[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55229-55230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22076]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Information Collection
Forms; Comment Request for Regular Extension of Approval (With
Revisions)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information
Comment Request for Regular Extension of approval (with revisions)
for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) information collection
forms: the Grant Plan Narrative, the Budget Information Summary (BIS),
ETA Form 9093, the Program Planning Summary (PPS), ETA Form 9094, the
Program Status Summary (PSS), ETA Form 9095; the Workforce Investment
Act Standardized Participant Record (WIASPR), and the Housing
Assistance Summary (HAS), ETA Form 9164.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data supporting the NFJP (expires December 31, 2012). A copy of the
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before November 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Amy Young, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4510, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone
number: 202-693-3045 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-
877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-3015. Email: [email protected]. A copy
of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
sending an email to [email protected], subject line: ETA NFJP Forms ICR
copy.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under the Information Collection Review process, each grantee
receiving NFJP funds for employment and training activities is required
to submit the following:
The BIS (ETA-9093) is submitted as part of the annual
grant plan, and is used to collect information on how grant funds will
be spent during the program year.
The PPS (ETA-9094) is submitted as part of the annual
grant plan, and is used to project the number of participants and the
array of services to be provided for the program year.
The PSS (ETA-9095) is submitted each quarter and is used
to collect data on actual participant numbers and services. ETA has
added a short section to Form 9095 to collect narrative information on
grant activities.
The WIASPR is submitted each quarter and collects
individual participant records containing demographic, service, and
outcome data on individuals who exit the program. Data from the WIASPR
are used by ETA to calculate the common performance measures for
entered employment, retention, and earnings.
The HAS (ETA-9164), is a new quarterly reporting form for
grantees receiving NFJP funds for housing assistance activities. This
report will collect data on the number of individuals and families
served and narrative information on grant activities.
All NFJP grantees are required by regulation to submit a
grant plan narrative covering the two-year grant period cycle. The
grant plan narrative is a comprehensive service delivery plan and a
projection of participant services and expenditures. ETA provides
guidance to the grantees regarding the content of the annual plan
narrative and submission requirements.
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
Type of Review: Extension with revisions.
Title: Reporting for the National Farmworker Jobs Program under
Section 167 of Title I of the Workforce Investment Act.
OMB Number: 1205-0425.
Affected Public: State or local government agencies; not-for-profit
organizations.
Form(s): Grant Plan Narrative, ETA Form 9093, ETA Form 9094, ETA
Form 9095, ETA Form 9164, and WIASPR.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 294.
Frequency: Grant Plan Narrative, once per year; ETA Form 9093, once
per year; ETA Form 9094, once per year; ETA Form 9095, once per
quarter; ETA Form 9164, once per quarter; and WIASPR, once per quarter.
Total Annual Responses: 13,969.
Average Time per Response: ETA Form 9093, 15 hours; ETA Form 9094,
16 hours; ETA Form 9095, 17 hours; ETA Form 9164, 17 hours; and WIASPR,
2.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,104.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $577,275.
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Estimated Average time Estimated
Data collection activities/forms number of Frequency per Total annual per response annual burden Total annual
respondents year responses (hours) hours burden cost
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Plan Narrative.......................................... 69 Annually (1) 69 20 1,380 $20,907
Budget Information Summary, ETA Form 9093............... 52 Annually (1) 52 15 780 11,817
Program Planning Summary, ETA Form 9094................. 52 Annually (1) 52 16 832 12,605
Program Status Summary, ETA Form 9095................... 52 Quarterly (4) 208 17 3,536 53,570
WIASPR individual records............................... * 52 Quarterly (4) 13,520 2.25 30,420 460,863
Housing Assistance Summary, ETA Form 9164............... 17 Quarterly (4) 68 17 1,156 $17,513
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Totals.............................................. 294 .............. 13,969 87.25 38,104 577,275
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* 65 records per grantee.
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: Signed in Washington, DC, on this 30th day of August,
2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-22076 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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