80 FR 47003 - Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Veterans' Employment and Training Administration
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 151 (August 6, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-19286

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development (Departments) are proposing a new information collection: Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128).

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Veterans' Employment and Training Administration

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State
Plan and Plan Modifications Under the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Health
and Human Services, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development
(Departments) are proposing a new information collection: Required
Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan
Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
(Pub. L. 113-128).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ETA-2015-0006
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. A copy of
the proposed information collection request (ICR) with applicable
supporting documentation, including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from http://www.regulations.gov or by
contacting Heather Fleck by telephone at 202-693-2956, TTY 1-877-889-
5627 (these are not toll-free numbers), or by email at
fleck.heather@dol.gov. Mail and hand delivery/courier: Submit comments
to Chief/WIOA State Plan, Division of WIOA Adult Services and Workforce
System, Room S-4203, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Due to security-related concerns, there may be a significant delay in
the receipt of submissions by United States Mail. You must take this
into consideration when preparing to meet the deadline for submitting
comments.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will become
a matter of public record and will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information
collection request. In addition, regardless of the delivery method,
comments will be posted without change on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site; consequently, the Departments recommend
commenters not include personal information such as Social Security
Number, personal address, telephone number, email address, or
confidential business information, that they do not want made public.
It is the responsibility of the commenter to determine what to include
in the public record and to safeguard personal information.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Departments, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of
information. The PRA helps the Departments assess the impact of their
information collection requirements and minimizes the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Departments'
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. The Departments are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below. The Departments are especially
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Departments;
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3)
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Departments
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the Departments minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents, including through the use of
information technology. Please note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be considered public records, and comments
posted are viewable by the public.
Title of Collection: Required Elements for Submission of the
Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
OMB Control Number: 1205--0NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 57.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 38.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,278.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Cost: $141,707.00.
Abstract: Sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) (29 U.S.C. 3112 and 3113) require a State
Governor to submit a Unified or Combined State Plan for approval every
four years in order to receive funds under six core workforce
development programs, identified below. Modifications to these plans
must be submitted at least every two years. The Unified or Combined
State Plan requirements are designed to improve service integration and
ensure that the State's publicly-funded workforce system helps all
jobseekers obtain the skills needed to secure good jobs while providing
businesses with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global
economy. The Unified or Combined State Plan would describe how the
State will develop and implement a unified, integrated service delivery
system rather than discuss the State's approach to operating each
program individually.
Section 102(a) of WIOA requires each State, at a minimum, to submit
a Unified State Plan that fosters strategic alignment of the core
programs, which include the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth
programs (Title I); the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act program
(Title II); the Wagner-Peyser program (Title III); and the Vocational
Rehabilitation program (Title IV). In the alternative, Section 103 of
WIOA permits a State to submit a Combined State Plan that includes the
core programs plus one or more of the optional Federal programs listed
in Section 103(b). If the State chooses to submit a Combined State
Plan, the plan must incorporate all of the common planning elements
required in the Unified State Plan, additional elements describing how
the State will coordinate the optional programs with the core programs
(WIOA Sec. 103(b)(3)), and elements required by the optional

