Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce System Metrics, 14431-14432 [2024-03938]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Kayla Fajota at kfajota@ usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (312) 353–8311. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Wyoming Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission’s website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at lschiller@ usccr.gov. Agenda I. Welcome & Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes III. Committee Discussion IV. Public Comment V. Adjournment Dated: February 22, 2024. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2024–03972 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce System Metrics Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 26, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments via email to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic Development Administration, at PBourke@eda.gov or PRAcomments@doc.gov. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic Development Administration, by phone at (202) 209–4295 or by email PBourke@eda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Economic Development Administration (EDA) leads the Federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. Guided by the basic principle that sustainable economic development should be driven locally, EDA works directly with communities and regions to help them build the capacity for economic development based on local business conditions and needs. The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is EDA’s organic authority and is the primary legal authority under which EDA awards financial assistance. Under PWEDA, EDA provides financial assistance to both rural and urban distressed communities by fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and productivity through investments in infrastructure development, capacity building, and business development to attract private capital investments and Type of respondent (annual) Number of respondents new and better jobs to regions experiencing economic distress. Further information on EDA programs and financial assistance opportunities can be found at www.eda.gov. To effectively administer and monitor its economic development assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. The purpose of this notice is to seek comments from the public and other Federal agencies on a request for a revision to the information collected from recipients of awards under the EDA American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Good Jobs Challenge. This is aligned with ensuring that Federal workforce investments are evidence-based and data-driven, and accountable to participants and the public. The original data collection instrument was filed under OMB 0610–0109. This request is to revise an existing question and add a new question to the current data collection instrument. The revised question will ask grantees to report participants’ training status instead of asking if they have completed training, this will provide further disaggregated data. The new question will be asked of training providers to provide the total number of participants that completed the training program and have no plans to re-enroll in further training. II. Method of Collection Data will be collected electronically. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0610–0109. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: System Lead Entities: 32 respondents, responding semiannually; Training Providers: 200 respondents, responding quarterly; and Participants: 10,000 respondents, responding once. As the Good Jobs Challenge is a new program, EDA anticipates that these estimates will continue to be further refined based on data determined post-award. Average Hours per Response: System Lead Entity: 2 hours; Training Providers: 45 minutes per provider; Participants: 5 minutes. Hours per response System Lead Entities ......................................................................... 32 2 hours ........................ Training Providers .............................................................................. * 400 45 minutes per training provider. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Feb 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14431 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 Number of responses per year 2 (Semiannual) 4 (Quarterly) Total estimated time (hours) 128 1200 14432 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices Type of respondent (annual) Number of respondents Participants ......................................................................................... * 4,200 Total ............................................................................................ 4,632 Burden Hours: 2,728 hours. Affected Public: Recipients of ARPA Good Jobs Challenge awards, which may include a(n): District Organization; Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a state or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities or a consortium of political subdivisions; Institution of Higher Education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or Public or private non-profit organization or association, including labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Additionally, training providers and participants in regional workforce training systems will be affected. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory for System Lead Entities and Training Providers. Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. IV. Request for Comments Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0610–0109. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Hours per response Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–03938 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–34–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Feb 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 5 minutes per participant. ..................................... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12: Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review United States Section, USMCA Secretariat, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of USMCA Request for Panel Review. AGENCY: Two Requests for Panel Review were filed in the matter of Tin Mill Products from Canada: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances with the U.S. Section of the USMCA Secretariat on February 8, 2024. The First Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of The Government of Canada, and the second was filed on behalf of ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, USMCA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, 202–482–5438. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final results were determined by the United States Department of Commerce and were published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2024 (89 FR 1542). The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA–CDA–2024–10.12–02 to this request. Article 10.12 of Chapter 10 of USMCA provides a dispute settlement mechanism involving trade remedy determinations issued by the Government of the United States, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Mexico. Following a Request for Panel Review, a Binational Panel is composed to review the trade remedy determination being challenged and issue a binding Panel Decision. There are established USMCA Rules of Procedure for Article 10.12 (Binational Panel Reviews), which were adopted by the three governments for panels requested pursuant to Article 10.12(2) of USMCA which requires Requests for Panel Review to be published in SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of responses per year Total estimated time (hours) 4 (Quarterly) 1,400 ........................ 2,728 accordance with Rule 40. For the complete Rules, please see https://canmex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreementaccord-acuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/ rules-regles-reglas/article-articlearticulo_10_12.aspx?lang=eng. The Rules provide that: (a) A Party or interested person may challenge the final determination in whole or in part by filing a Complaint in accordance with Rule 44 no later than 30 days after the filing of the first Request for Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Complaint is March 11, 2024); (b) A Party, an investigating authority or other interested person who does not file a Complaint but who intends to participate in the panel review shall file a Notice of Appearance in accordance with Rule 45 no later than 45 days after the filing of the first Request for Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Notice of Appearance is March 25, 2024); (c) The panel review will be limited to the allegations of error of fact or law, including challenges to the jurisdiction of the investigating authority, that are set out in the Complaints filed in the panel review and to the procedural and substantive defenses raised in the panel review. Dated: February 12, 2024. Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, USMCA Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2024–03209 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–133, C–570–134] Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and issuing preliminary results of changed AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14431-14432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce System Metrics

