Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting, 52511-52512 [2024-13704]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Notices Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,498. Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.5. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,749 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: José Javier Rodrı́guez, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2024–13703 Filed 6–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting’’. 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 August 23, 2024. 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 Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693– 3534 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email at grode.kellen.m@dol.gov. For persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. 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 Policy Development and Research, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N–5641, Washington, DC 20210; by email: grode.kellen.m@dol.gov. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jun 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693– 3534, (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at grode.kellen.m@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 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 and Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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. Section 116 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3141) authorizes this information collection. This information collection requires States and Local Areas that operate the six core programs of the workforce development system to comply with common performance accountability requirements for those programs, which are: the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs (title I, administered by DOL); the Wagner-Peyser Act program (title III, administered by DOL); the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program (title II, administered by ED); and the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program (title IV, administered by ED). As such, States and Local Areas that operate core programs must submit common performance data to demonstrate that specified performance levels are achieved. States and Local Areas will report the common performance data through this ICR. In addition, and in accordance with WIOA section 122(b)(2), training providers that are eligible to receive funds from Adult and Dislocated Worker programs authorized under title I of WIOA (also known as ‘‘eligible training providers’’ or ETPs) must report data on outcomes achieved under those programs to the State(s) in which they are listed on the State ETP list. States then report the information submitted by ETPs to DOL. The information collection requirements applicable to ETPs are contained in this ICR. Section 116(d)(1) of WIOA mandates that the Secretaries of Labor and Education develop a template for performance reports to be used by States, local boards, and ETPs for reporting on outcomes achieved by participants in the six core programs. Corresponding joint regulations for these data collection requirements, PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52511 including which primary performance indicators apply for each core program, have been issued by the Departments. See 81 FR 55792 (Aug. 19, 2016). The final regulations became effective on October 18, 2016. These joint performance regulations can be found at: (1) 20 CFR part 677 (which covers the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (20 CFR part 680), the Youth program (20 CFR part 681), and the Wagner-Peyser Act program (20 CFR part 652)); (2) 34 CFR part 463, subpart I (which covers the AEFLA program); and (3) 34 CFR part 361, subpart E (which covers the VR program). The data collection instruments covered in this ICR, are necessary to meet the requirements of section 116 of WIOA. These information collection instruments were developed jointly by the Departments, and include: (1) the Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL), which provides a standardized set of data elements, definitions, and reporting instructions for use by States and local entities administering WIOA core programs (ETA–9170); (2) the Statewide Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of data by State entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA–9169); (3) the Local Area Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of data by local entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA–9169); (4) the ETP Performance Report specifications and definitions, to be used for the reporting of data by eligible providers of training services under title I Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (ETA– 9171); and (5) the Annual Statewide Performance Report Narrative, an information collection requirement to be used for providing information on the status and progress of workforce development program performance. As a part of this revision request, ETA has made changes to the WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template (ETA–9169), WIOA Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA– 9170), and WIOA Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP–9171). DOL is also proposing updates to its DOL-only collection (OMB Control No. 1205– 0521) to adhere to the new requirements in OMB’s Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 on Race and Ethnicity. Until the Department of Education is able to update its corresponding ICRs, this joint ICR will continue to use the same categories for Race and Ethnicity as previously approved. During the transition period, DOL will combine the Race categories for ‘‘White’’ and ‘‘Middle Eastern or North African’’ into E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 52512 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Notices a single ‘‘White’’ category for the WIOA Statewide Performance Report (ETA– 9169). Similarly, DOL will continue to calculate ‘‘More than one Race’’ according to the joint ICR for the WIOA Statewide Performance Report (ETA– 9169), while using ‘‘Multiracial and/or Multiethnic’’ in the DOL-only Quarterly Performance Reports (ETA–9173). 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 Joint WIOA ICR 1205–0526. 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: Revision. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jun 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting. Forms: WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template and WIOA Local Performance Report Template (ETA– 9169); WIOA Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA– 9170); and WIOA Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Specifications and WIOA Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP–9171). OMB Control Number: 1205–0526. Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,114,129. Frequency: Varies. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 38,216,054. Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,863,057. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $33,300,000. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). José Javier Rodrı́guez, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2024–13704 Filed 6–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate Updates for Non-Range Occupations Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H–2A workers) to perform agricultural labor or services other than the herding or production of livestock on the range. AEWRs are the minimum wage rates DOL has determined must be offered, advertised in recruitment, and paid by employers to H–2A workers and workers in corresponding employment so that the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States (U.S.) similarly employed will SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 not be adversely affected. In this notice, DOL announces the AEWRs based on wage data reported by DOL’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. The AEWRs established in this notice are applicable to H–2A job opportunities classified: in Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes other than the six SOC codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined) group, and in the field and livestock workers (combined) occupational group that are located in States or regions, or equivalent districts or territories, for which the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Labor Report (better known as the Farm Labor Survey, or FLS) does not report a wage. DATES: These rates are applicable July 8, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–5311, Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693–8200 (this is not a toll-free number). For persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security will not approve an employer’s petition for the admission of H–2A nonimmigrant temporary and seasonal agricultural workers in the U.S. unless the petitioner has received an H–2A labor certification from DOL. DOL issues such labor certification when it determines that: (1) there are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, and qualified and who will be available at the time and place needed to perform the labor or services involved in the petition; and (2) the employment of the foreign worker(s) in such labor or services will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c)(1), and 1188(a); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5); 20 CFR 655.100. DOL H–2A regulations at 20 CFR 655.122(l) provide that employers must pay their H–2A workers in non-range occupations 1 and workers in corresponding employment at least the 1 Range occupations (i.e., herding and production of livestock on the range) are subject to 20 CFR 655.200 through 655.235, which include a wage obligation provision at 20 CFR 655.210(g) and a minimum monthly AEWR at 20 CFR 655.211. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52511-52512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13704]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance 
Reporting

