83_FR_13021 83 FR 12963 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission and Reporting Requirements

83 FR 12963 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission and Reporting Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 58 (March 26, 2018)

Page Range12963-12964
FR Document2018-05998

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission and Reporting Requirements'' 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) Plan 
Submission and Reporting Requirements

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 Flexibility (Workflex) Plan 
Submission and Reporting Requirements'' 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 April 25, 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=1205-0432 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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    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: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission and 
Reporting Requirements. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA), 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., and regulations 20 CFR 679.630 provide 
that the Secretary may grant Workflex waiver authority for up to five 
years pursuant to a Workflex plan submitted by a state. Workflex 
authorizes governors to approve local area requests to waive certain 
statutory and regulatory provisions of WIOA Title I programs. States 
may also request waivers from the Secretary of certain Wagner-Peyser 
Act requirements, as well as certain provisions of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (OAA) for state agencies on aging with respect to 
activities carried under OAA funding. One of the underlying principles 
for granting Workflex waivers is that the waivers will result in 
improved performance outcomes for persons served and that waiver 
authority will be granted in consideration of improved performance. 
This information collection has been classified as a revision, because 
it incorporates WIOA statutory and regulatory authorities; however, it 
should be noted that the WIOA information collections are substantively 
the same as those previously approved under the Workforce Investment 
Act. WIOA section 190 authorizes this information collection. See 29 
U.S.C. 3250.
    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 1205-0432. 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 
November 17, 2017 (82 FR 54414).
    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 1205-0432. 
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;

