81 FR 33553 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 102 (May 26, 2016)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants,'' 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 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12456]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and 
Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) revision titled, ``H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and 
Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants,'' 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 June 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=201604-1205-006 (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, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [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, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the H-1B Technical Skills Training (TST) and Jobs and 
Innovation Accelerator Challenge (JIAC) Grants information collection. 
In applying for the H-1B TST, JAIC, and Ready to Work grant programs, 
grantees agree to submit participant-level data quarterly for 
individuals who receive services through these programs. The reports 
include aggregate data on demographic characteristics, types of 
services received, placements, outcomes, and follow-up status. 
Specifically, grantees summarize data on employment and training 
services, placement services, and other services essential to 
successful unsubsidized employment through H-1B programs. This 
reporting structure features standardized data collection on program 
participants and quarterly narrative, performance, and Management 
Information System report formats. All data collection and reporting 
will be done by grantee organizations (State or local governments, not-
for-profit, or faith-based and community organizations) or their sub-
grantees. This information collection has been classified as a revision 
because of (1) code value formatting changes; (2) additional technical 
assistance guidance in the Handbook to Performance Reporting; (3) 
reformatting the Handbook to improve its readability; (4) removing 
duplicative data elements listed on Form ETA-9166, Standardized 
Quarterly Progress Report; (5) changes to an evaluation consent form; 
(6) the addition of a baseline information form to support data 
collection; and (7) the removal of information collections related to 
completed site visit activities. American Competitiveness and Workforce 
Improvement Act of 1998 section 414(c) authorizes this information 
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 219(c) note.
    This 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

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law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to 
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB 
approval for this information collection under Control Number 1205-
0507. The current approval is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2016; 
however, the DOL notes that existing information collection 
requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. New requirements would only take effect upon 
OMB approval. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on February 
23, 2016 (81 FR 8992).
    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 Control Number 1205-0507. 
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: H-1B Technical Skills Training and Jobs and 
Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0507.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals 
or Households; and Private Sector--not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,170.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 50,740.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 73,360 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 20, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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