83 FR 1044 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Common Performance Reporting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 6 (January 9, 2018)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Common Performance Reporting,'' 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 83, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00174]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting

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, ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting,'' 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 February 8, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201709-1205-001 (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

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revisions to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common 
Performance Reporting information collection. The WIOA requires states 
to report on performance in core programs such as the Wagner-Peyser Act 
programs, the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, Adult 
Education and Family Literacy Act programs, and the Vocational 
Rehabilitation Act programs. This collection contains the data to be 
collected for the measure states are to use to report on performance. 
This information collection has been classified as a revision, because 
of changes to the WIOA Eligible Training Provider Performance Report 
(EPT) (Definitions-Only) (Form ETA-9171), WIOA Annual Statewide 
Performance Report (Form ETA-9169), and WIOA Joint PIRL (Form ETA-
9170). Additionally, in this ICR, data elements related to training 
program information to the ETP Performance Report have been added. This 
additional information is necessary to facilitate the provision of more 
useful information to assist participants in choosing employment and 
training activities, and in choosing ETPs. Other changes include 
clarifying specifications and data elements as well as aligning the 
forms with published guidance and policy. WIOA section 116 authorizes 
this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3141.
    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 1205-0526. 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 January 19, 2017 (82 FR 6651).
    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 1205-0526. 
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: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Common Performance Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0526.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and 
Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,113,711.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 38,216,056.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9,863,065 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $30,957,760.

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

    Dated: January 3, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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