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program(s) that are included in the Combined State Plan.
This consolidated ICR for the Unified or Combined State Plan will
replace existing planning information collections for the core
programs. For States that choose to submit a Combined State Plan, the
existing information collections for the program-specific State plans
for the optional programs will continue to exist under their current
control numbers. If the Combined State Plan is approved, the State is
not required to submit any other plan to receive Federal funding for
any optional program covered under that Combined State Plan (WIOA sec.
103(b)(2)). If a State plan for an optional program changes from the
one approved under the Combined State Plan, the State may have to
submit additional plans to the appropriate Department--such additional
plans will be counted under the optional programs' existing information
collection requirements.
Some of the optional programs that a State may include in the
Combined State Plan currently fulfill their program-specific State
planning requirements through a broader information collection
administered by the program's appropriate Department. For example,
section 103(b)(2) of WIOA specifically allows the employment and
training activities carried out under the Community Services Block
Grant (CSBG) Act administered by the Department of Health and Human
Services and employment and training activities under the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to be included in a WIOA Combined State
Plan. However, the existing CSBG information collection, for example,
includes planning elements for the employment and training activities
along with planning elements for other activities under CSBG.
Therefore, if States choose to include programs such as these in the
Combined Plan, only the portion of the existing planning requirements
that address the employment and training activities are included in the
Combined State Plan (WIOA sec. 103), and States are still required to
separately submit all other required elements of a complete CSBG State
Plan directly to the Federal agency that administers the program.
Departmental program-specific State Plan requirements for the
optional programs that may be included in the Combined State Plan will
continue collecting data under the information collections currently
approved by OMB. This Notice is not soliciting comments about these
currently approved information collections.
As mentioned above, this ICR is intended to cover the State
planning information collection requirements in sections 102 and 103 of
WIOA. The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing regulations
that would implement those sections was published on April 16, 2015, at
80 FR 20573. The comment period closed on June 15, 2015. The proposed
regulations that correspond to these information collection
requirements are: 20 CFR part 676 (WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and
Youth programs and Wagner-Peyser Act programs); 34 CFR part 361,
subpart D (State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program); and 34
CFR part 463, subpart H (Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
programs).
Sec. 102(c)(1)(A) of WIOA requires States to submit their first
Unified State Plan to the Secretary of Labor not later than 120 days
prior to the commencement of the second full program year after the
date of enactment of WIOA, which was July 22, 2014. Therefore, the
second full program year commences on July 1, 2016, and the State plans
must be submitted no later than March 3, 2016. Approval of this ICR is
required so that the States can begin working to develop their plans, a
process that requires months of coordination among State agencies and
other stakeholders.
The Departments have all worked together to develop this
information collection; however, this information collection will
initially be approved under a Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) account using the common forms clearance
process that allows several agencies to use a single information
collection instrument. Burden estimates for all the partner agencies
have been included in this Notice, in order to facilitate an
understanding of the full impact of the collection; however, in
accordance with OMB guidance for common forms, the ICR submitted to OMB
will initially identify only the ETA burdens. OMB approval of the ICR
will trigger the ability for the other Federal agencies to formally
submit requests to sign on the collection; those actions would not
require additional notice or public comment. This ICR may receive OMB
approval before Final Rules implementing WIOA are published. If this
occurs, the Departments will submit another ICR for this collection to
OMB to incorporate the Final Rule citations, as required by 5 CFR
1320.11(h). Those citations currently do not exist and, therefore,
cannot be included at this time. Additionally, the Departments will
review, analyze, and incorporate any comments received on the NPRM that
are relevant to this ICR together with comments we receive in response
to this Federal Register Notice in order to finalize the substantive
information collection requirements to the extent legally possible.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of
Labor.
Johan E. Uvin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and
Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education.
Michael K. Yudin,
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
Teresa W. Gerton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training, U.S.
Department of Labor.
Kevin Concannon,
Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Community Planning and
Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Jemine A. Bryon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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program(s) that are included in the As mentioned above, this ICR is any comments received on the NPRM
Combined State Plan. intended to cover the State planning that are relevant to this ICR together
This consolidated ICR for the Unified information collection requirements in with comments we receive in response
or Combined State Plan will replace sections 102 and 103 of WIOA. The to this Federal Register Notice in order
existing planning information notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to finalize the substantive information
collections for the core programs. For proposing regulations that would collection requirements to the extent
