[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13228]



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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 preclearance 
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 (PRA95) [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 (ETA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the 
reemployement services reporting request. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 
office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before July 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Gay Gilbert, Office of Workforce Security, U.S. Employment 
Service, 200 Constitution Ave. NW Room C4512, Washington, DC 20210, 
(202) 693-3046, (This is not a toll free number), FAX (202) 693-3229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In Program Year 2001 budget for Wagner-Peyser Act State Employment 
Service Agencies (SESA) were allocated funds for reemployment services 
to UI claimants. ETA is requesting authorization to require SESAs to 
submit an annual plan narrative and one progress report at the end of 
the year. The materials will assist ETA in reviewing the 
appropriateness of the selected activity for reemployment services and 
determining whether or not the purpose of the funds was achieved. 
Specific reporting is necessary to adequately tract this activity 
separately from regular operations and record keeping.

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 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 submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    This is a request for the OMB approval of an extension to an 
existing collection of information previously approved under the 
emergency processing for activities funded through reemployment 
services allotments. The activities funded under the reemployment 
services allotments will go beyond the OMB six month emergency 
processing approval. Therefore this request is being submitted to 
permit the data collection for the total period of the reemployment 
services allotment activities for the first year and any new allotments 
during the next three years.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Agency: Employment and Training.
    Title: Reemployment Services Plan and Report.
    OMB Number: 1205-ONEW.
    Affected Public: States.
    Total Respondents: 54.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Total Responses: 108.
    Average Time per Response: 56.

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                                     Number of    Responses  per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                  respondents        year          responses       response          hours
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Annual Plan.....................              54               1              54              40           2,160
Progress Report.................              54               1              54              16             864
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      Totals....................              54               2             108              56           3,024
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,024.
    Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): $108.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 14, 2001.
Gay Gilbert,
Division Chief of U.S. Employment Service/ALMIS.
[FR Doc. 01-13228 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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