80 FR 33292 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS), OMB Control No. 1205-0240, Extension With Minor Revisions
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 33292-33293] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14300] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Comment Request for Information Collection for the Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS), OMB Control No. 1205-0240, Extension With Minor Revisions AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), 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 LERS, which facilitates reporting for the Wagner-Peyser Act through the ETA 9002 reports and for Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) through the VETS 200 reports. The current expiration date is August 31, 2015. DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before August 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Karen Staha, Office of Policy Development and Research, Room N-5641, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3700 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-2766. Email: [email protected]. To obtain a copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR), please contact the person listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Murren at 202-693-3733 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Each quarter, States and territories submit data on individuals and employers who receive core employment and workforce information services through the public labor exchange and VETS funded labor exchange of the States' one-stop delivery systems. These data are used by ETA and VETS to evaluate performance and delivery of labor exchange services within the one-stop delivery system. ETA and VETS use the data to track total participants, their characteristics, services provided, and outcomes for job seekers. Additionally, ETA and VETS analyze the data to verify the delivery of core labor exchange services within the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) framework; to study performance outcomes vis-[agrave]-vis performance measures, and State policies and procedures; and to help drive the workforce investment system toward continuous improvement of outcomes and integrated service delivery. Within ETA, the data are used by the Office of Workforce Investment, the Office of Unemployment Insurance, the Office of Financial Administration, the Office of Policy Development and Research, and the Office of Regional Management (including the regional offices). Other Departmental users include the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy. The reports and other analyses of the data are made available to the States, members of Congress, veterans' organizations, research firms, and others needing information on public employment and workforce information services. Data on Wagner-Peyser Act funded public labor exchange is included in the WIA annual report to Congress. VETS funded labor exchange services are provided to Congress to meet VETS reporting requirements codified in Title 38 of the United States Code. Currently, LERS is the only mechanism for collecting performance information on Wagner-Peyser Act funded and Jobs for Veterans' state grants. As such, this set of reports is necessary for tracking and reporting to stakeholders data on the usage and performance of these programs. More specifically, these reports are used to monitor the core purpose of the program--mainly, tracking how many people found jobs; did people stay employed; and what were their earnings. Information is collected on the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports under the following authority:Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(a), 29 U.S.C. 49b(a) Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(c), 29 U.S.C. 49b(c) Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 7(b), 29 U.S.C. 49f(b) Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 10(c), 29 U.S.C. 49i(c) Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 13(a), 29 U.S.C. 49l(a) Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 15(e)(2)(I), 29 U.S.C. 49l- 2(e)(2)(I) Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (66 FR 3829-3831); and ``Revisions to the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, (62 FR 58781-58790). Priority of Service for veterans in Department of Labor job training programs sec. 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2). In 2012, ETA modified the reporting system to collect several additional statutorily required pieces of information. The first of which pertains to the priority of service provisions contained in the Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L.107-288). These provisions provide that veterans and spouses of veterans (together comprising the category of covered persons) are entitled to priority over non-covered persons for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services provided under new or existing qualified job training programs. Qualified job training programs are defined at 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2) as any workforce preparation, development or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department. Additional items are required under Pub. L. 112-56, Title II, Vow to Hire Heroes, Sections 238 and 239, and pertain to: (1) Performance measures on job counseling, training and placement programs of the Department, and; (2) clarifications of priority of service for veterans in the Department's job training programs. These requirements impacted both the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports. Lastly, the expansive focus on veteran reemployment initiatives has necessitated collection of additional information on groups of veterans (such as Post 9/11 era veterans), targeted services they received, and additional aspects of their outcomes in order to monitor and oversee their effectiveness. [[Page 33293]] 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, 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: Labor Exchange Reporting System (LERS). OMB Number: 1205-0240. Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government entities and private non-profit organizations. Form(s): ETA-9002, VETS-200, Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 406, Employment Service Record Layout. Total Annual Respondents: 54. Annual Frequency: Quarterly. Total Annual Responses: 1,944. Average Time per Response: 237 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 461,050. Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0. We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request; they will also become a matter of public record. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2015-14300 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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burden on current and future reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: employed; and what were their
entities and users of the system. Luke Murren at 202–693–3733 or earnings.
