[Federal Register: September 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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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 (PRA 95) (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 collection of financial data for the
Indian and Native American Programs Grantee Activities on a modified
Standard Form 269 Financial Status Report (ETA 9080). 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
addressees section below on or before November 20, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Isabel Danley, Division of Financial Grants Management
Policy and Review, Office of Grants and Contract Management, United
States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Rm. N-4720, Washington, DC 20210, (202-219-5731
x115--not a foll free number) and, Internet address: IDanley@DOLETA.GOV
and/or FAX: (202-208-1551).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Pursuant to Public Law 105-220, dated August 7, 1998 and 20 CFR
652, et al., Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Final Rules dated August
11, 2000, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training
Administration has revised the financial reporting instruction for the
Indian and Native American (INA) Programs Grantee Activities. The WIA
regulations at part 668, subpart A, establish that the general
administrative requirements found in 20 CFR part 667 apply to the INA
program. The proposed reporting format and corresponding instructions
have been developed in accordance with the Reporting Requirements
contained in 20 CFR 667.300, including the provision for cumulative
accrual reporting by fiscal year of appropriation. The data elements
contained on the prototype format will be incorporated into software
which will be provided electronically to the INA grantees to enable
direct Internet reporting.
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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 proposed collection of information must be approved so that the
Department can effectively manage and evaluate the WIA Indian and
Native American Programs authorized under Title I of the Act in
compliance with the requirements set forth in Public Law 105-220 and 20
CFR part 652 et al., Workforce Investment Act; Final Rules, dates
August 11, 2000.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Employment and Training
Administration, Financial Reporting Requirements for Indian and Native
American Programs Grantee Activities.
OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
Agency Numbers: ETA 9080.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: Federally-recognized Indian tribes, bands, and
groups; Alaska Native entities; Hawaiian Native entities; private non-
profit Indian-controlled organizations; State Indian Commissions or
Councils (Native American Controlled); consortia of any and/or all of
the above.
Reporting Burden: See the following Reporting Burden Table for INA
grantees to report requested WIA financial date electronically on
format ETA 9080.
DOL--ETA Reporting Burden for WIA Title I--INA Grantees
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Requirements PY 1999 PY 2000 PY 2001 PY 2002
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Number of Reports Per Entity 3 3 3 3
Per Quarter................
Total Number of Reports Per 12 12 12 12
Entity Per Year............
Number of Hours Required Per 1 1 1 1
Report.....................
Total Number of Hours 12 12 12 12
Required for Reporting Per
Entity Per Year............
Number of Entities Reporting 150 150 150 150
Total Number of Hours 1800 1800 1800 1800
Required for Reporting
Burden Per Year............
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Total Burden Cost @ $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000
$25.00 per hour *......
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* $25.00 per hour is based on a GS 12 Step 1 salary.
Note: Number of reports required per entity per quarter/per year
is impacted by the 3 year life of each year of appropriated funds,
i.e., PY 1997 and 1998 funds are available for expenditure in PY
1999, thus 3 reports reflect 3 available funding years.
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: September 14, 2000.
Bryant T. Keilty,
Director, Office of Financial and Administrative Management.
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