[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42066-42067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20960]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Submitted for Public Comment; Employment Services Reporting
System
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, DOL.
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 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 (ETA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed ten month extension of the
Employment Service Program Reporting System from the current end date
of August 31, 1999 to a new end date of June 30, 2000.
A copy of the previously approved information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before October 5, 1998.
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.
ADDRESSES: John R. Beverly, III, United States Employment Service, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N4470,
Washington, DC 20210, Tel. 202-219-5257, Fax 202-219-6643, E-mail
jbeverly@doleta.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Information on basic labor exchange services is necessary to assure
that the States are complying with legal requirements of the Wagner-
Peyser Act as amended by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).
Program data items are required from States reporting to the Department
of Labor as part of other information in order to determine if the
States are complying with the basic labor exchange requirements.
Information regarding employment and training services provided to
veterans by State public employment services agencies must be collected
by the Department of Labor to satisfy legislative requirements, as
follows: (a) to report annually to Congress on specific services (38
U.S.C. 2007(c) and 2012(c)); (b) to establish administrative controls
(38 U.S.C. 2007 (b)); and (c) for administrative purposes. These data
are reported on the VETS 200 A and B, the VETS 300, and Manager's
reports.
II. Current Action
The Department is requesting an extension of the Employment Service
Program Reporting System without changes to data elements, definitions,
reporting instructions and/or reporting requirements from the current
end date of August 31, 1999 to a new end date of June 30, 2000.
In response to the requirements of the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, the national call for government programs
to be more accountable and results oriented, the Department of Labor
(DOL), Employment and Training
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Administration (ETA), United States Employment Services (USES) has
taken the first step to establish performance measures for the public
labor exchange programs and labor exchange function for the Workforce
Development and One-Stop Career Center service delivery systems.
The United States Employment Service (USES) worked cooperatively
with States and other stakeholders to develop program specific
performance measures. Performance measures were proposed and comments
from stakeholders were requested in the Federal Register (63 FR 32564-
32578).
The proposed measures are a starting point for development of
comprehensive measures for the labor exchange function of the emerging
Workforce Development system. It is the Department's intent to use the
comments received to develop performance measures for implementation on
July 1, 2000.
The effort to finalize the performance measures, to identify the
data elements needed to produce the performance measures and to define
specific changes to the ETA reporting requirements will take several
months to accomplish the transition to a new reporting system. States
will also need time to make the necessary procedural, reporting, and
computer software changes that will be necessary. This may be
complicated by State efforts to respond to necessary computer program
changes for Year 2000 compliance.
In consideration of these issues, the Department is requesting an
extension of the Employment Service Program Reporting System without
changes from the current end date of August 31, 1999 to a new end date
of June 30, 2000.
This is a request for OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) to extend collection of the
Employment Service Program Reporting System data previously approved
and assigned OMB Control No. 1205-0240 and the data reporting for the
ETA 9002 A, B, C, including the data reporting for the VETS 200 A and
B, VETS 300, the manager's report on services to veterans and
recordkeeping.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Employment Service Program Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205-0240.
Total Respondents: 54 States and territories.
Estimated Burden Hours: 7213.
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Average
Total time per Burden
Reports Respondents Frequency responses response (hours)
(hours)
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USES Rpt......................... 54 Quarterly................ 216 2.75 594
VETS Rpt......................... 54 Quarterly................ 216 .25 54
USES Rec......................... 54 Quarterly................ 216 12.00 648
VETS 200A........................ 54 Quarterly................ 216 .85 184
VETS 200B........................ 54 Quarterly................ 216 .85 184
VETS 300......................... 54 Quarterly................ 216 1.00 216
Mgt. Rpt......................... 1600 Quarterly................ 6400 .83 5333
Totals....................... ........... ......................... 7534 ........... 7213
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
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: July 16, 1998.
John R. Beverly, III,
Director, United States Employment Service, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-20960 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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