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Dated: August 19, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Information Advisory
Council (WIAC)
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meetings.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the WIAC will meet for three days,
virtually. Information for public
attendance at the virtual meeting will be
posted at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/
wioa/wiac/meetings several days prior
to the meeting date. The meeting will be
open to the public.
DATES: The meetings will take place
over a three day time period, beginning
Tuesday September 8, 2020, and ending
Thursday September 10, 2020. The
meetings will begin at 1 p.m. EDT and
conclude no later than 5 p.m. EDT on
each day. Public statements and
requests for special accommodations or
to address the Advisory Council must be
received by September 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Information for public
attendance at the virtual meeting will be
posted at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/
wioa/wiac/meetings several days prior
to the meeting date. If problems arise
accessing the meeting, please contact
Donald Haughton, Unit Chief in the
Division of National Programs, Tools,
and Technical Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, at 202–693–2784.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of
National Programs, Tools, and
Technical Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20210; Telephone: 202–693–3912. Mr.
Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer
for the WIAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: This meeting is being
held pursuant to Sec. 308 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128),
which amends Sec. 15 of the Wagner-
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Peyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491–2).
The WIAC is an important component
of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act. The WIAC is a Federal
Advisory Committee of workforce and
labor market information experts
representing a broad range of national,
State, and local data and information
users and producers. The WIAC was
established in accordance with
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5
U.S.C. App.) and will act in accordance
with the applicable provisions of FACA
and its implementing regulation at 41
CFR 102–3. The purpose of the WIAC is
to provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Labor, working jointly
through the Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training and the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to
address: (1) The evaluation and
improvement of the nationwide
workforce and labor market information
(WLMI) system and statewide systems
that comprise the nationwide system;
and (2) how the Department and the
States will cooperate in the management
of those systems. These systems include
programs to produce employmentrelated statistics and State and local
workforce and labor market information.
The Department of Labor anticipates
the WIAC will accomplish its objectives
by: (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. Additional
information is available at www.dol.gov/
agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings.
Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the
process of identifying and reviewing
issues and aspects of the WLMI system
and statewide systems that comprise the
nationwide system and how the
Department and the States will
cooperate in the management of those
systems. As part of this process, the
Advisory Council meets to gather
information and to engage in
deliberative and planning activities to
facilitate the development and provision
of its recommendations to the Secretary
in a timely manner.
Agenda: Members will study and
discuss the current status of the WLMI
system and begin to develop ideas for
improving the WLMI system. The
committee may hear general information
from subject matters experts in BLS and
ETA. A detailed agenda will be
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available at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/
wioa/wiac/meetings shortly before the
meetings commence.
The Advisory Council will open the
floor for public comment. The first
opportunity for public comment is
expected to be at 3 p.m. EDT on
September 10, 2020; however, that time
may change at the WIAC chair’s
discretion. Once the member
discussion, public comment period, and
discussion of next steps and new
business has concluded, the meeting
will adjourn.
The full agenda for the meeting, and
changes or updates to the agenda, will
be posted on the WIAC’s web page,
www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/
meetings.
Attending the meeting: Members of
the public who require reasonable
accommodations to attend the meeting
may submit requests for
accommodations via email to the email
address indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
subject line ‘‘September 2020 WIAC
Meeting Accommodations’’ by the date
indicated in the DATES section. Please
include a specific description of the
accommodations requested and phone
number or email address where you
may be contacted if additional
information is needed to meet your
request.
Public statements: Organizations or
members of the public wishing to
submit written statements may do so by
mailing them to the person and address
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by the
date indicated in the DATES section or
transmitting them as email attachments
in PDF format to the email address
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
subject line ‘‘September 2020 WIAC
Meeting Public Statements’’ by the date
indicated in the DATES section.
Submitters may include their name and
contact information in a cover letter for
mailed statements or in the body of the
email for statements transmitted
electronically. Relevant statements
received before the date indicated in the
DATES section will be included in the
record of the meeting. No deletions,
modifications, or redactions will be
made to statements received, as they are
public records. Please do not include
personally identifiable information in
your public statement.
Requests to Address the Advisory
Council: Members of the public or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Advisory Council should
forward their requests to the contact
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact
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the same by phone, by the date
indicated in the DATES section. Oral
presentations will be limited to 10
minutes, time permitting, and shall
proceed at the discretion of the Council
chair. Individuals with disabilities, or
others who need special
accommodations, should indicate their
needs along with their request.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. 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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Annual Refiling Survey.’’ A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before October 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program is a
federal/state cooperative effort which
compiles monthly employment data,
quarterly wages data, and business
identification information from
employers subject to state
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
These data are collected from state
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs). The states send micro-level
employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the
BLS. The state data are used to create
the BLS sampling frame, known as the
longitudinal QCEW data.
To ensure the continued accuracy of
these data, the information supplied by
employers must be periodically verified
and updated. For this purpose, the
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in
conjunction with the UI tax reporting
system in each state. The information
collected by the ARS is used to review
the existing industry code assigned to
each establishment as well as the
physical location of the business
establishment. As a result, changes in
the industrial and geographical
compositions of our economy are
captured in a timely manner and
reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to
identify new locations in the state. If
these employers meet QCEW program
reporting criteria, then a Multiple
Worksite Report (MWR) is sent to the
employer requesting employment and
wages for each worksite each quarter.
Thus, the ARS is also used to identify
new potential MWR-eligible employers.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a revision
to the ARS.