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
revision for the authority to conduct the information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 
Common Performance Reporting''. 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 
August 23, 2024.

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 Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693-3534 (this is not a 
toll-free number), or by email at [email protected]. For persons 
with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the 
telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay 
services.
    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 Policy Development and Research, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 
693-3534, (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, 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 and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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.
    Section 116 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3141) authorizes this information 
collection. This information collection requires States and Local Areas 
that operate the six core programs of the workforce development system 
to comply with common performance accountability requirements for those 
programs, which are: the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs 
(title I, administered by DOL); the Wagner-Peyser Act program (title 
III, administered by DOL); the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
(AEFLA) program (title II, administered by ED); and the Vocational 
Rehabilitation (VR) program (title IV, administered by ED). As such, 
States and Local Areas that operate core programs must submit common 
performance data to demonstrate that specified performance levels are 
achieved. States and Local Areas will report the common performance 
data through this ICR.
    In addition, and in accordance with WIOA section 122(b)(2), 
training providers that are eligible to receive funds from Adult and 
Dislocated Worker programs authorized under title I of WIOA (also known 
as ``eligible training providers'' or ETPs) must report data on 
outcomes achieved under those programs to the State(s) in which they 
are listed on the State ETP list. States then report the information 
submitted by ETPs to DOL. The information collection requirements 
applicable to ETPs are contained in this ICR.
    Section 116(d)(1) of WIOA mandates that the Secretaries of Labor 
and Education develop a template for performance reports to be used by 
States, local boards, and ETPs for reporting on outcomes achieved by 
participants in the six core programs. Corresponding joint regulations 
for these data collection requirements, including which primary 
performance indicators apply for each core program, have been issued by 
the Departments. See 81 FR 55792 (Aug. 19, 2016). The final regulations 
became effective on October 18, 2016. These joint performance 
regulations can be found at: (1) 20 CFR part 677 (which covers the 
Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (20 CFR part 680), the Youth 
program (20 CFR part 681), and the Wagner-Peyser Act program (20 CFR 
part 652)); (2) 34 CFR part 463, subpart I (which covers the AEFLA 
program); and (3) 34 CFR part 361, subpart E (which covers the VR 
program).
    The data collection instruments covered in this ICR, are necessary 
to meet the requirements of section 116 of WIOA. These information 
collection instruments were developed jointly by the Departments, and 
include: (1) the Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL), 
which provides a standardized set of data elements, definitions, and 
reporting instructions for use by States and local entities 
administering WIOA core programs (ETA-9170); (2) the Statewide 
Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of data by 
State entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA-9169); (3) the 
Local Area Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of 
data by local entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA-9169); 
(4) the ETP Performance Report specifications and definitions, to be 
used for the reporting of data by eligible providers of training 
services under title I Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (ETA-9171); 
and (5) the Annual Statewide Performance Report Narrative, an 
information collection requirement to be used for providing information 
on the status and progress of workforce development program 
performance.
    As a part of this revision request, ETA has made changes to the 
WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template (ETA-9169), WIOA Joint 
Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9170), and WIOA 
Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP-
9171). DOL is also proposing updates to its DOL-only collection (OMB 
Control No. 1205-0521) to adhere to the new requirements in OMB's 
Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 on Race and Ethnicity. Until the 
Department of Education is able to update its corresponding ICRs, this 
joint ICR will continue to use the same categories for Race and 
Ethnicity as previously approved. During the transition period, DOL 
will combine the Race categories for ``White'' and ``Middle Eastern or 
North African'' into

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a single ``White'' category for the WIOA Statewide Performance Report 
(ETA-9169). Similarly, DOL will continue to calculate ``More than one 
Race'' according to the joint ICR for the WIOA Statewide Performance 
Report (ETA-9169), while using ``Multiracial and/or Multiethnic'' in 
the DOL-only Quarterly Performance Reports (ETA-9173).
    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 Joint WIOA ICR 1205-
0526.
    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: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA) Common Performance Reporting.
    Forms: WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template and WIOA Local 
Performance Report Template (ETA-9169); WIOA Joint Participant 
Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9170); and WIOA Eligible Training 
Provider (ETP) Performance Report Specifications and WIOA Eligible 
Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP-9171).
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0526.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,114,129.
    Frequency: Varies.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 38,216,054.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,863,057.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $33,300,000.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-13704 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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