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determining how to administer the
RESEA program. A third State
recommended providing States that are
pursing program automation with
additional program administration
resources. Because none of these
comments are related to the proposed
formula allocation methodology, ETA
made no changes to the proposed
formula allocation.
IV. Description of Base Allocation
Formula
The final base allocation formula has
been modified in response to the public
comments. The new formula uses two
primary input variables: The IUR and
the CLF Under this formula, each State’s
average IUR for the 12 months ending
June 30 will be divided by the national
average IUR. The two resulting ratios
will be multiplied together, producing a
combined IUR–CLF weighting factor. A
State’s allotment of the available RESEA
funding will reflect the proportion of its
State-specific combined weighting
factor compared to the sum of all States
combined weighting factors. Use of the
IUR ensures that States with high IURs,
and hence greater unemployment,
receive a higher proportion of RESEA
funds. Use of the CLF as a factor
controls for State size.
V. Description of the Hold-Harmless
Provision
The statutory language requires the
Secretary to consider the importance of
avoiding sharp reductions in grant
funding to a state over time. 42 U.S.C.
§ 506(f)(1)(A). To satisfy this
requirement, DOL will incorporate a
phased hold-harmless provision as
follows:
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(1) In FY 2021, each State will receive no
less than an amount equal to at least 97
percent of its FY 2020 maximum grant
award;
(2) In FY 2022, each State will receive no
less than an amount equal to at least 96
percent of its FY 2021 allotment;
(3) In FY 2023 and subsequent years, each
State will receive no less than an amount
equal to at least 95 percent of its previous
year’s allotment.
VI. Minimum Funding Provisions
No State will receive an amount equal
to less than 0.28 percent of the total
available funding for FY2021 RESEA’s
base funding level. This approach
mirrors the minimum funding
provisions in the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49e) and acknowledges that all
States have certain fixed costs to
administer the program.
VII. Carry-Over Threshold
If a State has a balance of up to 30
percent of its previous year’s award, the
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State may carry that amount over from
one year to the next. However, a State
agency carrying over an amount in
excess of 30 percent will have any
amount in excess of the 30 percent
reduced from its subsequent year’s
allocation, and the resulting additional
resources will be included in the
distribution to States that are under the
30 percent threshold. This provision is
intended to ensure States are using the
majority of funds to provide
reemployment services to claimants in
the year for which it is allocated and
provide States with flexibility to
support costs and activities that may
span across years.
VIII. Conclusion
The RESEA funding formula
articulated in this notice will be utilized
beginning in FY 2021. It is ETA’s intent
to provide States with funding planning
targets annually in advance of the actual
guidance and allocation.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Information Advisory
Council
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the
Workforce Information Advisory
Council
AGENCY:
Authority: Pursuant to the WagnerPeyser Act of 1933, as amended, 29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.; Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113–
128; Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(Department) announces the renewal of
the Workforce Information Advisory
Council (WIAC) charter.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
29 U.S.C. 49l–2, as amended by section
308 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Public
Law 113–128 requires the Secretary of
Labor (Secretary) to establish and
maintain the WIAC.
The statute, as amended, requires the
Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and
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the Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, to formally consult at
least twice annually with the WIAC to
address: (1) Evaluation and
improvement of the nationwide
workforce and labor market information
system established by the WagnerPeyser Act, and of the statewide systems
that comprise the nationwide system,
and (2) how the Department and the
States will cooperate in the management
of those systems. The Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) and the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), and in
consultation with the WIAC and
appropriate Federal agencies, must also
develop a 2-year plan for management
of the system, with subsequent updates
every two years thereafter. The statute
generally prescribes how the plan is to
be developed and implemented,
outlines the contents of the plan, and
requires the Secretary to submit the plan
to designated authorizing committees in
the House and Senate.
By law, the Secretary must ‘‘seek,
review, and evaluate’’ recommendations
from the WIAC, and respond to the
recommendations in writing to the
WIAC. The WIAC must make written
recommendations to the Secretary on
the evaluation and improvement of the
workforce and labor market information
system, including recommendations for
the 2-year plan. The 2-year plan, in turn,
must describe WIAC recommendations
and the extent to which the plan
incorporates them.
The WIAC accomplishes its objectives
by, for example: (1) Studying workforce
and labor market information issues; (2)
seeking and sharing information on
innovative approaches, new
technologies, and data to inform
employment, skills training, and
workforce and economic development
decision making and policy; and (3)
advising the Secretary on how the
workforce and labor market information
system can best support workforce
development, planning, and program
development.
II. Structure
The Wagner-Peyser Act at section
15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to have
14 representative members, appointed
by the Secretary, consisting of:
(i) Four members who are
representatives of lead State agencies
with responsibility for workforce
investment activities, or State agencies
described in Wagner-Peyser Act Section
4 (agency designated or authorized by
Governor to cooperate with the
Secretary), who have been nominated by
such agencies or by a national
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organization that represents such
agencies;
(ii) Four members who are
representatives of the State workforce
and labor market information directors
affiliated with the State agencies
responsible for the management and
oversight of the workforce and labor
market information system as described
in Wagner-Peyser Act Section 15(e)(2),
who have been nominated by the
directors;
(iii) One member who is a
representative of providers of training
services under WIOA section 122
(Identification of Eligible Providers of
Training Services);
(iv) One member who is a
representative of economic development
entities;
(v) One member who is a
representative of businesses, who has
been nominated by national business
organizations or trade associations;
(vi) One member who is a
representative of labor organizations,
who has been nominated by a national
labor federation;
(vii) One member who is a
representative of local workforce
development boards, who has been
nominated by a national organization
representing such boards; and
(viii) One member who is a
representative of research entities that
use workforce and labor market
information.
