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comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the OMB for
final approval. 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
can be properly assessed.
ETA requires grantees to submit
Quarterly Narrative Reports with a
narrative summary of progress on
activities identified by the grantee in
their project work plan. Grantees also
submit a Quarterly Performance Report
with standardized outcome measures
that include data for program
participants.
These reports help ETA gauge the
effectiveness of the H–1B Ready To
Work grants, respond to inquiries about
the program’s progress and success from
Congress and other stakeholders,
identify grantees that could serve as
useful models, target technical
assistance appropriately, and provide
data for the national evaluation of the
Ready To Work grants. ETA is seeking
an extension for the collection of the
Quarterly Narrative Report and the
Quarterly Performance Report for the
period 7/1/2019–6/30/2022. 29 U.S.C.
414(c), American Competitiveness and
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998, 29
U.S.C. 3224a(7), Workforce Investment
Act authorizes this information
collection.
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.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB control number 1205–
0507.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
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commenters not to include personally
identifiable information, confidential
business data, or other sensitive
statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL 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.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: H–1B Technical
Skills Training and Jobs and Innovation
Accelerator Challenge Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0507.
Affected Public: Existing H–1B Ready
To Work (RTW) grantees, and
participants served through these
programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14,814.
Frequency: Varies by information
collection activity.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
14,958.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: Varies by information
collection activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 21,550 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Molly E. Conway,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the
Employment and Training Administration,
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Adminstration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; ShortTime Compensation (STC) Grants
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor’s
(DOL’s) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Short-Time Compensation (STC)
Grants.’’ This comment request is part of
continuing Departmental efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
SUMMARY:
Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by February
26, 2019.
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 by contacting
Mohammad Nabulsi by telephone at
(202) 693–3483, TTY 1–877–889–5627
(these are not toll-free numbers), or by
email at Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about or
requests for a copy of this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Room S–
4520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210, by email at
Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov, or by Fax
at (202) 693–3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Garcia by telephone at (202)
693–3207 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at Garcia.Stephanie@
dol.gov.
DATES:
As part of
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, DOL conducts
a pre-clearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information before submitting them
to the Office of Management Budget
(OMB) for final approval. This program
helps to ensure requested data is
provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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the impact of collection requirements
can be properly assessed.
The enactment of Public Law 112–96
(The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, referred to
hereafter as ‘‘the act’’) contains Subtitle
D, Short-Time Compensation Program,
also known as the ‘‘Layoff Prevention
Act of 2012’’ (Act). The sections of the
law under this subtitle concern states
that participate in a layoff aversion
program known as STC or work sharing.
Section 2164 of the Act covers grants
the Federal Government provided to
states for the purpose of implementation
or improved administration of an STC
program or for promotional and
enrollment in the program. ETA has
principal oversight responsibility for
monitoring the STC grants awarded to
state workforce agencies (SWAs). As
part of the monitoring process, SWAs
submit a quarterly progress report
(QPR). The QPR serves as a monitoring
instrument to track the SWAs’ progress
toward completing STC grant activities.
ETA also needs to allow for this
reporting for proper oversight of state
STC programs. Section 2164 of the Act
authorizes this information collection.
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 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.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB control number 1205–
0499.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. DOL encourages commenters
not to include personally identifiable
information, confidential business data,
or other sensitive statements/
information in any comments.
DOL is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
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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.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: Short-Time
Compensation (STC) Grants.
Form: Short-Time Compensation
Quarterly Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0499.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
44.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 44 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Molly E. Conway,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service (VETS), Department of
Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO.
The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL
core programs and services that assist
veterans seeking employment and raise
employer awareness as to the
advantages of hiring veterans. There
will be an opportunity for individuals or
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organizations to address the committee.
Any individual or organization that
wishes to do so should contact Mr.
Gregory Green at 202–693–4734.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
and/or materials in alternative format)
should notify the Advisory Committee
no later than Wednesday, January 16,
2019 by contacting Mr. Gregory Green at
202–693–4734. Requests made after this
date will be reviewed, but availability of
the requested accommodations cannot
be guaranteed. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities. This Notice also describes
the functions of the ACVETEO. Notice
of this meeting is required under
Section 10(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, January 23,
2019 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending
at approximately 3:00 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
Conference Room N–4437 A, B & C.
Members of the public are encouraged
to arrive early to allow for security
clearance into the Frances Perkins
Building.
Security Instructions: Meeting
participants should use the visitor’s
entrance to access the Frances Perkins
Building, one block north of
Constitution Avenue at 3rd and C
Streets, NW. For security purposes
meeting participants must:
1. Present a valid photo ID to receive
a visitor badge.
2. Know the name of the event being
attended: The meeting event is the
Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO).
3. Visitor badges are issued by the
security officer at the Visitor Entrance
located at 3rd and C Streets NW. When
receiving a visitor badge, the security
officer will retain the visitor’s photo ID
until the visitor badge is returned to the
security desk.
4. Laptops and other electronic
devices may be inspected and logged for
identification purposes.
5. Due to limited parking options,
Metro’s Judiciary Square station is the
easiest way to access the Frances
Perkins Building.
Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting:
All meeting participants should submit
a notice of intent to attend by Friday,
January 11, 2019, via email to Mr.
Gregory Green at
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Adminstration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Short-
Time Compensation (STC) Grants
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Short-Time Compensation (STC) Grants.'' This
comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
February 26, 2019.
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 by
contacting Mohammad Nabulsi by telephone at (202) 693-3483, TTY 1-877-
889-5627 (these are not toll-free numbers), or by email at
Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about or requests for a copy of this ICR by
mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Room S-4520,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, by email at
Nabulsi.Mohammad@dol.gov, or by Fax at (202) 693-3975.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Garcia by telephone at (202)
693-3207 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
Garcia.Stephanie@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, DOL conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the Office of Management Budget
(OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure requested data
is provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and
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the impact of collection requirements can be properly assessed.
The enactment of Public Law 112-96 (The Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012, referred to hereafter as ``the act'')
contains Subtitle D, Short-Time Compensation Program, also known as the
``Layoff Prevention Act of 2012'' (Act). The sections of the law under
this subtitle concern states that participate in a layoff aversion
program known as STC or work sharing. Section 2164 of the Act covers
grants the Federal Government provided to states for the purpose of
implementation or improved administration of an STC program or for
promotional and enrollment in the program. ETA has principal oversight
responsibility for monitoring the STC grants awarded to state workforce
agencies (SWAs). As part of the monitoring process, SWAs submit a
quarterly progress report (QPR). The QPR serves as a monitoring
instrument to track the SWAs' progress toward completing STC grant
activities. ETA also needs to allow for this reporting for proper
oversight of state STC programs. Section 2164 of the Act authorizes
this information collection.
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 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.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB control number
1205-0499.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
DOL 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.
Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title of Collection: Short-Time Compensation (STC) Grants.
Form: Short-Time Compensation Quarterly Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0499.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 44.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 44 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Molly E. Conway,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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