States that choose to submit a Combined implement those sections was published legally possible.
State Plan, the existing information on April 16, 2015, at 80 FR 20573. The
Portia Wu,
collections for the program-specific comment period closed on June 15,
2015. The proposed regulations that Assistant Secretary for Employment and
State plans for the optional programs Training, U.S. Department of Labor.
will continue to exist under their correspond to these information
collection requirements are: 20 CFR part Johan E. Uvin,
current control numbers. If the
Combined State Plan is approved, the 676 (WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of
and Youth programs and Wagner-Peyser Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S.
State is not required to submit any other Department of Education.
plan to receive Federal funding for any Act programs); 34 CFR part 361, subpart
D (State Vocational Rehabilitation Michael K. Yudin,
optional program covered under that
Combined State Plan (WIOA sec. Services Program); and 34 CFR part 463, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special
subpart H (Adult Education and Family Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S.
103(b)(2)). If a State plan for an optional Department of Education.
program changes from the one approved Literacy Act programs).
Sec. 102(c)(1)(A) of WIOA requires Mark H. Greenberg,
under the Combined State Plan, the
State may have to submit additional States to submit their first Unified State Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Plan to the Secretary of Labor not later Families, U.S. Department of Health and
plans to the appropriate Department— Human Services.
such additional plans will be counted than 120 days prior to the
commencement of the second full Teresa W. Gerton,
under the optional programs’ existing
information collection requirements. program year after the date of enactment Acting Assistant Secretary for Veterans’
of WIOA, which was July 22, 2014. Employment and Training, U.S. Department
Some of the optional programs that a of Labor.
Therefore, the second full program year
State may include in the Combined
commences on July 1, 2016, and the Kevin Concannon,
State Plan currently fulfill their
State plans must be submitted no later Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and
program-specific State planning
than March 3, 2016. Approval of this Consumer Services, U.S. Department of
requirements through a broader Agriculture.
ICR is required so that the States can
information collection administered by
begin working to develop their plans, a Clifford Taffet,
the program’s appropriate Department.
process that requires months of General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
For example, section 103(b)(2) of WIOA
coordination among State agencies and of Community Planning and Development,
specifically allows the employment and other stakeholders. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
training activities carried out under the The Departments have all worked Development.
Community Services Block Grant together to develop this information Jemine A. Bryon,
(CSBG) Act administered by the collection; however, this information General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
Department of Health and Human collection will initially be approved and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of
Services and employment and training under a Department of Labor, Housing and Urban Development.
activities under the Department of Employment and Training [FR Doc. 2015–19286 Filed 8–5–15; 8:45 am]
Housing and Urban Development to be Administration (ETA) account using the BILLING CODE 4510–30–P
included in a WIOA Combined State common forms clearance process that
Plan. However, the existing CSBG allows several agencies to use a single
information collection, for example, information collection instrument. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
includes planning elements for the Burden estimates for all the partner
employment and training activities agencies have been included in this Wage and Hour Division
along with planning elements for other Notice, in order to facilitate an
activities under CSBG. Therefore, if understanding of the full impact of the Agency Information Collection
States choose to include programs such collection; however, in accordance with Activities; Comment Request;
as these in the Combined Plan, only the OMB guidance for common forms, the Information Collections Pertaining to
portion of the existing planning ICR submitted to OMB will initially Special Employment Under the Fair
requirements that address the identify only the ETA burdens. OMB Labor Standards Act
employment and training activities are approval of the ICR will trigger the
included in the Combined State Plan AGENCY:Wage and Hour Division,
ability for the other Federal agencies to
(WIOA sec. 103), and States are still Department of Labor.
formally submit requests to sign on the
required to separately submit all other collection; those actions would not ACTION: Notice.
required elements of a complete CSBG require additional notice or public
State Plan directly to the Federal agency comment. This ICR may receive OMB SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
that administers the program. approval before Final Rules (DOL) is soliciting comments
Departmental program-specific State implementing WIOA are published. If concerning a proposed revision to the
Plan requirements for the optional this occurs, the Departments will submit information collection request (ICR)
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programs that may be included in the another ICR for this collection to OMB titled, ‘‘Information Collections
Combined State Plan will continue to incorporate the Final Rule citations, Pertaining to Special Employment
collecting data under the information as required by 5 CFR 1320.11(h). Those Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.’’
collections currently approved by OMB. citations currently do not exist and, This comment request is part of
This Notice is not soliciting comments therefore, cannot be included at this continuing Departmental efforts to
about these currently approved time. Additionally, the Departments reduce paperwork and respondent
information collections. will review, analyze, and incorporate burden in accordance with the

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