FR Doc E9-8190
[Federal Register: April 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 68)]
[Notices]
[Page 16428]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
April 2, 2009.
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of
the following public information collection request (ICR) 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 this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number)/ e-mail: DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Department of Labor--ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these
are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
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 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 submission of responses.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Type of Review: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control
Number).
Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development (WIRED) Initiative Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
Agency Form Numbers: N/A.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments and Private
Sector (Businesses or other For-Profits, Not for Profit Institutions).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,993.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,416.
Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes burden hour costs): $0.
Description: This inquiry covers qualitative information to be
obtained through a survey of key partners and stakeholders in Workforce
Innovation in Regional Economic Development's (WIRED) regional
transformation efforts. The data collection will gather information
about the nature of regional leaders and their organizations' roles and
relationships in the evolving collaborative partnerships. It will also
provide information about their efforts to achieve regional
transformation of workforce development, economic development and
related education systems during the period of the Initiative.
The second administration of the data collection, approximately six
months after Federal funding ends for WIRED, will be to assess
sustainability efforts to work collaboratively to achieve regional
transformation, and to reveal whether these substantial investments
successfully inspired continued efforts to promote integration of
regional systems to further talent development. For additional
information, see related notice published at Volume 73 FR 59672 on
October 9, 2008.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-8190 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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