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in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before March 9, 2016. 

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 of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201508-1205-010 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ETA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Short-Time 

Compensation (STC) Grants information 

collection. Middle Class Tax Relief and 

Job Creation Act of 2012, Subtitle D, 

Short-Time Compensation Program, also 

known as the Layoff Prevention Act of 

2012, concerns States that currently 

participate in, or wish to initiate a layoff 

aversion program known as STC or 

work-sharing. The law requires 

applications, administrative processes, 

monitoring, and reporting of data 

between State Workforce Agencies 

(SWAs) and the ETA. The ETA has 

principal oversight responsibility for the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) program 

that SWAs operate. The ETA has 

developed a data collection for the 

proper oversight of State STC programs 

to ensure compliance with the UI 

system funding and administration 

under the Layoff Prevention Act. This 

information collection has been 

classified as a revision, because 

information collected related to the 

temporary financing of STC payments 

by the Federal Government, applying for 

an STC grant(s), and applying to operate 

a temporary Federal STC program (for 

states without STC programs in state 

law) were removed. The information 

collection is no longer necessary for the 

ETA to carry out its authority. 

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 the 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. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1205–0499. This information 

collection is scheduled to expire on 

February 29, 2016; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 26, 2015. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1205–0499. The OMB 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. 

Title of Collection: Short-Time 

Compensation Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0499. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 17. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 68. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

68 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02423 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; SelfEmployment Training Demonstration 

Evaluation 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA) 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) revision titled, ‘‘SelfEmployment Training Demonstration 

Evaluation,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before March 9, 2016. 

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 of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/


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6544 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 25 / Monday, February 8, 2016 / Notices 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201512-1205-005 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–ETA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Self-Employment 

Training (SET) Demonstration 

Evaluation. More specifically, clearance 

is being requested for an extension to 

continue administering a follow-up 

survey. This ICR proposes no changes to 

the data collection instrument. This 

information collection has been 

classified as a revision, because other 

information collections that are 

currently approved are no longer 

needed and will be discontinued. 

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 the 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. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1205–0505. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. New 

requirements would only take effect 

upon OMB approval. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on October 16, 2015 

(80 FR 62572). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1205–0505. The OMB 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. 

Title of Collection: Self-Employment 

Training Demonstration Evaluation. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0505. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,080. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 1,080. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

360 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02428 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FT–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Establish an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for no longer than three years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 8, 2016 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR

COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H. 

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292– 

7556; or send email to splimpto@

nsf.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, which is accessible 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 

(including federal holidays). You also 

may obtain a copy of the data collection 

instrument and instructions from Ms. 

Plimpton. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Awardee Reporting 

Requirements for the Experimental 

Program to Stimulate Competitive 

Research (EPSCoR) Research 

Infrastructure Improvement Programs. 

OMB Number: 3145—NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Not 

applicable. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to establish an information 

collection. 

Abstract 

Proposed Project 

The mission of the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is to promote the 

progress of science; to advance the 

national health, welfare, and prosperity; 

and to secure the national defense, 

while avoiding the undue concentration 

of research and education. In 1977, in 

response to congressional concern that 

NSF funding was overly concentrated 

geographically, a National Science 


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