murren.luke@dol.gov. Information is collected on the ETA
Todd Brighton,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 9002 and VETS 200 reports under the
NMVTIS Enforcement Coordinator, Bureau of
following authority:
Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. I. Background • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(a), 29
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Each quarter, States and territories U.S.C. 49b(a)
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submit data on individuals and • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 3(c), 29
employers who receive core U.S.C. 49b(c)
employment and workforce information • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 7(b), 29
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR services through the public labor U.S.C. 49f(b)
exchange and VETS funded labor • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 10(c), 29
Employment and Training
exchange of the States’ one-stop U.S.C. 49i(c)
Administration
delivery systems. These data are used by • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 13(a), 29
Comment Request for Information ETA and VETS to evaluate performance U.S.C. 49l(a)
Collection for the Labor Exchange and delivery of labor exchange services • Wagner-Peyser Act sec. 15(e)(2)(I),
Reporting System (LERS), OMB within the one-stop delivery system. 29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)(2)(I)
Control No. 1205–0240, Extension With ETA and VETS use the data to track • Provisional Guidance on the
Minor Revisions total participants, their characteristics, Implementation of the 1997 Standards
services provided, and outcomes for job for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,
AGENCY: Employment and Training seekers. Additionally, ETA and VETS Executive Office of the President, Office
Administration (ETA), Labor. analyze the data to verify the delivery of of Management and Budget (66 FR
ACTION: Notice. core labor exchange services within the 3829–3831); and ‘‘Revisions to the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Standards for Maintaining, Collecting,
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (WIA) framework; to study performance and Presenting Federal Data on Race
(Department), as part of its continuing outcomes vis-à-vis performance and Ethnicity, (62 FR 58781–58790).
effort to reduce paperwork and measures, and State policies and • Priority of Service for veterans in
respondent burden, conducts a procedures; and to help drive the Department of Labor job training
preclearance consultation program to workforce investment system toward programs sec. 38 U.S.C. 4215(a)(2).
provide the public and Federal agencies continuous improvement of outcomes In 2012, ETA modified the reporting
with an opportunity to comment on and integrated service delivery. Within system to collect several additional
proposed and/or continuing collections ETA, the data are used by the Office of statutorily required pieces of
of information in accordance with the Workforce Investment, the Office of information. The first of which pertains
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 Unemployment Insurance, the Office of to the priority of service provisions
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA Financial Administration, the Office of contained in the Jobs for Veterans Act
helps ensure that respondents can Policy Development and Research, and (Pub. L.107–288). These provisions
provide requested data in the desired the Office of Regional Management provide that veterans and spouses of
format with minimal reporting burden (including the regional offices). Other veterans (together comprising the
(time and financial resources), Departmental users include the Office of category of covered persons) are entitled
collection instruments are clearly the Assistant Secretary for Employment to priority over non-covered persons for
understood, and the impact of collection and Training and the Office of the the receipt of employment, training, and
requirements on respondents can be Assistant Secretary for Policy. placement services provided under new
properly assessed. The reports and other analyses of the or existing qualified job training
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments data are made available to the States, programs. Qualified job training
concerning the collection of data about members of Congress, veterans’ programs are defined at 38 U.S.C.
LERS, which facilitates reporting for the organizations, research firms, and others 4215(a)(2) as any workforce preparation,
Wagner-Peyser Act through the ETA needing information on public development or delivery program or
9002 reports and for Veterans’ employment and workforce information service that is directly funded, in whole
Employment and Training Service services. Data on Wagner-Peyser Act or in part, by the Department.
(VETS) through the VETS 200 reports. funded public labor exchange is Additional items are required under
The current expiration date is August included in the WIA annual report to Pub. L. 112–56, Title II, Vow to Hire
31, 2015. Congress. VETS funded labor exchange Heroes, Sections 238 and 239, and
DATES: Submit written comments to the services are provided to Congress to pertain to: (1) Performance measures on
office listed in the addresses section meet VETS reporting requirements job counseling, training and placement
below on or before August 10, 2015. codified in Title 38 of the United States programs of the Department, and; (2)
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Code. clarifications of priority of service for
Karen Staha, Office of Policy Currently, LERS is the only veterans in the Department’s job
Development and Research, Room N– mechanism for collecting performance training programs.
