Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57124-57125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27651]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 18, 1999.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Ira Mills ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-
Ira@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to Officer of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 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 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: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Welfare to Work (WtW) Formula/cumulative Quarterly Status 
Reports.
    OMB: Number: 1205-0385.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal.

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                         DOL, ETA Reporting Burden for WtW Competitive Grants (ETA 9068)
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                          Requirements                             1st year    2nd year    3rd year    4th year
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........................           1           1           2           2
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year.....................           3           4           8           8
Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Per Quarter Per          40          80         120          80
 Report (in minutes)............................................
Total Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Hours Per           2           5           8           5
 Entity Per Year................................................
Number of Entities Reporting....................................          55          55          55          55
Total Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Burden            110         293         440         293
 Per Year.......................................................
Total Burden Cost @$10.50 per hour..............................   $1,155.00   $3,080.00   $4,620.00   $3,080.00
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Note: Formula Grants will only be issued in years 1 and 2: Grantees may be eligible for a Bonus grant in year 3.
All grant funds will be tracked in the same automated format.
In year 1, formula grants will not be allotted until the 2nd qtr.


                        DOL, ETA Reporting Burden for WtW Competitive Grants (ETA 9068-1)
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                          Requirements                             1st year    2nd year    3rd year    4th year
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Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........................           1           1           2           2
Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year.....................           3           4           4           4
Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Per Quarter Per          40          80         120          80
 Report (in minutes)............................................
Total Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Hours Per           2           5           8           5
 Entity Per Year................................................
Number of Entities Reporting....................................         200         200         200         200
Total Number of Hours Required for Recording/Reporting Burden            400       1,067       1,600       1,067
 Per Year.......................................................
Total Burden Cost @$10.50 per hour..............................   $4,200.00  $11,200.00  $16,800.00  $11,200.00
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Note: Competitive Grants to be awarded in years 1 and 2. Estimate 200 grants will be awarded to eligible
  applicants.
All grant funds will be tracked in the same automated format.
In year 1, competitive grants will not be let until the 2nd quarter.

    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information will provide a means for the Secretary 
of Labor to manage and evaluate the WtW program as well as develop a 
formula for measuring State performance to be utilized in determining 
and awarding bonuses to States. These performances are authorized under 
the Act in Section 403(a)(5)(E).
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-27651 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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