Notice2023-26919
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint Quarterly Narrative Performance Report
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Published
December 8, 2023
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint Quarterly Narrative Performance Report." This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85655-85656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26919]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint Quarterly Narrative
Performance Report
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint
Quarterly Narrative Performance Report.'' This comment request is part
of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
February 6, 2024.
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 by
contacting Stephanie Pena by telephone at (202) 693-3153 (this is not a
toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free number),
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e2e1b101f502d0a1b0e161f10171b50323e1a111250191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80d0e5eee1aed3f4e5f0e8e1eee9e5aeccc0e4efecaee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Training and
Employment Administration, Division of Youth Services, Room NC-4526,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b0b3e353a75082f3e2b333a35323e75171b3f3437753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39695c5758176a4d5c49515857505c1775795d5655175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>; or by fax (202) 693-3015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Pena by telephone at (202)
693-3153 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#beeedbd0df90edcadbced6dfd0d7db90f2fedad1d290d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b4b7e757a35486f7e6b737a75727e35575b7f7477357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (29 U.S.C.
3101) authorizes this information collection. This ICR allows ETA's
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to perform data
validation on data collected and reported to ETA on program activities
and outcomes; and provides a streamlined WIOA Joint Quarterly Narrative
Performance Report (Joint QNR) for several grant programs. DOL seeks a
revision of this ICR to include the following changes: ETA has added
the Dislocated Worker Demonstration grants to the list of grant
programs which use the Joint QNR; minor edits have been made to the
Joint QNR for streamlining and clarification purposes; and for the
SCSEP Data Validation, a few non-substantive changes were made.
The Joint QNR provides a detailed account of program activities,
accomplishments, and progress toward performance outcomes during the
quarter. It also provides information on grant challenges and timeline
progress, as well as the opportunity to share success stories. The
continued use of a standardized narrative report supports WIOA
implementation and the goal of systems alignment and consistency of
reporting. This template also helps ensure consistent identification of
technical assistance needs across the discretionary grant programs that
are reporting on WIOA performance indicators and contributes to
improved quality of performance information that ETA receives.
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The National Farmworkers Job Program and YouthBuild grants are
authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014,
which identified performance accountability requirements for these
grants. The WIOA performance indicators and reporting requirements also
apply to the Dislocated Worker, Dislocated Worker Demonstration, and
Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants. While H-1B and the DOL Office
of Apprenticeship grants are not authorized under WIOA, these programs
have adopted the WIOA performance indicators and align with WIOA data
element definitions and reporting templates to promote consistency
across these DOL-funded programs. The Senior Community Service
Employment Program, authorized under the Older Americans Act, as
amended (Pub. L. 114-144), has also adopted some of the WIOA
performance measures and, for this reason has adopted the WIOA Joint
QNR.
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 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.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
<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 submission of responses).
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Joint
Quarterly. Narrative Performance Report.
Form: Quarterly Narrative Performance Report Template (ETA-9179).
OMB Control Number: 1205-0448.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments, Private
Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,395.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,112.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Joint QNR: 10 hours; SCSEP
Data Validation: 40.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 64,951 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $2,166,271.46.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Laura Watson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-26919 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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