5641, Employment and Training information on Wagner-Peyser Act These requirements impacted both the
Administration, U.S. Department of funded and Jobs for Veterans’ state ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports. Lastly,
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Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., grants. As such, this set of reports is the expansive focus on veteran
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone necessary for tracking and reporting to reemployment initiatives has
number: 202–693–3700 (this is not a stakeholders data on the usage and necessitated collection of additional
toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–2766. performance of these programs. More information on groups of veterans (such
Email: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. To obtain specifically, these reports are used to as Post 9/11 era veterans), targeted
a copy of the proposed information monitor the core purpose of the services they received, and additional
collection request (ICR), please contact program—mainly, tracking how many aspects of their outcomes in order to
the person listed above. people found jobs; did people stay monitor and oversee their effectiveness.
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II. Review Focus DEPARTMENT OF LABOR docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
The Department is particularly Occupational Safety and Health address above. All documents in the
interested in comments which: Administration docket (including this Federal Register
• Evaluate whether the proposed [Docket No. OSHA–2012–0005] notice) are listed in the http://
collection of information is necessary www.regulations.gov index; however,
for the proper performance of the The Cadmium in General Industry some information (e.g., copyrighted
functions of the agency, including Standard; Extension of the Office of material) is not publicly available to
whether the information will have Management and Budget Approval of read or download from the Web site. All
practical utility; Collection of Information (Paperwork) submissions, including copyrighted
Requirements material, are available for inspection
• evaluate the accuracy of the and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health You may also contact Theda Kenney at
proposed collection of information, Administration (OSHA), Labor. the address below to obtain a copy of
including the validity of the ACTION: Request for public comments. the ICR.
methodology and assumptions used; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
• enhance the quality, utility, and comments concerning its proposal to Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
clarity of the information to be extend the Office of Management and Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
collected; and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
• minimize the burden of the collection of information requirements N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
collection of information on those who contained in the Cadmium in General Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
are to respond, including through the Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.1027). 693–2222.
use of appropriate automated, DATES: Comments must be submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
electronic, mechanical, or other (postmarked, sent, or received) by I. Background
technological collection techniques or August 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
The Department of Labor, as part of its
other forms of information technology,
Electronically: You may submit continuing effort to reduce paperwork
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
comments and attachments and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
of responses. conducts a preclearance consultation
electronically at http://
III. Current Actions www.regulations.gov, which is the program to provide the public with an
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the opportunity to comment on proposed
Type of Review: Extension with minor instructions online for submitting and continuing collection of
revisions. comments. information requirements in accord
Title: Labor Exchange Reporting Facsimile: If your comments, with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
System (LERS). including attachments, are not longer 1995 (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C.
than 10 pages you may fax them to the 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures
OMB Number: 1205–0240. that information is in the desired
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal Mail, hand delivery, express mail, format, reporting burden (time and
government entities and private non- messenger, or courier service: When costs) is minimal, collection
profit organizations. using this method, you must submit instruments are clearly understood, and
Form(s): ETA–9002, VETS–200, your comments and attachments to the OSHA’s estimate of the information
Employment and Training (ET) OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. collection burden is accurate. The
Handbook No. 406, Employment Service OSHA–2012–0005, Occupational Safety Occupational Safety and Health Act of
Record Layout. and Health Administration, U.S. 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
Department of Labor, Room N–2625, seq.) authorizes information collection
Total Annual Respondents: 54. 200 Constitution Avenue NW., by employers as necessary or
Annual Frequency: Quarterly. Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Total Annual Responses: 1,944. (hand, express mail, messenger, and Act or for developing information
courier service) are accepted during the regarding the causes and prevention of
Average Time per Response: 237 Department of Labor’s and Docket occupational injuries, illnesses, and
hours. Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
Estimated Total Annual Burden a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. also requires that OSHA obtain such
Hours: 461,050. Instructions: All submissions must information with minimum burden
include the Agency name and the OSHA upon employers, especially those
Total Annual Burden Cost for
docket number (OSHA–2012–0005) for operating small businesses, and to
Respondents: $0.
the Information Collection Request reduce to the maximum extent feasible
We will summarize and/or include in (ICR). All comments, including any unnecessary duplication of efforts in
the request for OMB approval of the personal information you provide, are obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
ICR, the comments received in response placed in the public docket without The collection of information
to this comment request; they will also change, and may be made available requirements specified in the Cadmium
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become a matter of public record. online at http://www.regulations.gov. in General Industry Standard protect
For further information on submitting workers from the adverse health effects
Portia Wu,
comments see the ‘‘Public that may result from their exposure to
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Participation’’ heading in the section of cadmium. The major collection of
Training, Labor. this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY information requirements of the
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comments or other material in the of their cadmium exposures,
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