[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32277-32278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12700]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection; Extension With Minor
Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 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)(2)(A)]. This program helps 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 about supporting the Workforce Investment Act's National Emergency
Grant Program: Application and Reporting Procedures (OMB Control No.
1205-0439, expires July 31, 2013).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before July 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Jeanette Provost, Office of
National Response, Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3500] (this is not a toll-free
number). Email: [email protected]. 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: 202-693-3589. Email: [email protected]. A copy of the
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information collection is necessary for the U.S. Department of
Labor's (DOL's) award of National Emergency Grants (NEGs) which are
discretionary grants intended to temporarily expand the service
capacity at the state and local area levels by providing funding
assistance in response to significant dislocation events for workforce
development and employment services and other adjustment assistance for
dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as defined in
sections 101, 134 and 173 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub.
L. 105-220); sections 113, 114 and 203 of the Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) Reform Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), as amended; and
20 CFR 671.140. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis as the
need for funds arises at the state and local levels. The provisions of
WIA and the Regulations define four NEG project types:
Regular, which encompasses plant closures, mass layoffs,
and multiple layoffs in a single community.
Disaster, which includes all eligible Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)-declared natural and manmade disaster events.
TAA-WIA Dual Enrollment, which provides supplemental
funding to ensure that a full range of services is available to
individuals eligible under the TAA program provisions of the TAA Reform
Act of 2002, as amended.
TAA Health Insurance Coverage Assistance, which provides
specialized health coverage, support services, and income assistance to
targeted individuals defined in the TAA program provisions of the TAA
Reform Act of 2002, as amended.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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,
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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 Minor Revisions.
Title: Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grant.
OMB Number: 1205-0439.
Affected Public: State and Local Grantees, Tribal Government.
Form(s): ETA 9103, Cumulative Planning Form; ETA 9104, Quarterly
Report; ETA 9105, Employer Data Form; ETA 9106, Project Synopsis; and
ETA 9107, Project Operator Data Form.
Total Annual Respondents: 150.
Annual Frequency: Once per project; for ETA 9104, quarterly per
project.
Total Annual Responses: 1,485.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,006.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: 0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 21, 2013.
Signed: In Washington, DC, this 21st day of May 2013.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-12700 Filed 5-28-13; 8:45 am]
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