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of data by eligible providers of training 

services under title I Adult and 

Dislocated Worker programs (ETA– 

9171); and (5) the Annual Statewide 

Performance Report Narrative, an 

information collection requirement to be 

used for providing information on the 

status and progress of workforce 

development program performance. 

WIOA establishes six primary 

indicators of performance. Currently, 

the regulations contain definitions for 

five of the six performance indicators. 

However, in the final rule implementing 

WIOA, the Departments indicated that 

they would initially implement the 

sixth indicator of performance— 

effectiveness in serving employers—in 

the form of a pilot program to test the 

feasibility and rigor of the three 

proposed approaches. With the pilot 

completed, the Departments are 

engaging in this rulemaking that 

proposes to define the performance 

indicator for effectiveness in serving 

employers for the regulations 

implementing the jointly administered 

requirements governing WIOA’s six core 

programs. 

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 Joint WIOA ICR 1205–0526. 

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 with 

revision. 

Title of Collection: Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) Common Performance 

Reporting. 

Forms: WIOA Statewide Performance 

Report Template and WIOA Local 

Performance Report Template (ETA– 

9169); WIOA Joint Participant 

Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA– 

9170); and WIOA Eligible Training 

Provider (ETP) Performance Report 

Specifications and WIOA Eligible 

Training Provider (ETP) Performance 

Report Definitions (ETP–9171). 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0526. 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,114,129. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

38,216,054. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,863,057. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $310,900,457. 

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

Brent Parton, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21195 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Department of Labor-Only 

Performance Accountability 

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, DOL-only Performance 

Accountability, Information, and 

Reporting. 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 

November 27, 2023. 

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 

Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693– 

3534 (this is not a toll-free number), 

TTY 1–877–889–5627, or by email at 

grode.kellen.m@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, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room N–5641, 

Washington, DC 20210; by email: 

grode.kellen.m@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693– 

3534, (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email at grode.kellen.m@dol.gov. 

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 116 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3141) 

authorizes this information collection. 

The Department of Labor’s (DOL)’s 

Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) developed the 

(Program) Performance Report (ETA– 

9173) and the Pay-for-Performance 

Report (ETA–9174) to facilitate State 

performance reporting. In order to 

collect the participant level data that 

will be aggregated and displayed in the 


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(Program) Performance Report (ETA– 

9173) quarterly and the Pay-forPerformance Report (ETA–9174) annual 

reports, States will use a standardized 

individual record file for program 

participants, called the DOL Participant 

Individual Record Layout (PIRL, ETA– 

9172). The PIRL provides a standardized 

set of data elements, definitions, and 

reporting instructions that will be used 

to describe the characteristics, activities, 

and outcomes of WIOA and DOL 

partner program participants. States and 

grantees will be required to collect 

participant information that 

corresponds with the data elements and 

descriptions delineated within the PIRL. 

Once collected, this information will 

then be aggregated according to the 

conditions outlined in the specifications 

found within the Program Performance 

Report spreadsheet. This document 

details the common data elements and 

technical specifications necessary for 

calculation of reporting elements under 

all the DOL programs listed in the 

paragraph below. Once aggregated, the 

outcomes of the PIRL data will be 

submitted by the States and grantees to 

ETA and then displayed according to 

the framework within the (Program) 

Performance Report. Each program 

mentioned in this supporting statement 

will generate a program specific report 

that mirrors the construct of the 

(Program) Performance Report. DOL 

requires States and grantees to certify 

and submit the (Program) Performance 

Report to ETA on a quarterly basis. 

This ICR is the product of a joint 

effort among the DOL offices that 

administer the following programs: 

WIOA Adult, WIOA Dislocated Worker, 

WIOA Youth, National Dislocated 

Worker Grants, Dislocated Worker 

Projects authorized under WIOA sec. 

169(c), Wagner-Peyser Employment 

Service, National Farmworker Jobs 

Program, Job Corps, YouthBuild, Indian 

and Native American Program, as well 

as non-WIOA covered programs, 

including Trade Adjustment Assistance 

(TAA), REO, H–1B discretionary grants, 

Senior Community Service Employment 

Program (SCSEP), Apprenticeship 

grants, and the Jobs for Veterans’ State 

Grants Programs. While H–1B grants, 

TAA, SCSEP, Apprenticeship grants and 

the REO programs are not authorized 

under WIOA, these programs utilize the 

data element definitions and reporting 

templates in this ICR. 

The accuracy, reliability, and 

comparability of program reports 

submitted by States and grantees using 

Federal funds are fundamental elements 

of good public administration and are 

necessary tools for maintaining and 

demonstrating system integrity. The use 

of a standard set of data elements, 

definitions, and specifications at all 

levels of the workforce system helps 

states to coordinate funding and 

leverage resources available to create a 

more efficient and effective system to 

improve the quality of the performance 

information that is received by DOL. 

The set of primary indicators of 

performance represents the key results 

that ETA strives to achieve for their 

customers, and that ETA and Congress 

are interested in measuring. Using this 

set of primary indicators affords ETA 

the ability to describe, in a similar 

manner, the core purposes of the 

workforce system—through the program 

services received, how many people 

found jobs; what were their earnings; 

and what skill gains they achieved. 

They are an integral part of ETA’s 

performance accountability system, and 

through the Workforce Performance 

Accountability, Information, and 

Reporting System, ETA will continue to 

collect from States and grantees the data 

on program activities, participants, and 

outcomes that are necessary for program 

management and to convey full and 

accurate information on the 

performance of workforce programs to 

policymakers and stakeholders. 

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 DOL Only 1205–0521 

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: Revision. 

Title of Collection: DOL-Only 

Performance Accountability, 

Information, and Reporting System. 

Forms: DOL Participant Individual 

Record Layout (PIRL, ETA–9172); 

(Program). Performance Report (ETA– 

9173); Pay-for Performance Report 

(ETA–9174). 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0521. 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

17,583,750. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

41,064,037. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,459,627. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $355,854,278.39. 

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

Brent Parton, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training, Labor. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Wage and Hour Division 

Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts 

Covered by Executive Order 13658, 

Notice of Rate Change in Effect as of 

January 1, 2024 

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Wage and Hour Division 

(WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor 

(the Department) is issuing this notice to 


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