[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28139]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (P.A.-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to 
ensure that 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed reinstatement of the ``Planning 
Guidance and Instructions for Submission of the Strategic Five-Year 
State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (Workforce Investment Act) and the Wagner-Peyser 
Act''. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can 
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee's 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before January 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Maria Kniesler, Division Chief, Office of One-Stop 
Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room S-4231, Washington, 
D.C. 20210. Telephone: 202-693-2920; fax: 202-693-3229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 112(a) of the Workforce Investment Act (Pub. L. 105-220, 
August 7, 1998) requires the Governor of the State to submit a 
strategic Five-year State Plan to the Secretary of Labor in order to be 
eligible to receive an allocation under section 127 or 132 or to 
receive financial assistance under the Wagner-Peyser Act. The Five-Year 
Plans have been submitted; therefore, this request is for the 
submission of modifications to the Plan. Situations in which 
modifications may be required by the Governor include (1) changes in 
Federal or State law or policy substantially change the assumptions 
upon which the plan is based; (2) there are changes in the State-wide 
vision, strategies, policies, performance indicators, the methodology 
used to determine local allocation of funds, reorganizations which 
change the working relationship with system employees, changes in 
organizational responsibilities, changes to the membership structure of 
the State Board or alternative entity and similar substantial changes 
to the States's workforce investment system; and (3) the State has 
failed to meet performance goals, and must adjust service strategies.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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 clarify 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220, August 7, 
1998), Section 112(a), requires the Governor of the State to submit a 
State Plan to the Secretary to be eligible to receive an allocation 
under Section 127 or 132 or to receive financial assistance under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act. The Plan outlines a Five-year strategy for the 
State-wide workforce investment system of the State that meets the 
requirements of sections 111 and 112 of the Act. This reinstatement is 
needed in order for State governments to submit modifications to the 
Five-Year Plan as needed. These modifications may be needed in order to 
keep the Plan a viable, living document over its Five-year life. The 
Act gives States the authority to modify WIA Plans based on 
unanticipated circumstances within the State. The Department expects 
that some States will modify their Plans if changes in economic 
conditions affect the Strategic Plan's viability. No State Plan 
modifications have been submitted.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement With Change.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of the 
Strategic Five-Year State Plan and Plan modifications for Title I of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
    OMB Number: 1205-0398.
    Total Respondents: 59.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Total Responses: One.
    Average Time per Response: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,475.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for the Office of Management 
and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will 
also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: October 27, 2000.
Raymond L. Bramucci,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-28139 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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