[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55421-55422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28240]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

October 20, 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 
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506]. OMB approval has been requested by October 
27, 1997. A copy of the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor Departmental 
Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley, at (202) 219-5095 ext. 143.
    Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be 
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: 
OMB Desk Officer for the Employment and Training Administration, 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, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Indian and Native American Welfare-to-Work Programs.
    Frequency: Semi-annual (report submission).
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 130 (estimated).
    Total Responses: 520.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,800.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $3,000,000.00 per year 
(program administrative costs).
    Description: This ICR is associated with the issuance of program 
regulations to implement the Indian and Native American Welfare-to-Work 
(INA W2W) program. The ICR associated with these regulations concerns 
the submission of program and financial reports by Federally-recognized 
tribes and Alaska Native entities (or consortia thereof) awarded grants 
under the INA

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W2W program. These reports will document employment activity conducted 
by INA W2W grantees who provide employment services to adult recipients 
of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
program, established by Pub. L. 104-193 (the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, commonly called the 
``Welfare Reform Act''). Information submitted on these reports will be 
utilized by the Department to evaluate the success of individual INA 
W2W programs and to provide data for reports to Congress and the White 
House on the success of the overall INA W2W program. These regulations 
are being published in Interim Final form to comply with the 
requirements of section 412(a)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act, 
as amended by section 5001(c) of Pub. L. 105-33 (the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997). This emergency clearance is necessary to enable the 
Department to implement the INA W2W program as close to the 
legislatively-mandated beginning date of October 1, 1997 (Fiscal year 
1998) as possible. Also, quick implementation of the INA W2W program is 
desirable because many TANF recipients are reaching the exhaustion of 
their benefits, due to the time limits for receiving those benefits 
imposed by Pub. L. 104-193 (the ``Welfare Reform Act'').
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-28240 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]
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