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summary. Acceptable data is stored as 

part of the Next Generation 

Identification (NGI) system of the FBI. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 

approximately 114,000 agencies will 

complete each form within fifteen 

minutes. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 

28,500 total annual burden hours 

associated with this collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Jerri Murray, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Comment Request for Information 

Collection for the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) Management 

Information and Reporting System 

(OMB Control No. 1205–0420), 

Extension With Minor Revisions 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the 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 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 

helps 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, ETA is soliciting comments 

concerning the revisions to the WIA 

Management Information and Reporting 

System data collection supporting 

statement to update the burden estimate 

to account for annual changes in hourly 

rates for respondents and remove any 

outdated language referencing updates 

made to the WIA reporting system prior 

to its 2013 renewal. No other revisions 

were made to the package. 

On July 22, 2015, the Department 

issued an information collection request 

(ICR) for implementing WIOA 

performance requirements in 

accordance with section 116. Section 

136 of WIA will remain in place until 

the performance requirements under 

WIOA have been fully implemented. 

Because we are using WIA performance 

measures, we are referring to the reports 

collected under this collection as ‘‘WIA 

Reports.’’ Generally, WIOA took effect 

on July 1, 2015 (See WIOA sec. 506(a.)). 

Sec. 116 of WIOA, which outlines the 

performance accountability 

requirements, including the indicators 

of performance, does not take effect 

until July 1, 2016 (See WIOA sec. 

506(b)(1)). Under the Department’s 

transition authority, in order to provide 

for an orderly transition from WIA to 

WIOA, we will require the states to use 

the WIA performance metrics in WIA 

sec. 136 to report on WIOA participants 

for one program year. This means that 

WIOA participants who became WIOA 

participants after July 1, 2015, are being 

measured according to the WIA section 

136 performance measures. Once the 

Department has fully implemented 

WIOA’s performance system, and all 

reporting requirements under WIA are 

met, the WIA reporting system will be 

discontinued. ETA seeks extension and 

approval of WIA reporting requirements 

during this transition period. Provisions 

will cover both individuals who were 

participants under WIA and new 

participants who enter the workforce 

system prior to full implementation of 

WIOA. For convenience we have 

included references to both the WIA 

statute and their corresponding updated 

sections within WIOA. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

April 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Karen Staha, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Room N– 

5641, Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202–693–2917 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–2766. 

Email: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. A copy of 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) can be obtained by 

contacting the office listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Luke Murren at 202–693–3733 or 

murren.luke@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The accuracy, reliability, and 

comparability of program reports 

submitted by States using Federal funds 

are fundamental elements of good 

public administration, and are necessary 

tools for maintaining and demonstrating 

system integrity. The use of a standard 

set of data elements, definitions, and 

specifications at all levels of the 

workforce system helps improve the 

quality of performance information that 

is received by the Department of Labor. 

The common performance measures are 

an integral part of ETA’s performance 

accountability system, and ETA will 

continue to collect from grantees the 

data on program activities, participants, 

and outcomes that are necessary for 

program management and to convey full 

and accurate information on the 

performance of workforce programs to 

policymakers and stakeholders. 

This WIA reporting structure includes 

quarterly (ETA 9090) and annual (ETA 

9091) reports as well as a standardized 

individual record file for program 

participants, called the Workforce 

Investment Act Standardized Record 

Data (WIASRD). The WIASRD is 

submitted by the States to ETA and 

includes participant level information 

on customer demographics, type of 

services received, and statutorily 

defined measures of outcomes. This 

reporting structure will remain in place 

until the Department of Labor 

transitions to performance reporting 

under section 116 of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA). 

High quality program performance 

requires the submission of timely, 

accurate, and high quality data on the 

characteristics, services received, and 

outcomes of program participants. 

Together, the 9091, 9090, and WIASRD 

comprise the data collected on WIA 

participants. As such, these data are 

necessary for tracking and reporting to 

stakeholders, information on the usage, 

services provided, and performance of 

these programs. These data are used to 

monitor the core purpose of the 

programs—mainly, tracking how many 

people found jobs; did people stay 

employed; and what were their 

earnings. 

This information collection has been 

classified as a revision with only minor 

edits made to the supporting statement 

to account for adjustment in burden 

estimates based on annual changes in 

hourly rates for respondents and to 

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1Although WIOA took effect July 1, 2015, under 

section 506(b)(1), reporting under section 136 of 

WIA continues until July 1, 2016. Under the 

Department’s transition authority, in order to 

provide for an orderly transition from WIA to 

WIOA, we will require the states to use the WIA 

performance metrics in WIA sec. 136 to report on 

WIOA participants. This means that WIOA 

participants who became WIOA participants after 

July 1, 2015 are being measured according to the 

WIA section 136 performance measures. Because 

we are using WIA performance measures, we are 

referring to the reports collected under this 

collection as ‘‘WIA Reports.’’ Once the Department 

has fully implemented WIOA’s performance system 

and all WIA reporting requirements have been 

completed, these WIA Reports will be discontinued. 

remove all outdated language 

referencing updates made to the WIA 

reporting system prior to its 2013 

renewal. The remainder of the 

collection remains unchanged. 