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     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 Flexibility (Workflex) Plan 
Submission and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0432.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 210 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05998 Filed 3-23-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2018 / Notices 12963 comments is March 30, 2018. Comments and Reporting Requirements’’ to the underlying principles for granting shall be limited to no more than ten (10) Office of Management and Budget Workflex waivers is that the waivers double-spaced and single-sided pages of (OMB) for review and approval for use will result in improved performance textual material. in accordance with the Paperwork outcomes for persons served and that Parties are advised to consult with the Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public waiver authority will be granted in Commission’s Rules of Practice and comments on the ICR are invited. consideration of improved performance. Procedure, part 201, subparts A through DATES: The OMB will consider all This information collection has been E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, written comments that agency receives classified as a revision, because it subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for on or before April 25, 2018. incorporates WIOA statutory and provisions of general applicability ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with regulatory authorities; however, it concerning written submissions to the applicable supporting documentation; should be noted that the WIOA Commission. All written submissions including a description of the likely information collections are must conform to the provisions of respondents, proposed frequency of substantively the same as those section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; response, and estimated total burden previously approved under the any submissions that contain BPI must may be obtained free of charge from the Workforce Investment Act. WIOA also conform to the requirements of RegInfo.gov website at http:// section 190 authorizes this information sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView collection. See 29 U.S.C. 3250. Commission’s rules. The Commission’s ICR?ref_nbr=1205-0432 or by contacting This information collection is subject Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– Commission’s website at http:// to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not cannot conduct or sponsor a collection edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the toll-free numbers) or sending an email Commission’s rules with respect to of information, and the public is to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. generally not required to respond to an electronic filing. Submit comments about this request Additional written submissions to the information collection, unless it is by mail to the Office of Information and approved by the OMB under the PRA Commission, including requests Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk pursuant to section 201.12 of the and displays a currently valid OMB Officer for DOL–ETA Office of Control Number. In addition, Commission’s rules, will not be Management and Budget, Room 10235, accepted unless good cause is shown for notwithstanding any other provisions of 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC law, no person shall generally be subject accepting such submissions or unless 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is the submission is pursuant to a specific to penalty for failing to comply with a not a toll-free number); or by email: collection of information that does not request by a Commissioner or OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commission staff. display a valid Control Number. See 5 Commenters are encouraged, but not CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL In accordance with sections 201.16(c) required, to send a courtesy copy of any and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, obtains OMB approval for this comments by mail or courier to the U.S. information collection under Control each document filed by a party to the Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of investigation must be served on all other Number 1205–0432. The DOL notes that the Chief Information Officer, Attn: existing information collection parties to the investigation (as identified Departmental Information Compliance by either the public or BPI service list), requirements submitted to the OMB Management Program, Room N1301, receive a month-to-month extension and a certificate of service must be 200 Constitution Avenue NW, timely filed. The Secretary will not while they undergo review. New Washington, DC 20210; or by email: requirements would only take effect accept a document for filing without a DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. certificate of service. upon OMB approval. For additional FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: substantive information about this ICR, By order of the Commission. Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– see the related notice published in the Issued: March 20, 2018. 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not Federal Register on November 17, 2017 Lisa R. Barton, toll-free numbers) or sending an email (82 FR 54414). Secretary to the Commission. to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to [FR Doc. 2018–05979 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR send comments to the OMB, Office of BILLING CODE 7020–02–P seeks approval under the PRA for Information and Regulatory Affairs at revisions to the Workforce Flexibility the address shown in the ADDRESSES (Workflex) Plan Submission and section within thirty (30) days of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Reporting Requirements. The Workforce publication of this notice in the Federal Innovation and Opportunity Act Register. In order to help ensure Office of the Secretary (WIOA), 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., and appropriate consideration, comments regulations 20 CFR 679.630 provide that should mention OMB Control Number Agency Information Collection the Secretary may grant Workflex Activities; Submission for OMB 1205–0432. The OMB is particularly waiver authority for up to five years interested in comments that: Review; Comment Request; Workforce pursuant to a Workflex plan submitted Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission by a state. Workflex authorizes • Evaluate whether the proposed and Reporting Requirements governors to approve local area requests collection of information is necessary to waive certain statutory and regulatory for the proper performance of the ACTION:Notice of availability; request functions of the agency, including provisions of WIOA Title I programs. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES for comments. whether the information will have States may also request waivers from the SUMMARY: The Department of Labor Secretary of certain Wagner-Peyser Act practical utility; (DOL) is submitting the Employment requirements, as well as certain • Evaluate the accuracy of the and Training Administration (ETA) provisions of the Older Americans Act agency’s estimate of the burden of the sponsored information collection of 1965 (OAA) for state agencies on proposed collection of information, request (ICR) revision titled, ‘‘Workforce aging with respect to activities carried including the validity of the Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission under OAA funding. 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12964 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2018 / Notices • Enhance the quality, utility, and including a description of the likely rules, and emergency procedures clarity of the information to be respondents, proposed frequency of concerning these spaces and collected; and response, and estimated total burden atmospheres with other employers • Minimize the burden of the may be obtained free of charge from the whose workers may enter these spaces collection of information on those who RegInfo.gov website at http:// and atmospheres (§ 1915.12(f)); (7) to are to respond, including through the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA ensure testing of a space having use of appropriate automated, ViewICR?ref_nbr=201711-1218-004 (this contained a combustible or flammable electronic, mechanical, or other link will only become active on the day liquid or gas or toxic, corrosive, or technological collection techniques or following publication of this notice) or irritating substance, or other dangerous other forms of information technology, by contacting Michel Smyth by atmosphere, boundary or pipeline e.g., permitting electronic submission of telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– before cleaning or other cold work is responses. 693–8064, (these are not toll-free started and, as necessary thereafter, Agency: DOL–ETA. numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ while the operation is ongoing Title of Collection: Workforce PUBLIC@dol.gov. (§ 1915.13(b)(2) and (4)); (8) to post Flexibility (Workflex) Plan Submission Submit comments about this request signs prohibiting ignition sources and Reporting Requirements. by mail to the Office of Information and within or near a space that contains OMB Control Number: 1205–0432. Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk bulk quantities of a flammable or Affected Public: State, Local, and Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of combustible liquid or gas Tribal Governments. Management and Budget, Room 10235, (§ 1915.13(b)(10)); (9) to ensure a Total Estimated Number of confined or enclosed space is tested 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC Respondents: 5. before a worker performs hot work in 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is Total Estimated Number of the work area (§ 1915.14(a)); (10) to post not a toll-free number); or by email: Responses: 25. warnings of testing conducted by a Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not competent person and certificates of 210 hours. required, to send a courtesy copy of any testing conducted by a Marine Chemist Total Estimated Annual Other Costs comments by mail or courier to the U.S. or Coast Guard authorized person in the Burden: $0. Department of Labor—OASAM, Office immediate vicinity of the hot-work Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). operation while the operation is in of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Michel Smyth, Departmental Information Compliance progress (§ 1915.14(a) and (b)); and (11) Departmental Clearance Officer. Management Program, Room N1301, to retain the certificate of testing on file 200 Constitution Avenue NW, for at least three months after [FR Doc. 2018–05998 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20210; or by email: completing the operation BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. (§ 1915.14(a)(2)). OSH Act sections 2(b), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 6, and 8 authorize this information DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b), 655, 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not and 657. Office of the Secretary This information collection is subject toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ to the PRA. A Federal agency generally PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Agency Information Collection cannot conduct or sponsor a collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR of information, and the public is Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; General seeks to extend PRA authority for the generally not required to respond to an Provisions and Confined and Enclosed General Provisions and Confined and information collection, unless it is Spaces and Other Dangerous Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous approved by the OMB under the PRA Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment and displays a currently valid OMB Standards Standards information collection Control Number. In addition, requirements codified in regulations 29 notwithstanding any other provisions of ACTION:Notice of availability; request CFR part 1915. Regulations law, no person shall generally be subject for comments. implementing the Occupational Safety to penalty for failing to comply with a and Health Act (OSH Act) require an collection of information that does not SUMMARY: The Department of Labor employer who is subject to the display a valid Control Number. See 5 (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Standards: (1) To ensure a competent CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Safety and Health Administration person conducts inspections and obtains OMB approval for this (OSHA) sponsored information atmospheric testing prior to a worker information collection under Control collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘General entering a confined or enclosed space Number 1218–0011. Provisions and Confined and Enclosed (§ 1915.12(a)–(c)); (2) to warn workers OMB authorization for an ICR cannot Spaces and Other Dangerous not to enter a hazardous space or other be for more than three (3) years without Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment dangerous atmosphere (§§ 1915.12 (a)– renewal, and the current approval for Standards,’’ to the Office of (c), 1915.16); (3) to train a worker who this collection is scheduled to expire on Management and Budget (OMB) for will be entering a confined or enclosed March 31, 2018. The DOL seeks to review and approval for continued use, space and certify such training has been extend PRA authorization for this without change, in accordance with the provided (§ 1915.12(d)); (4) to establish information collection for three (3) more Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and train shipyard rescue teams or sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES years, without any change to existing (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are arrange for outside rescue teams and requirements. The DOL notes that invited. provide them with information existing information collection DATES: The OMB will consider all (§ 1915.12(e)); (5) to ensure one person requirements submitted to the OMB written comments that agency receives on each rescue team maintains a current receive a month-to-month extension on or before April 25, 2018. first aid training certificate while they undergo review. For ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with (§ 1915.12(e)); (6) to exchange additional substantive information applicable supporting documentation; information regarding hazards, safety about this ICR, see the related notice VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Mar 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1


Document Created: 2018-03-24 01:00:05
Document Modified: 2018-03-24 01:00:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before April 25, 2018.
ContactMichel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 12963 
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