Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint Quarterly Narrative Performance Report, 26938 [2024-07970]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07970]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint 
Quarterly Narrative Performance Report

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval 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 the agency 
receives on or before May 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Howell by telephone at 202-
693-6782, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection includes data 
validation for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), 
and a streamlined quarterly narrative report template to support the 
(1) reporting, (2) recordkeeping, and (3) program evaluation 
requirements for the following grant programs: National Dislocated 
Worker Grants (DWG), H-1B grant programs (started July 1, 2016 or 
later), National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), Reentry Employment 
Opportunities (REO) youth and adult grant programs, SCSEP, and 
YouthBuild (YB). This information collection does not increase the 
burden on grantees. SCSEP data validation assesses the accuracy of data 
collected and reported to ETA on program activities and outcomes. The 
accuracy and reliability of program reports submitted by states and 
grantees using federal funds are fundamental elements of good public 
administration and are necessary tools for maintaining and 
demonstrating system integrity. The data validation requirement for 
employment and training programs strengthens the workforce system by 
ensuring that accurate and reliable information on program activities 
and outcomes is available. The WIOA Joint Quarterly Narrative 
Performance Report provides a detailed account of program activities, 
accomplishments, and progress toward performance outcomes during the 
quarter. It also provides information on grant challenges and timeline 
progress, as well as the opportunity to share success stories. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2023 (88 FR 
85655).
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    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 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint 
Quarterly Narrative. Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0448.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,320.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,580.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 64,950 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-07970 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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