Information is collected under the 

authority of WIA sections 136 1 and 

WIA/WIOA sections 169 (172 under 

WIA), 185, and 189. Section 136 

specifically addresses performance and 

accountability for the WIA Adult, 

Dislocated Worker (DW), and Youth 

programs. Sections 169, 185, and 189 

provide broad authority to the Secretary 

of Labor to address performance and 

accountability issues for all programs 

authorized under title I. 

WIA section 136 establishes a 

comprehensive performance 

accountability system, comprised of the 

activities described in this section, to 

assess the effectiveness of States and 

local areas in achieving continuous 

improvement of workforce investment 

activities funded under this subtitle, in 

order to optimize the return on 

investment of Federal funds in 

statewide and local workforce 

investment activities (WIA section 

136(a)). 

Further, WIA section 136(d) outlines 

the minimum requirements for the WIA 

annual reports that States must submit 

to DOL. The annual reports must reflect: 

• The progress of the State in 

achieving State performance measures, 

including information on the levels of 

performance achieved by the State with 

respect to the core indicators of 

performance and the customer 

satisfaction indicator; 

• The progress of local areas in the 

State in achieving local performance 

measures, including information on the 

levels of performance achieved by the 

areas with respect to the core indicators 

of performance and the customer 

satisfaction indicator; 

• Information on the entry by 

participants who have completed 

training services provided under WIA 

section 134(d)(4) (superseded by WIOA 

section134(c)(3)) into unsubsidized 

employment related to the training 

received; 

• Data on the wages at entry into 

employment for participants in 

workforce investment activities who 

entered unsubsidized employment, 

including the rate of wage replacement 

for such participants who are dislocated 

workers; 

• Information on the retention and 

earnings received in unsubsidized 

employment 12 months after entry into 

employment; 

• A description of performance with 

respect to the indicators of performance 

specified in WIA section 136(b)(2)(A) 

(core indicators of performance) of 

participants in workforce investment 

activities who received the training 

services compared with the performance 

of participants in workforce investment 

activities who received only services 

other than the training services 

(excluding participants who received 

only self-service and informational 

activities); and 

• A summary of performance with 

respect to the indicators of performance 

specified in WIA section 136(b)(2)(A) 

(core indicators of performance) of 

recipients of public assistance, out-ofschool youth, veterans, individuals with 

disabilities, displaced homemakers, and 

older individuals. 

WIOA section 169 (WIA section 172) 

directs the Secretary to provide for the 

continuing evaluation of programs and 

activities authorized under WIA/WIOA 

title I, including demonstration grants. 

WIOA section 169(a) (WIA section 

172(a)) specifies that the evaluations 

must address: 

• General effectiveness of such 

programs and activities in relation to 

their cost, including the extent to which 

the programs and activities improve the 

employment competencies of 

participants in comparison to 

comparably-situated individuals who 

did not participate in such programs 

and activities and, to the extent feasible, 

increase the level of total employment 

over the level that would have existed 

in the absence of such programs and 

activities; 

• Effectiveness of the performance 

measures relating to such programs and 

activities; 

• Effectiveness of the structure and 

mechanisms for delivery of services 

through such programs and activities; 

• Impact of the programs and 

activities on the community and 

participants involved; 

• Impact of such programs and 

activities on related programs and 

activities; 

• Extent to which such programs and 

activities meet the needs of various 

demographic groups; and 

• Such other factors as may be 

appropriate. 

WIA/WIOA section 185 broadly 

addresses reports, recordkeeping, and 

investigations across programs 

authorized under title I of the Act. The 

provisions of section 185: 

• Require the Secretary to ensure that 

all elements of the information required 

for reports be defined and reported 

uniformly (WIA/WIOA section 

185(d)(2)); 

• Direct each State, each local board, 

and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, sub-grantee, or contractor of a 

recipient) to prescribe and maintain 

comparable management information 

systems, in accordance with the 

guidelines that shall be prescribed by 

the Secretary designed to facilitate the 

uniform compilation, cross tabulation, 

and analysis of programmatic, 

participant, and financial data, on 

statewide, local area, and other 

appropriate bases necessary for 

reporting, monitoring, and evaluating 

purposes, including data necessary to 

comply with WIA/WIOA section 188 

(WIA/WIOA section 185(c)(2)); 

• Require that recipients of funds 

under title I of WIA/WIOA shall 

maintain such records and submit such 

reports in such form and containing 

such information as the Secretary may 

require regarding the performance of 

programs and activities carried out 

under title I of WIA/WIOA (section 

185(a)(2)); 

