[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29361-29363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13816]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.
Currently, the employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the data
contained on the Welfare to Work Formula (ETA 9068) and Competitive
(ETA 9068-1) Cumulative Quarterly Status Reports.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressees
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
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addressees section below on or before August 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Edward Donahue, Acting Chief, Division of Financial Grants
Management Policy and Review, Office of Grants and Contract Management,
Unietd States Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Rm. N-4720, Washington, D.C.
20210, (202-219-5731 x126--not a toll free number) and, Internet
address: EDonahue@DOLETA.GOV and/or FAX: (202-501-4811).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Welfare to Work program is a new program designed to assist
States in providing transitional employment assistance to move hard-to-
employ recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with
significant job placement and job retention barriers, into unsubsidized
jobs. The quarterly financial status reports are due to the Employment
and Training Administration in order to evaluate the program, for
program planning and management, to measure regulatory compliance, and
for audit purposes. The required data will be transmitted from the
grantees to ETA via the Internet, quarterly throughout the life of the
grant. The data will be cumulative from the inception of the grant and
a separate format will be required for each fiscal year of funds
received by the grantee. Passwords and Personal Identification Numbers
have been assigned to all grantees to enable access to the reporting
formats and provide a mechanism for data certification.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The existing collection of information must be continued so that
DOL can effectively manage and evaluate the WtW program. It is also
essential that DOL has available the required data to measure program
performance against the OMB approved performance bonus criteria. The
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 stipulates that bonuses are to be awarded
in FY 2000 based on the performance of each State that is a WtW State
in 1998 and 1999.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Welfare to Work Formula (ETA 9068) and Competitive (ETA
9068-1) Cumulative Quarterly Status Reports.
OMB Number: 1205-0385.
Agency Numbers: ETA 9068 and ETA 9068-1.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: (1) WtW Formula Grants: States, local governments,
and Private Industry Councils; and (2) WtW Competitive Grants: Eligible
applicants from business and/or other for profit and non-profit
institutions.
Reporting Burden: See the following Reporting Burden Tables for WtW
Formula and Bonus Grants (ETA 9068) and WtW Comptetitive Grants (ETA
9068-1).
DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WtW Formula and Tribal Grants (Including Bonus) Participant Data Collection
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FY 2000
Requirements FY 1998 FY 1999 (bonus) FY 2001
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........ 1 1 1 1
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year..... 2 4 4 4
Number of Hours Required for Reporting Hours Per 1 1 1 1
Quarter Per Report.............................
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting 2 4 4 4
Hours Per Entity Per Year......................
Number of Entities Reporting.................... 55 55 55 55
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting 110 220 220 220
Burden Per Year................................
Total Burden Cost @ $23.45 per hour............. $2,580 $5,159 $5,159 $5,159
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Note: This reporting Burden Estimate is exclusive of the
Reporting Burden estimate contained in 45 CFR Part 276. This
Reporting Burden includes estimated time and dollars to report
eligibility, targeting, and follow-up disaggregate participant data.
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Requirements FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........................ 1 1 1
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year..................... 2 4 4
Number of Hours Required for Reporting Per Quarter Per Report... 1.5 1.5 1.5
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Hours Per Entity 3 6 6
Per Year.......................................................
Estimated Number of Entities Reporting.......................... 76 76 50
Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Burden Per Year.... 228 456 300
Total Burden Cost @ $23.45 per hour............................. $5,347 $10,693 $7,035
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Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 25, 1999.
Dennis Lieberman,
Director, Office of Welfare to Work.
[FR Doc. 99-13816 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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