82 FR 50162 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 208 (October 30, 2017)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``DOL-Only 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. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50162-50163]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23569]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; DOL-Only Performance Accountability, 
Information, and Reporting System

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``DOL-Only 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. Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 29, 2017.

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=201710-1205-004 (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 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and 
Reporting System. The following programs will be required to report 
through this system: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (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 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

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Openings Report. This ICR has been classified as a revision, because 
specified data elements, sub-populations, barriers to employment, and 
reporting templates have changed as some reporting requirements or data 
element definitions have been revised in an attempt to better align 
definitions across DOL programs, in a larger effort to reduce overall 
reporting burden. WIOA section 416(d) authorizes this information 
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3141(d).
    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 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 1205-0521. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2019; 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 May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23604).
    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 1205-0521. 
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: DOL-Only Performance Accountability, 
Information, and Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0521.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,532,542.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 35,064,970.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8,938,029 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $6,791,395.

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

    Dated: October 25, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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