[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 51145-51146] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-24524] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Disability Employment Grant Program: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Agency
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation process to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This process helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burdens are minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning the reporting requirements for the Disability Initiatives Employment Grant Program for the FY 2000 funding period. The reports submitted for comment include the quarterly Activity and Placement Report (APR) and annual Participant Characteristics Report (PCR).
Dates
Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSEE section below on or before November 23, 1999, 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSEE: Alexandra K. Kielty, Chief, Disability Employment and Initiatives Unit, Room N-4641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 219-5500 ext 125 (VOICE) or (202) 219-6338 (FAX) (these are not toll-free numbers) or Email: akielty@doleta.gov
Supplementary Information
I. Background
The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor is considering implementing reporting requirements for the Disability Employment Grant Program for the fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Reporting impacts 15 grants for the last two years of a three year grant cycle which began July 1, 1998. The grants are awarded for one year plus two option years. These reports will also be used for similar disability related grants administered by ETA.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which: • 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 burden estimate for 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The proposed Information Collection Request establishes reporting requirements for this discretionary grant program which is funded under Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III and IV appropriations. The Activity and Placement Report (APR) includes information of the number of participants being served, activities and services provided, and planned outcomes. The Participant Characteristics Report (PCR) covers information on age, race, educational level and types of disability. Paperwork burden are included in the following paperwork burden estimates. For ease of analysis, the burden estimate is presented separately for each report. In addition to these reports, grantees are required to provide a quarterly Financial Status Report (FSR), SF 269 which is approved under OMB Clearance #0348-0039. Type of Review: Initial OMB Approval. Agency: Employment and Training Administration. Title: Disability Initiatives Employment Grant Program. OMB Number: None. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 17.248. Frequency: Quarterly for Activity and Placement Report (APR) Annually for participant Characteristic Report (PCR). Affected Public: National organizations that engage in employment and training services for people with disabilities to obtain competitive employment under grants awarded by the Department of Labor. Number of Respondents: 15. Total Responses: 75; 15 respondents x 4 Quarterly Reports=60 + (15 respondents x 1 annual report) = 75 Annual Responses. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 100 Hours; 20 Hours x 4 APRs+(20hrs.PCR) = 100hrs.per respondent. Total Burden Hours: 1,050 hr. (Note: Estimate is based on having 20 respondents). Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,890.00. Description: This OMB Approval application concerns the submission of the Activity and Placement Report (APR) and the Participant Characteristic Report (PCR) to the disAbility Employment Initiative Grant Programs which gives partial funds to National organizations that engaged in
employment training and services for people with disabilities to obtain competitive employment. The Activity and Placement Report (APR) gives the number of participants being served, activities and services provided, and placement outcomes. The Participant Characteristics Report (PCR) gives participant information in age, race, type of disAbility, etc. These funds are taken from the Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III and IV. Under Title III of JTPA there is a requirement to have grantees complete quarterly an Activity Placement Report (APR) [29 U.S.C. 1732(2)(c)(III)] and a Standard Form 269 (SF-269). A Participant Characteristic Report (PCR) is submitted annually to provide an overview of participants that were served during the program year [29 U.S.C. 1732(2)(c)(III)]. Respondents submit a narrative as part of the quarterly report package. The narrative states activities of the participants in the organization during the previous three months.
Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of September, 1999. Anna W. Goddard, Director, Office of Special Targeted Programs. [FR Doc. 99-24524 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M