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which 
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements 
and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on September 26, 2023 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
via email to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic 
Development Administration, at [email protected] or [email protected]. 
Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive 
or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Patrick Bourke, Good Jobs Program Lead, Economic Development 
Administration, by phone at (202) 209-4295 or by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Economic Development Administration (EDA) leads the Federal 
economic development agenda by promoting innovation and 
competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in 
the worldwide economy. Guided by the basic principle that sustainable 
economic development should be driven locally, EDA works directly with 
communities and regions to help them build the capacity for economic 
development based on local business conditions and needs. The Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 
seq.) is EDA's organic authority and is the primary legal authority 
under which EDA awards financial assistance. Under PWEDA, EDA provides 
financial assistance to both rural and urban distressed communities by 
fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and productivity through 
investments in infrastructure development, capacity building, and 
business development to attract private capital investments and new and 
better jobs to regions experiencing economic distress. Further 
information on EDA programs and financial assistance opportunities can 
be found at www.eda.gov.
    To effectively administer and monitor its economic development 
assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from applications 
for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. The purpose of this 
notice is to seek comments from the public and other Federal agencies 
on a request for a revision to the information collected from 
recipients of awards under the EDA American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Good 
Jobs Challenge. This is aligned with ensuring that Federal workforce 
investments are evidence-based and data-driven, and accountable to 
participants and the public. The original data collection instrument 
was filed under OMB 0610-0109. This request is to revise an existing 
question and add a new question to the current data collection 
instrument. The revised question will ask grantees to report 
participants' training status instead of asking if they have completed 
training, this will provide further disaggregated data. The new 
question will be asked of training providers to provide the total 
number of participants that completed the training program and have no 
plans to re-enroll in further training.

II. Method of Collection

    Data will be collected electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0610-0109.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: System Lead Entities: 32 respondents, 
responding semiannually; Training Providers: 200 respondents, 
responding quarterly; and Participants: 10,000 respondents, responding 
once. As the Good Jobs Challenge is a new program, EDA anticipates that 
these estimates will continue to be further refined based on data 
determined post-award.
    Average Hours per Response: System Lead Entity: 2 hours; Training 
Providers: 45 minutes per provider; Participants: 5 minutes.

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                                                                                     Number of         Total
      Type of  respondent (annual)         Number of       Hours per response      responses per     estimated
                                          respondents                                  year        time (hours)
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System Lead Entities..................              32  2 hours.................  2 (Semiannual)             128
Training Providers....................           * 400  45 minutes per training    4 (Quarterly)            1200
                                                         provider.

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Participants..........................         * 4,200  5 minutes per              4 (Quarterly)           1,400
                                                         participant.
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    Total.............................           4,632  ........................  ..............           2,728
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    Burden Hours: 2,728 hours.
    Affected Public: Recipients of ARPA Good Jobs Challenge awards, 
which may include a(n): District Organization; Indian Tribe or a 
consortium of Indian Tribes; State, county, city, or other political 
subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a state or 
local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development 
activities or a consortium of political subdivisions; Institution of 
Higher Education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; 
or Public or private non-profit organization or association, including 
labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a political 
subdivision of a State. Additionally, training providers and 
participants in regional workforce training systems will be affected.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory for System Lead Entities and 
Training Providers.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

IV. Request for Comments

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0610-0109.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-03938 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-34-P


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