• Compel States to submit to the 

Secretary on a quarterly basis, a 

summary of the reports submitted to the 

Governor under WIA/WIOA sections 

185(e)(1) and 185(e)(2); 

• Specify that the reports shall 

include information about programs and 

activities carried out under title I of 

WIA/WIOA pertaining to: 

—Relevant demographic characteristics 

(including race, ethnicity, sex, and 

age) and other related information 

regarding participants; 

—Programs and activities in which 

participants are enrolled, and the 

length of time that participants are 

engaged in such programs and 

activities; 

—Outcomes of the programs and 

activities for participants, including 

the occupations of participants and 

placement for participants in 

nontraditional employment; 

—Specified costs of the programs and 

activities; and 

—Information necessary to prepare 

reports to comply with WIA/WIOA 

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section 188 and 29 CFR part 38 (WIA/ 

WIOA sections 185(d)(1) and (a–e)). 

WIA/WIOA section 189 requires the 

Secretary to prepare and submit to 

Congress an annual report regarding the 

programs and activities carried out 

under title I of WIA/WIOA. The report 

must include: 

• A summary of the achievements, 

failures, and problems of the programs 

and activities in meeting the objectives 

of WIA/WIOA title I; 

• A summary of major findings from 

research, evaluations, pilot projects, and 

experiments conducted under WIA/

WIOA title I in the fiscal year prior to 

the submission of the report; 

• Recommendations for 

modifications in the programs and 

activities based on analysis of such 

findings; and 

• Such other recommendations for 

legislative or administrative action as 

the Secretary determines to be 

appropriate. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: extension with minor 

revisions. 

Title: WIA Management Information 

and Reporting System. 

OMB Number: 1205–0420. 

Affected Public: State governments. 

Form(s): ETA–9090 and ETA–9091. 

Total Annual Respondents: 53. 

Annual Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Annual Responses: 424. 

Average Time per Response: 36 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 619,430. 

Total Annual Burden Cost for 

Respondents: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of the ICR; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Portia Wu, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training, Labor. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (16–011)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Human 

Exploration and Operations 

Committee; Research Subcommittee; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–462, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) announces a meeting of the 

Research Subcommittee of the Human 

Exploration and Operations Committee 

of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). 

This Subcommittee reports to the 

Human Exploration and Operations 

Committee. 

DATES: Monday March 7, 2016, 9:00 

a.m.–4:30 p.m., Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room 

7H41, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20546. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Bradley Carpenter, Human Exploration 

and Operations Mission Directorate, 

NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 

20546, (202) 358–0826, or bcarpenter@

nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the capacity of the room. This 

meeting is also available telephonically 

and by WebEx. Any interested person 

may call the USA toll free conference 

call number 844–467–6272 or toll 

number 720–259–6462, passcode: 

535959, to participate in this meeting by 

telephone. The WebEx link is https://

nasa.webex.com, the meeting number is 

999 705 066, and the password is 

MondayMarch7@9 (case sensitive). 

The agenda for the meeting includes the 

following topics: 

• From International Space Station 

(ISS) to Cis-Lunar Space 

• Evolvable Mars Campaign 

• Life Sciences Beyond ISS 

• Physical and Engineering Sciences 

Beyond ISS 

Attendees will be requested to sign a 

register and to comply with NASA 

security requirements, including the 

presentation of a valid picture ID to 

Security before access to NASA 

Headquarters. Due to the Real ID Act, 

Public Law 109–13, any attendees with 

drivers licenses issued from noncompliant states/territories must present 

a second form of ID. [Federal employee 

badge; passport; active military 

identification card; enhanced driver’s 

license; U.S. Coast Guard Merchant 

Mariner card; Native American tribal 

document; school identification 

accompanied by an item from LIST C 

(documents that establish employment 

authorization) from the ‘‘List of the 

Acceptable Documents’’ on Form I–9]. 

Non-compliant states/territories are: 

American Samoa, Illinois, Minnesota, 

Missouri, New Mexico and Washington. 

Foreign nationals attending this meeting 

will be required to provide a copy of 

their passport and visa in addition to 

providing the following information no 

less than 10 working days prior to the 

meeting: full name; gender; date/place 

of birth; citizenship; visa information 

(number, type, expiration date); 

passport information (number, country, 

expiration date); employer/affiliation 

information (name of institution, 

address, country, telephone); title/

position of attendee; and home address 

to Dr. Bradley Carpenter via email at 

bcarpenter@nasa.gov or by fax at (202) 

358–2886. U.S. citizens and Permanent 

Residents (green card holders) are 

requested to submit their name and 

affiliation 3 working days prior to the 

meeting to Dr. Carpenter via email or fax 

as noted above. It is imperative that the 

meeting be held on these dates to 

accommodate the scheduling priorities 

of the key participants. 

Patricia D. Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (16–010)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Human 

Exploration and Operations 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

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