Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 45077 

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; 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES

45078 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 

* 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: Workforce Investment Act, Title 

1B. 

OMB Number: 1205–0420. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Forms: ETA–9090, ETA 9091. 

Total Respondents: 53 States and 

Territories. 

Frequency: Quarterly and Annual. 

Total Responses Annually: 265. 

Average Time per Response: See 

Tables: 

I. WIASRD Record 

Record type Hrs. per job 

seeker record 

PY 02 annual 

national 

counts 

Annual national burden 

hours 

Adult, DW, NEG Exiters .............................................................................................................. 0.6 435,355 276,450 

Youth Exiters ............................................................................................................................... 2.0 164,266 328,532 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... ........................ 599,621 604,982 

II. Quarterly and Annual Summary 

Reports 

Program Hrs. per year 

per state 

Number of reporting states Annual national hours 

Quarterly Report ETA 9090 ......................................................................................................... 640 53 33,920 

Annual Report ETA 9091 ............................................................................................................ 400 53 21,200 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 1,040 53 55,120 

III. Customer Satisfaction Survey 

Survey task Number of 

states 

Hours per state 

per task/yr 

Total national 

burden hours/ 

yr 

Respondents .............................................................................................................................. 53 83 .3 4,417 

Survey Administration ................................................................................................................ 53 688 36,464 

Survey Prep and Overhead ....................................................................................................... 53 154 8,162 

Total .................................................................................................................................... 53 925 .3 49,043 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

709,145. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): 0. 

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. E8–17651 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Fiscal Years (FYs) 2008 Through 2010 

Stand Down Grant Award Requests 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), U.S. 

Department of Labor (USDOL). 

ACTION: Initial announcement of 

available FY 2008, FY–2009, and FY–

2010 funds under the Homeless 

Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) 

to Support Local Stand Down Events. 

Funding Opportunity No.: 17–805. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor 

(USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS) continues to 

support local Stand Down events that 

assist homeless veterans and is now 

accepting applications for Stand Down 

grant awards. A Stand Down is an event 

held in a local community where 

homeless veterans are provided with a 

wide variety of social services. Under 

this announcement, VETS anticipates 

that up to $400,000 will be available in 

each of the three fiscal years for grant 

awards of up to a maximum of $10,000 

per multi-day event (more than one 

day), and a maximum of $7,000 for a 

one (1) day event. VETS expects to 

award approximately forty-five (45) 

grants each fiscal year. Availability of 

Fiscal Year 2009, and Fiscal Year 2010 

funds will be dependent upon 

Congressional appropriations. 

Applications for Stand Down funds will 

be accepted from State Workforce 

Agencies and State and local Workforce 

Investment Boards, Veterans Service 

Organizations (VSO), local public 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES