[Federal Register: November 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 216)]
[Notices]
[Page 64977-64978]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Program Year (PY) 2005 Workforce
Information Core Products and Services Grants Planning Guidance
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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
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of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. PRA95 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 10, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Anthony Dais, Chief, Division of USES/
ALMIS, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. S-4231, Washington, DC
20210, 202-693-2784 (this is not a toll-free number) or
dais.anthony@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Olaf Bjorklund, Division of USES/
ALMIS, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. S-4231, Washington, DC
20210, 202-693-2870 (this is not a toll-free number) or
bjorklund.olaf@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a
planning guidance for PY 2004 Workforce Information Core Products and
Services grants to states in Training and Employment Guidance Letter
(TEGL) 1-04, on July 2, 2004. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has reviewed and granted a temporary approval of the Information
Collection Request for TEGL 1-04 (OMB Control Number 1205-0417). The
approval expires February 28, 2005. ETA is requesting that the
information collection requirements specified in TEGL 1-04 be continued
as a regular OMB approval for three years. This Federal Register notice
is requesting public comments and recommendations regarding the
continuance of the information collection.
The collection from each grantee includes:
(a) Submission of an annual plan narrative signed by both the
Administrator of the State Workforce Agency (SWA) and the Chair of the
State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), or by the Governor if the SWA
and SWIB cannot agree on grant deliverables.
(b) A documented assessment of customer satisfaction with the
information products and services provided with the grant funds.
(c) Submission of an annual performance report signed by both the
administrator of the SWA and chair of the SWIB, or by the Governor.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Comments should:
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.
A copy of the proposed collection can be obtained by contacting the
office listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Continuing.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: PY 2004 Workforce Information Core Products and Services
grants.
OMB Number: 1205-0417.
Affected Public: States.
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 OMB approval of the
information collection request; they will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: November 3, 2004.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment.
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