Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2021 / Notices 1527 

Act on November 19, 2020 (85 FR 

73750). 

Suzanne Morris, 

Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, 

Antitrust Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Workforce Flexibility (Workflex) 

Plan Submission and Reporting 

Requirements.’’ This comment request 

is part of continuing Departmental 

efforts to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by March 9, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden, 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Heather Fleck by telephone at 202–693– 

2956 (this is not a toll-free number), 

TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is not a tollfree number), or by email at 

fleck.heather@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Division of Adult 

Services and Governance, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room S4209, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: fleck.heather@

dol.gov; or by fax 202–693–3015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Heather Fleck by telephone at 

202–693–2956 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at fleck.heather@

dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for final 

approval. This program helps to ensure 

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 can be properly assessed. 

Section 190 of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) (Public Law 113–128, July 22, 

2014) permits states to apply for 

Workflex waiver authority. The Act and 

20 CFR 679.630 provide that the 

Secretary may grant Workflex waiver 

authority for up to five years pursuant 

to a Workflex plan submitted by a state. 

Under Workflex, governors are granted 

the authority to approve requests 

submitted by their local areas to waive 

certain statutory and regulatory 

provisions of WIOA Title I programs. 

States may request waivers from the 

Secretary of certain requirements of the 

Wagner-Peyser Act (Sections 8–10) as 

well as certain provisions of the Older 

American Act of 1965 (OAA) (42 U.S.C. 

305d(b)) for state agencies on aging with 

respect to activities carried out using 

funds allotted under OAA section 

506(b). One of the underlying principles 

for granting Workflex waivers is that the 

waivers will result in improved 

performance outcomes for persons 

served and that the waiver authority 

will be granted in consideration of 

improved performance. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by OMB under the PRA and 

displays a currently valid OMB Control 

Number. In addition, notwithstanding 

any other provisions of law, no person 

shall generally be subject to penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of 

information that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Number:1205–0432. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• 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: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

changes. 

Title of Collection: Workflex Plan 

Submission and Reporting 

Requirements. 

Form: Workforce Flexibility 

(Workflex) Plan Collection Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0432. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency: 5 state plans annually; 20 

quarterly reports. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

25. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 23 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 235 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

John Pallasch, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training. 

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