The Secretary must ensure that the
membership of the WIAC is
geographically diverse, and that no two
members appointed under clauses (i),
(ii), and (vii), above, represent the same
State. Each member will be appointed
for a term of three years and the
Secretary will not appoint a member for
any more than two consecutive terms.
Any member whom the Secretary
appoints to fill a vacancy occurring
before the expiration of the
predecessor’s term will be appointed
only for the remainder of that term.
Members of the WIAC will serve on a
voluntary and generally uncompensated
basis, but will be reimbursed for travel
expenses to attend WIAC meetings,
including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by the
Federal travel regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Rietzke, Division of National
Programs, Tools, and Technical
Assistance, Office of Workforce
Investment (address above); (202) 693–
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3912; or use email address for the
WIAC, WIAC@dol.gov.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Multiple
Worksite Report and the Report of
Federal Employment and Wages
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Multiple
Worksite Report and the Report of
Federal Employment and Wages,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before September 9, 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 of charge from the
RegInfo.gov website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView
ICR?ref_nbr=201903-1220-003 (this link
will only become active on the day
following publication of this notice) or
by contacting Frederick Licari by
telephone at 202–693–8073, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–BLS, 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,
SUMMARY:
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200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Multiple Worksite Report and the
Report of Federal Employment and
Wages information collection. States use
the Multiple Worksite Report to collect
employment and wages data from nonFederal businesses engaged in multiple
operations within a State and subject to
State Unemployment Insurance laws.
The Report of Federal Employment and
Wages is designed for Federal
establishments covered under the
Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees program. These data
are used for sampling, benchmarking,
and economic analysis. BLS
Authorizing Statute sections 1 and 2
and Social Security Act section 303
authorize this information collection.
See 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2, and 42 U.S.C.
503.
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 the OMB
under the PRA approves it 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 1220–
0134.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
August 31, 2019. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March, 21, 2019 (84 FR 10550).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
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[FR Doc No: 2019-16989]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Advisory Council
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Workforce Information Advisory Council
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Authority: Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as amended,
29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public
Law 113-128; Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) announces the renewal of
the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC) charter.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. 49l-2, as amended by
section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
(WIOA), Public Law 113-128 requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary)
to establish and maintain the WIAC.
The statute, as amended, requires the Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training, to formally consult at least twice annually
with the WIAC to address: (1) Evaluation and improvement of the
nationwide workforce and labor market information system established by
the Wagner-Peyser Act, and of the statewide systems that comprise the
nationwide system, and (2) how the Department and the States will
cooperate in the management of those systems. The Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA), and in consultation with the WIAC and
appropriate Federal agencies, must also develop a 2-year plan for
management of the system, with subsequent updates every two years
thereafter. The statute generally prescribes how the plan is to be
developed and implemented, outlines the contents of the plan, and
requires the Secretary to submit the plan to designated authorizing
committees in the House and Senate.
By law, the Secretary must ``seek, review, and evaluate''
recommendations from the WIAC, and respond to the recommendations in
writing to the WIAC. The WIAC must make written recommendations to the
Secretary on the evaluation and improvement of the workforce and labor
market information system, including recommendations for the 2-year
plan. The 2-year plan, in turn, must describe WIAC recommendations and
the extent to which the plan incorporates them.
The WIAC accomplishes its objectives by, for example: (1) Studying
workforce and labor market information issues; (2) seeking and sharing
information on innovative approaches, new technologies, and data to
inform employment, skills training, and workforce and economic
development decision making and policy; and (3) advising the Secretary
on how the workforce and labor market information system can best
support workforce development, planning, and program development.
II. Structure
The Wagner-Peyser Act at section 15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to
have 14 representative members, appointed by the Secretary, consisting
of:
(i) Four members who are representatives of lead State agencies
with responsibility for workforce investment activities, or State
agencies described in Wagner-Peyser Act Section 4 (agency designated or
authorized by Governor to cooperate with the Secretary), who have been
nominated by such agencies or by a national
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organization that represents such agencies;
(ii) Four members who are representatives of the State workforce
and labor market information directors affiliated with the State
agencies responsible for the management and oversight of the workforce
and labor market information system as described in Wagner-Peyser Act
Section 15(e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors;
(iii) One member who is a representative of providers of training
services under WIOA section 122 (Identification of Eligible Providers
of Training Services);
(iv) One member who is a representative of economic development
entities;
(v) One member who is a representative of businesses, who has been
nominated by national business organizations or trade associations;
(vi) One member who is a representative of labor organizations, who
has been nominated by a national labor federation;
(vii) One member who is a representative of local workforce
development boards, who has been nominated by a national organization
representing such boards; and
(viii) One member who is a representative of research entities that
use workforce and labor market information.
The Secretary must ensure that the membership of the WIAC is
geographically diverse, and that no two members appointed under clauses
(i), (ii), and (vii), above, represent the same State. Each member will
be appointed for a term of three years and the Secretary will not
appoint a member for any more than two consecutive terms. Any member
whom the Secretary appoints to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the predecessor's term will be appointed only for the
remainder of that term. Members of the WIAC will serve on a voluntary
and generally uncompensated basis, but will be reimbursed for travel
expenses to attend WIAC meetings, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by the Federal travel regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rietzke, Division of National
Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Office of Workforce
Investment (address above); (202) 693-3912; or use email address for
the WIAC, [email protected].
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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