Act through the ETA 9002 reports and for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) through the VETS 200 reports. The current expiration date is August 31, 2015. DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before August 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Karen Staha, Office of Policy Development and Research, Room N– 5641, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202–693–3700 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–2766. Email: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. To obtain a copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed above. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Jun 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Murren at 202–693–3733 or murren.luke@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Each quarter, States and territories submit data on individuals and employers 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. These data are used by ETA and VETS to evaluate performance and delivery of labor exchange services within the one-stop delivery system. ETA and VETS use the data to track total participants, their characteristics, services provided, and outcomes for job seekers. Additionally, ETA and VETS analyze the data to verify the delivery of core labor exchange services within the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) framework; to study performance ` outcomes vis-a-vis performance measures, and State policies and procedures; and to help drive the workforce investment system toward continuous improvement of outcomes and integrated service delivery. Within ETA, the data are used by the Office of Workforce Investment, the Office of Unemployment Insurance, the Office of Financial Administration, the Office of Policy Development and Research, and the Office of Regional Management (including the regional offices). Other Departmental users include the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy. The reports and other analyses of the data are made available to the States, members of Congress, veterans’ organizations, research firms, and others needing information on public employment and workforce information services. Data on Wagner-Peyser Act funded public labor exchange is included in the WIA annual report to Congress. VETS funded labor exchange services are provided to Congress to meet VETS reporting requirements codified in Title 38 of the United States Code. Currently, LERS is the only mechanism for collecting performance information on Wagner-Peyser Act funded and Jobs for Veterans’ state grants. As such, this set of reports is necessary for tracking and reporting to stakeholders data on the usage and performance of these programs. More specifically, these reports are used to monitor the core purpose of the program—mainly, tracking how many people found jobs; did people stay PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 employed; and what were their earnings. Information is collected on the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports under the following authority: • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(a), 29 U.S.C. 49b(a) • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(c), 29 U.S.C. 49b(c) • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 7(b), 29 U.S.C. 49f(b) • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 10(c), 29 U.S.C. 49i(c) • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 13(a), 29 U.S.C. 49l(a) • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 15(e)(2)(I), 29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)(2)(I) • Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (66 FR 3829–3831); and ‘‘Revisions to the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, (62 FR 58781–58790). • Priority of Service for veterans in Department of Labor job training programs sec. 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2). In 2012, ETA modified the reporting system to collect several additional statutorily required pieces of information. The first of which pertains to the priority of service provisions contained in the Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L.107–288). These provisions provide that veterans and spouses of veterans (together comprising the category of covered persons) are entitled to priority over non-covered persons for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services provided under new or existing qualified job training programs. Qualified job training programs are defined at 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2) as any workforce preparation, development or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department. Additional items are required under Pub. L. 112–56, Title II, Vow to Hire Heroes, Sections 238 and 239, and pertain to: (1) Performance measures on job counseling, training and placement programs of the Department, and; (2) clarifications of priority of service for veterans in the Department’s job training programs. These requirements impacted both the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports. Lastly, the expansive focus on veteran reemployment initiatives has necessitated collection of additional information on groups of veterans (such as Post 9/11 era veterans), targeted services they received, and additional aspects of their outcomes in order to monitor and oversee their effectiveness. E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 112 / Thursday, June 11, 2015 / Notices II. Review Focus DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 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. Occupational Safety and Health Administration mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Current Actions Type of Review: Extension with minor revisions. Title: Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS). OMB Number: 1205–0240. Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government entities and private nonprofit organizations. Form(s): ETA–9002, VETS–200, Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 406, Employment Service Record Layout. Total Annual Respondents: 54. Annual Frequency: Quarterly. Total Annual Responses: 1,944. Average Time per Response: 237 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 461,050. Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0. We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request; they will also become a matter of public record. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2015–14300 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Jun 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 [Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005] The Cadmium in General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget Approval of Collection of Information (Paperwork) Requirements Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. AGENCY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the collection of information requirements contained in the Cadmium in General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.1027). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by August 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer than 10 pages you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: When using this method, you must submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the Department of Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the OSHA docket number (OSHA–2012–0005) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33293 docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collection of information requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). The collection of information requirements specified in the Cadmium in General Industry Standard protect workers from the adverse health effects that may result from their exposure to cadmium. The major collection of information requirements of the Standard include: Conducting worker exposure monitoring, notifying workers of their cadmium exposures, E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-14300]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for the Labor Exchange 
Reporting System (LERS), OMB Control No. 1205-0240, Extension With 
Minor Revisions

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 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)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that 
respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with 
minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection 
instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection 
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of 
data about LERS, which facilitates reporting for the Wagner-Peyser Act 
through the ETA 9002 reports and for Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service (VETS) through the VETS 200 reports. The current expiration 
date is August 31, 2015.

DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses 
section below on or before August 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Karen Staha, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Room N-5641, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3700 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-2766. Email: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. To 
obtain a copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR), 
please contact the person listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Murren at 202-693-3733 or 
murren.luke@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Each quarter, States and territories submit data on individuals and 
employers 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. These data are used 
by ETA and VETS to evaluate performance and delivery of labor exchange 
services within the one-stop delivery system.
    ETA and VETS use the data to track total participants, their 
characteristics, services provided, and outcomes for job seekers. 
Additionally, ETA and VETS analyze the data to verify the delivery of 
core labor exchange services within the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (WIA) framework; to study performance outcomes vis-[agrave]-vis 
performance measures, and State policies and procedures; and to help 
drive the workforce investment system toward continuous improvement of 
outcomes and integrated service delivery. Within ETA, the data are used 
by the Office of Workforce Investment, the Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, the Office of Financial Administration, the Office of Policy 
Development and Research, and the Office of Regional Management 
(including the regional offices). Other Departmental users include the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
    The reports and other analyses of the data are made available to 
the States, members of Congress, veterans' organizations, research 
firms, and others needing information on public employment and 
workforce information services. Data on Wagner-Peyser Act funded public 
labor exchange is included in the WIA annual report to Congress. VETS 
funded labor exchange services are provided to Congress to meet VETS 
reporting requirements codified in Title 38 of the United States Code.
    Currently, LERS is the only mechanism for collecting performance 
information on Wagner-Peyser Act funded and Jobs for Veterans' state 
grants. As such, this set of reports is necessary for tracking and 
reporting to stakeholders data on the usage and performance of these 
programs. More specifically, these reports are used to monitor the core 
purpose of the program--mainly, tracking how many people found jobs; 
did people stay employed; and what were their earnings.
    Information is collected on the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports under 
the following authority:
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(a), 29 U.S.C. 49b(a)
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(c), 29 U.S.C. 49b(c)
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 7(b), 29 U.S.C. 49f(b)
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 10(c), 29 U.S.C. 49i(c)
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 13(a), 29 U.S.C. 49l(a)
     Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 15(e)(2)(I), 29 U.S.C. 49l-
2(e)(2)(I)
     Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 
Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Executive Office of 
the President, Office of Management and Budget (66 FR 3829-3831); and 
``Revisions to the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and 
Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, (62 FR 58781-58790).
     Priority of Service for veterans in Department of Labor 
job training programs sec. 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2).
    In 2012, ETA modified the reporting system to collect several 
additional statutorily required pieces of information. The first of 
which pertains to the priority of service provisions contained in the 
Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L.107-288). These provisions provide that 
veterans and spouses of veterans (together comprising the category of 
covered persons) are entitled to priority over non-covered persons for 
the receipt of employment, training, and placement services provided 
under new or existing qualified job training programs. Qualified job 
training programs are defined at 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2) as any workforce 
preparation, development or delivery program or service that is 
directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department.
    Additional items are required under Pub. L. 112-56, Title II, Vow 
to Hire Heroes, Sections 238 and 239, and pertain to: (1) Performance 
measures on job counseling, training and placement programs of the 
Department, and; (2) clarifications of priority of service for veterans 
in the Department's job training programs.
    These requirements impacted both the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports. 
Lastly, the expansive focus on veteran reemployment initiatives has 
necessitated collection of additional information on groups of veterans 
(such as Post 9/11 era veterans), targeted services they received, and 
additional aspects of their outcomes in order to monitor and oversee 
their effectiveness.

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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 with minor revisions.
    Title: Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS).
    OMB Number: 1205-0240.
    Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government entities and 
private non-profit organizations.
    Form(s): ETA-9002, VETS-200, Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 
No. 406, Employment Service Record Layout.
    Total Annual Respondents: 54.
    Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,944.
    Average Time per Response: 237 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 461,050.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0.
    We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of 
the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request; 
they will also become a matter of public record.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2015-14300 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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