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Teresa W. Gerton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans’
Employment and Training Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Seleda Perryman by telephone
at 202–693–4131 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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This ICR
seeks PRA authority for the Institutional
Analysis of American Job Centers (AJCs)
Study information collection. The DOL,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy is sponsoring a comprehensive
study to better understand the spectrum
of institutional features that shape AJC
day-to-day operations and customer
experiences in order systematically to
document key institutional
characteristics of AJCs; present a
comprehensive description of AJC
funding, organization, administration
and management, and service delivery
structures and processes; and develop
typologies of AJCs that capture the
institutional variations documented. To
achieve these goals, an in-depth
institutional analysis will be conducted
that documents AJC operations across
10 research domains: (1) Administrative
structure; (2) partnerships; (3)
performance and strategic management;
(4) staffing; (5) physical environment;
(6) Management Information System
capacity and the use of technology—
including electronic tools and resources;
(7) service delivery structure and
linkages; (8) the program and service
mix provided; (9) outreach; and (10)
funding. In addition, the study will
consider external factors that are
particularly important for
understanding AJC structure,
operations, policies, and processes.
These include LWIBs and state-level
workforce agencies that have
administrative and oversight
responsibilities over AJCs.
This ICR seeks clearance for (1) site
visits to AJCs; (2) telephone interviews
with state workforce administrators in
states where site visits are conducted;
and (3) a network analysis survey of
selected study AJC partner
organizations. To select AJCs for site
visits, the study team will employ a
two-stage sampling approach that will
yield a purposive sample of AJCs. This
approach aims to capture geographic
diversity and variation in the types of
administrative entities that operate
AJCs. In the first stage of site selection,
the study team will randomly select 80
comprehensive AJCs. In the second
stage, the study team will select AJCs
using purposive sampling based on
variation in the types of administrative
entities that manage AJC operations,
geographic location, and urbanity.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Institutional Analysis of American Job
Centers Study
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the information
collection request (ICR) proposal titled,
‘‘Institutional Analysis of American Job
Centers,’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval for use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201506-1225-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Seleda Perryman by
telephone at 202–693–4131 (this is not
a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–DM,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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This proposed 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 valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For
additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on August 1, 2014.
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB ICR Reference
Number 1225–001. 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.
Agency: DOL–DM.
Title of Collection: Institutional
Analysis of American Job Centers Study.
OMB ICR Reference Number: 1225–
001.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments and Private
Sector—businesses or other for-profits
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2459.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 2459.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
2978 hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: December 19, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–32625 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Employment and Training
Administration Financial Reporting,
Form ETA–9130,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201510-1205-008
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Seleda Perryman by
telephone at 202–693–4131, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ETA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
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This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Employment and
Training Administration Financial
Reporting, Form ETA–9130, information
collection. The ETA awards
approximately $8 billion in formula and
discretionary grants each year to an
average of 1,000 recipients. Financial
reports for each of these grants must be
submitted quarterly on the financial
report form ETA–9130. Recipients
include but are not limited to: State
Employment Security Agencies, which
are comprised of three components:
Wagner Peyser Employment Service,
Unemployment Insurance program, and
Trade Program Grant Agreements; and
grantees under the following programs:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA) Youth, Adult, and
Dislocated Worker programs; National
Dislocated Worker Grants; National
Farmworker Jobs Program; Indian and
Native American programs; Senior
Community Service Employment
Program; WIOA discretionary grants;
and H–1B Job Training Grants.
This information collection has been
classified as a revision, because OMB
prescribed financial reporting
requirements for Federal programs have
changed with the implementation of
Uniform Guidance that went into effect
on December 26, 2014, replacing
numerous previously applicable
Circulars. These changes affect Form
ETA–9130 and its instructions by
updating certain key terms and
definitions.
In addition, WIOA enactment brings
new statutory requirements affecting
financial reporting, including but not
limited to, new and/or revised
limitations and baselines that require
the addition of new and modification of
existing reporting line items on ETA–
9130 Financial. Other reporting line
items have been added and removed in
an effort to streamline Federal financial
reporting and make form ETA–9130
more closely resemble Form SF–425
(cleared under OMB Control Number
0348–0061), which is the standard
financial reporting form for Federal
grant recipients.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Employment and Training
Administration Financial Reporting,
Form ETA–9130
ACTION:
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202–
693–4131, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or sending an
email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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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 that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1205–0461. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2015; however, the DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
August 04, 2015 (80 FR 46337).
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control
Number1205–0461. 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.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Title of Collection: Employment and
Training Administration Financial
Reporting Form, ETA–9130.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers
Study
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Institutional Analysis of
American Job Centers,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments
on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before January 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201506-1225-001 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-693-4131 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
DM, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Seleda Perryman by telephone
at 202-693-4131 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the
Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers (AJCs) Study information
collection. The DOL, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is
sponsoring a comprehensive study to better understand the spectrum of
institutional features that shape AJC day-to-day operations and
customer experiences in order systematically to document key
institutional characteristics of AJCs; present a comprehensive
description of AJC funding, organization, administration and
management, and service delivery structures and processes; and develop
typologies of AJCs that capture the institutional variations
documented. To achieve these goals, an in-depth institutional analysis
will be conducted that documents AJC operations across 10 research
domains: (1) Administrative structure; (2) partnerships; (3)
performance and strategic management; (4) staffing; (5) physical
environment; (6) Management Information System capacity and the use of
technology-- including electronic tools and resources; (7) service
delivery structure and linkages; (8) the program and service mix
provided; (9) outreach; and (10) funding. In addition, the study will
consider external factors that are particularly important for
understanding AJC structure, operations, policies, and processes. These
include LWIBs and state-level workforce agencies that have
administrative and oversight responsibilities over AJCs.
This ICR seeks clearance for (1) site visits to AJCs; (2) telephone
interviews with state workforce administrators in states where site
visits are conducted; and (3) a network analysis survey of selected
study AJC partner organizations. To select AJCs for site visits, the
study team will employ a two-stage sampling approach that will yield a
purposive sample of AJCs. This approach aims to capture geographic
diversity and variation in the types of administrative entities that
operate AJCs. In the first stage of site selection, the study team will
randomly select 80 comprehensive AJCs. In the second stage, the study
team will select AJCs using purposive sampling based on variation in
the types of administrative entities that manage AJC operations,
geographic location, and urbanity.
This proposed 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 valid
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register
on August 1, 2014.
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 thirty (30) days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 1225-
001. 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.
Agency: DOL-DM.
Title of Collection: Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers
Study.
OMB ICR Reference Number: 1225-001.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and Private
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2459.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2459.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2978 hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: December 19, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32625 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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