81 FR 24888 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ETA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``ETA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24888-24889]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09807]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; ETA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
proposal titled, ``ETA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this 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 the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201604-1205-003 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the ETA 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Performance 
Accountability, Information, and Reporting System information 
collection. The following programs will be required to report through 
this system: WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth, Wagner Peyser 
Employment Service, National Farmworker Jobs, Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, YouthBuild, Indian and Native American, Job Corps, and Jobs 
for Veterans' State Grants. Requiring these programs to use a standard 
set of data elements, definitions, and specifications at all levels of 
the workforce system helps improve the quality of the performance 
information that is received by the DOL. While H1-B grants, the 
Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program, and the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance program are not authorized under the WIOA, these programs 
will be utilizing the data element definitions and reporting templates 
proposed in this ICR. The accuracy, reliability, and

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comparability of program reports submitted by states and grantees using 
Federal funds are fundamental elements of good public administration, 
and are necessary tools for maintaining and demonstrating system 
integrity. This ICR includes several information collection 
instruments--Program Performance Report, WIOA Pay-for-Performance 
Report, Participant Individual Record Layout, WIOA Data Element 
Specifications, and Job Openings Report. WIOA section 185 authorizes 
this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3245.
    This proposed information collection is subject to the PRA. A 
Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an 
information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notices published in the Federal Register 
on April 16, 2015 (80 FR 20573), and September 1, 2015 (80 FR 52798).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201604-
1205-003. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: ETA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201604-1205-003.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,801.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 17,261,469.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,471,044 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6,791,395.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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