99-13816. Proposed Collection; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 29361-29363]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-13816]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Employment and Training Administration
    
    
    Proposed Collection; Comment Request
    
    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 preclearance 
    consultation program 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 program helps to 
    ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
    reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
    collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
    collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
    Currently, the employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
    comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the data 
    contained on the Welfare to Work Formula (ETA 9068) and Competitive 
    (ETA 9068-1) Cumulative Quarterly Status Reports.
        A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
    obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressees 
    section of this notice.
    
    DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
    
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    addressees section below on or before August 2, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Edward Donahue, Acting Chief, Division of Financial Grants 
    Management Policy and Review, Office of Grants and Contract Management, 
    Unietd States Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
    Administration, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Rm. N-4720, Washington, D.C. 
    20210, (202-219-5731 x126--not a toll free number) and, Internet 
    address: [email protected] and/or FAX: (202-501-4811).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
        The Welfare to Work program is a new program designed to assist 
    States in providing transitional employment assistance to move hard-to-
    employ recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with 
    significant job placement and job retention barriers, into unsubsidized 
    jobs. The quarterly financial status reports are due to the Employment 
    and Training Administration in order to evaluate the program, for 
    program planning and management, to measure regulatory compliance, and 
    for audit purposes. The required data will be transmitted from the 
    grantees to ETA via the Internet, quarterly throughout the life of the 
    grant. The data will be cumulative from the inception of the grant and 
    a separate format will be required for each fiscal year of funds 
    received by the grantee. Passwords and Personal Identification Numbers 
    have been assigned to all grantees to enable access to the reporting 
    formats and provide a mechanism for data certification.
    
    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 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 submissions of responses.
    
    III. Current Actions
    
        The existing collection of information must be continued so that 
    DOL can effectively manage and evaluate the WtW program. It is also 
    essential that DOL has available the required data to measure program 
    performance against the OMB approved performance bonus criteria. The 
    Balanced Budget Act of 1997 stipulates that bonuses are to be awarded 
    in FY 2000 based on the performance of each State that is a WtW State 
    in 1998 and 1999.
        Type of Review: Extension.
        Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
        Title: Welfare to Work Formula (ETA 9068) and Competitive (ETA 
    9068-1) Cumulative Quarterly Status Reports.
        OMB Number: 1205-0385.
        Agency Numbers: ETA 9068 and ETA 9068-1.
        Frequency: Quarterly.
        Affected Public: (1) WtW Formula Grants: States, local governments, 
    and Private Industry Councils; and (2) WtW Competitive Grants: Eligible 
    applicants from business and/or other for profit and non-profit 
    institutions.
        Reporting Burden: See the following Reporting Burden Tables for WtW 
    Formula and Bonus Grants (ETA 9068) and WtW Comptetitive Grants (ETA 
    9068-1).
    
        DOL-ETA Reporting Burden for WtW Formula and Tribal Grants (Including Bonus) Participant Data Collection
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                                                                                          FY 2000
                      Requirements                        FY 1998         FY 1999         (bonus)         FY 2001
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    Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........               1               1               1               1
    Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year.....               2               4               4               4
    Number of Hours Required for Reporting Hours Per               1               1               1               1
     Quarter Per Report.............................
    Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting                   2               4               4               4
     Hours Per Entity Per Year......................
    Number of Entities Reporting....................              55              55              55              55
    Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting                 110             220             220             220
     Burden Per Year................................
    Total Burden Cost @ $23.45 per hour.............          $2,580          $5,159          $5,159          $5,159
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        Note: This reporting Burden Estimate is exclusive of the 
    Reporting Burden estimate contained in 45 CFR Part 276. This 
    Reporting Burden includes estimated time and dollars to report 
    eligibility, targeting, and follow-up disaggregate participant data.
    
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                              Requirements                                FY 1998         FY 1999         FY 2000
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    Number of Reports Per Entity Per Quarter........................               1               1               1
    Total Number of Reports Per Entity Per Year.....................               2               4               4
    Number of Hours Required for Reporting Per Quarter Per Report...             1.5             1.5             1.5
    Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Hours Per Entity                  3               6               6
     Per Year.......................................................
    Estimated Number of Entities Reporting..........................              76              76              50
    Total Number of Hours Required for Reporting Burden Per Year....             228             456             300
    Total Burden Cost @ $23.45 per hour.............................          $5,347         $10,693          $7,035
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        Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
    summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
    Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also 
    become a matter of public record.
    
        Dated: May 25, 1999.
    Dennis Lieberman,
    Director, Office of Welfare to Work.
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Document Information

Published:
06/01/1999
Department:
Employment and Training Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
99-13816
Dates:
Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Pages:
29361-29363 (3 pages)
PDF File:
99-13816.pdf