Once every three years, the SWAs
survey employers that are covered by
the state’s UI laws to ensure that state
records correctly reflect the business
activities and locations of those
employers. States survey approximately
one-third of their businesses each year
and largely take care of the entire
universe of covered businesses over a
three-year cycle. The selection criterion
for surveying establishments is based on
the nine-digit Federal Employer
Identification Number of the
respondent.
BLS constantly pursues a growing
number of automated reporting options
to reduce employer burden and costs
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and to take advantage of more efficient
methods and procedures. Even given
such actions, mailing remains an
important part of the survey. The BLS
developed a one-page letter rather than
mailing forms for ARS solicitation. This
letter explains the purpose of the ARS
and provides respondents with a unique
Web ID and password. Respondents are
directed to the BLS online web
collection system to verify or to update
their geographic and industry
information. Additionally, BLS staff
review selected, large multi-worksite
national employers rather than
surveying these employers with
traditional ARS forms. This central
review reduces postage costs incurred
by the states in sending letters or forms.
It also reduces respondent burden, as
the selected employers do not have to
return forms either. BLS continues to
use a private contractor to handle
various administrative aspects of the
survey to reduce the costs associated
with the ARS. This initiative is called
the Centralized Annual Refiling Survey
(CARS). Under CARS, BLS effectively
utilizes the commercial advantages
related to printing and mailing large
volumes of survey letters. Finally, BLS
continues to make use of email
addresses collected from the ARS and
from the state Unemployment Insurance
agencies for solicitation purposes. Use
of email for solicitation reduces the
overall cost of data collection. BLS will
also continue to make use of email
solicitation of small establishments that
had been excluded from the ARS for
budgetary reasons. Since collection
costs for email solicitation are minimal,
these respondents can continue to be
added back to the ARS at little cost to
the government.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
• 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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the WIAC will meet for three days,
virtually. Information for public attendance at the virtual meeting
will be posted at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings several
days prior to the meeting date. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meetings will take place over a three day time period,
beginning Tuesday September 8, 2020, and ending Thursday September 10,
2020. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. EDT and conclude no later than
5 p.m. EDT on each day. Public statements and requests for special
accommodations or to address the Advisory Council must be received by
September 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Information for public attendance at the virtual meeting
will be posted at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings several
days prior to the meeting date. If problems arise accessing the
meeting, please contact Donald Haughton, Unit Chief in the Division of
National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at 202-693-2784.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of
National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3912.
Mr. Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer for the WIAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: This meeting is being held pursuant to Sec. 308 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-
128), which amends Sec. 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C.
491-2). The WIAC is an important component of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act. The WIAC is a Federal Advisory Committee of
workforce and labor market information experts representing a broad
range of national, State, and local data and information users and
producers. The WIAC was established in accordance with provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.)
and will act in accordance with the applicable provisions of FACA and
its implementing regulation at 41 CFR 102-3. The purpose of the WIAC is
to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Labor, working jointly
through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to address: (1) The evaluation and
improvement of the nationwide workforce and labor market information
(WLMI) system and statewide systems that comprise the nationwide
system; and (2) how the Department and the States will cooperate in the
management of those systems. These systems include programs to produce
employment- related statistics and State and local workforce and labor
market information.
The Department of Labor anticipates the WIAC will accomplish its
objectives by: (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. Additional information is available at
www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings.
Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the process of identifying and
reviewing issues and aspects of the WLMI system and statewide systems
that comprise the nationwide system and how the Department and the
States will cooperate in the management of those systems. As part of
this process, the Advisory Council meets to gather information and to
engage in deliberative and planning activities to facilitate the
development and provision of its recommendations to the Secretary in a
timely manner.
Agenda: Members will study and discuss the current status of the
WLMI system and begin to develop ideas for improving the WLMI system.
The committee may hear general information from subject matters experts
in BLS and ETA. A detailed agenda will be available at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings shortly before the meetings commence.
The Advisory Council will open the floor for public comment. The
first opportunity for public comment is expected to be at 3 p.m. EDT on
September 10, 2020; however, that time may change at the WIAC chair's
discretion. Once the member discussion, public comment period, and
discussion of next steps and new business has concluded, the meeting
will adjourn.
The full agenda for the meeting, and changes or updates to the
agenda, will be posted on the WIAC's web page, www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings.
Attending the meeting: Members of the public who require reasonable
accommodations to attend the meeting may submit requests for
accommodations via email to the email address indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with the subject line ``September
2020 WIAC Meeting Accommodations'' by the date indicated in the DATES
section. Please include a specific description of the accommodations
requested and phone number or email address where you may be contacted
if additional information is needed to meet your request.
Public statements: Organizations or members of the public wishing
to submit written statements may do so by mailing them to the person
and address indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by
the date indicated in the DATES section or transmitting them as email
attachments in PDF format to the email address indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with the subject line ``September
2020 WIAC Meeting Public Statements'' by the date indicated in the
DATES section. Submitters may include their name and contact
information in a cover letter for mailed statements or in the body of
the email for statements transmitted electronically. Relevant
statements received before the date indicated in the DATES section will
be included in the record of the meeting. No deletions, modifications,
or redactions will be made to statements received, as they are public
records. Please do not include personally identifiable information in
your public statement.
Requests to Address the Advisory Council: Members of the public or
representatives of organizations wishing to address the Advisory
Council should forward their requests to the contact indicated in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact
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the same by phone, by the date indicated in the DATES section. Oral
presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, and shall
proceed at the discretion of the Council chair. Individuals with
disabilities, or others who need special accommodations, should
indicate their needs along with their request.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-18480 Filed 8-21-20; 8:45 am]
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