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similar changes to the reporting 

requirements for Workforce Investment 

Act Programs and the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Act Programs. Please note 

that ETA will seek comments regarding 

extensions to these collections in 

separate Federal Register notices. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor 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 without 

changes. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: Wagner-Peyser Act/Jobs for 

Veterans reporting system (formerly the 

Labor-Exchange Reporting System 

(LERS)). 

OMB Number: 1205–0240. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government Cite/Forms: Wagner-Peyser 

Act (29 U.S.C. 49) and Jobs for Veterans 

Act (Pub. L. 107–288). ETA–9002 and 

VETS 200 reports. 

Total Respondents: 54 states and 

territories. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Responses: 1,728 submissions 

annually—each state submits reports 

each quarter. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

Form/activity Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses Average time per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

ETA 9002 A ................................................................... 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

ETA 9002 B ................................................................... 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

ETA 9002 C ................................................................... 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

ETA 9002 D ................................................................... 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

ETA 9002 E ................................................................... 54 Quarterly ...... 216 21 4,536 

VETS 200 A .................................................................. 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

VETS 200 B .................................................................. 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

VETS 200 C .................................................................. 54 Quarterly ...... 216 346 74,641 

Totals ...................................................................... 54 ...................... 1,728 .......................... 527,020 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$1,825,200. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $17,128,164. 

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: July 25, 2008. 

John R. Beverly, 

Administrator, Office of Performance and 

Technology, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–17649 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request for Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Reform Act of 2002 (OMB 

Control Number 1205–0392): Comment 

Request for Extension Without 

Changes 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of data about 

the Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Reform Act of 2002. 

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 or by 

accessing: http: //www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee’s section below on or before 

September 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Karen A. Staha, Performance and 

Technology Office, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room S–5206, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202–693–3420 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3490. 

E-mail: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On June 16, 1998, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approved a Government Performance 

and Results Act (GPRA) compliant 

performance and participant outcomes 

data system for the TAA Program; this 

system was revised in 2000 and is 

known as the Trade Act\Participant 

Report (TAPR). States implemented use 

of the TAPR beginning with the first 

quarter of the fiscal year 1999 (October 

through December, 1998), and have 

continued to collect and report data 

every quarter since then. The 

Employment and Training 

Administration is proposing similar 

changes to the reporting requirements 

for Workforce Investment Act Programs 

and the Wagner-Peyser Act Programs. 

Please note that ETA will seek 

comments regarding extensions to these 

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collections in separate Federal Register 

notices. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor 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 without 

changes. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: Trade Act Participant Report 

(TAPR). 

OMB Number: 1205–0392. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Forms: Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Reform Act of 2002, see table below for 

list of forms. 

Total Respondents: 50 States. 

Frequency: Quarterly and annual. 

Total Responses Annually: 50 

submissions annually—each state 

submits TAPR files each quarter. 

Average Time per Response: 2.8 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

TAA burden 

Annual 

national participants 

Hours per 

TAPR record 

Annual TAPR 

burden hours 

Applicable 

hourly rate 

Annual TAPR 

burden dollars 

Data Collection ..................................................................... 30,000 0.3 9,000 $32.50 $292,500 

TAPR Submission ................................................................ 50 2.5 500 32.50 16,250 

Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 308,750 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $308,750. 

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: July 25, 2008. 

John R. Beverly, 

Administrator, Office of Performance and 

Technology, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–17650 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request for Workforce Investment Act, 

Title 1B Programs (OMB Control 

Number 1205–0420): Comment 

Request for Extension Without 

Changes 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of data about 

the Workforce Investment Act 

Management Information and Reporting 

System. 

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 or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee’s section below on or before 

September 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Karen A. Staha, Performance and 

Technology Office, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room S–5206, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 

number: 202–693–3420 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3490. 

E-mail: ETAPerforms@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Each state administering a grant under 

the WIA adult, dislocated worker, and 

youth programs is required to submit 

quarterly (ETA 9090) and annual (ETA 

9091) reports containing information 

related to levels of participation and 

performance outcomes for each 

program. In addition, each state submits 

a file of individual records on all 

participants who exit the programs, 

formally called the Workforce 

Investment Act Title 1–B Standardized 

Record Data (WIASRD). These 

participant records are submitted once a 

year based on a July-to-June program 

period. This notice is requesting the 

extension of the current collection 

without change. 

The Employment and Training 

Administration is proposing similar 

changes to the reporting requirements 

for Wagner-Peyser Employment Service 

Programs and the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Act Programs. Please note 

that ETA will seek comments regarding 

extensions to these collections in 

separate Federal Register notices. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor 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; 

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