[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48670-48671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24526]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

September 11, 1997.
    The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below) 
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review 
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by 
September 22, 1997. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of

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Labor Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley ((202) 219-
5096 x143).
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for Employment and Training, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503 ((202) 395-7316).
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, technical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Annual 
State Plans for FY'98 Welfare-to-Work Formula Grants.

    OMB Number: 1205-0new.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State and local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 168.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, signed by the 
President on August 5, 1997, authorized the Department of Labor to 
provide Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants to States and local communities to 
provide transitional employment assistance to move Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families (TANF) recipients with significant employment 
barriers into unsubsidized jobs providing long-term employment 
opportunities. WtW funds will be provided through formula grants to the 
States, grants to Indian tribes and competitive grants to public and 
private entities. In order to receive formula grant funds, the statute 
provides that the State must submit a plan for the administration of 
the WtW grant. This Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission 
of Annual State Plans addresses the information required for States 
which will enable them to qualify for the formula grant funds in Fiscal 
Year 1998. Separate guidance will be issued for both the grants to the 
Indian tribes and the competitive grants.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-24526 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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