Notice2024-13704
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
June 24, 2024
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting". 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).
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52511-52512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13704]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance
Reporting
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
revision for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Common Performance Reporting''. 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
August 23, 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 Kellen Grode by telephone at (202) 693-3534 (this is not a
toll-free number), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cfdac7cccd86c3cdc4c4cdc686c5e8ccc7c486cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2047524f44450e4b454c4c454e0e4d60444f4c0e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>. For persons
with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the
telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay
services.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d2a3f2229286326282121282363200d292221632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3d4c1dcd7d69dd8d6dfdfd6dd9ddef3d7dcdf9dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kellen Grode by telephone at (202)
693-3534, (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdaabfa2a9a8e3a6a8a1a1a8a3e3a08da9a2a1e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f081d000b0a41040a03030a0141022f0b000341080019">[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.
Section 116 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3141) authorizes this information
collection. This information collection requires States and Local Areas
that operate the six core programs of the workforce development system
to comply with common performance accountability requirements for those
programs, which are: the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs
(title I, administered by DOL); the Wagner-Peyser Act program (title
III, administered by DOL); the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
(AEFLA) program (title II, administered by ED); and the Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR) program (title IV, administered by ED). As such,
States and Local Areas that operate core programs must submit common
performance data to demonstrate that specified performance levels are
achieved. States and Local Areas will report the common performance
data through this ICR.
In addition, and in accordance with WIOA section 122(b)(2),
training providers that are eligible to receive funds from Adult and
Dislocated Worker programs authorized under title I of WIOA (also known
as ``eligible training providers'' or ETPs) must report data on
outcomes achieved under those programs to the State(s) in which they
are listed on the State ETP list. States then report the information
submitted by ETPs to DOL. The information collection requirements
applicable to ETPs are contained in this ICR.
Section 116(d)(1) of WIOA mandates that the Secretaries of Labor
and Education develop a template for performance reports to be used by
States, local boards, and ETPs for reporting on outcomes achieved by
participants in the six core programs. Corresponding joint regulations
for these data collection requirements, including which primary
performance indicators apply for each core program, have been issued by
the Departments. See 81 FR 55792 (Aug. 19, 2016). The final regulations
became effective on October 18, 2016. These joint performance
regulations can be found at: (1) 20 CFR part 677 (which covers the
Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (20 CFR part 680), the Youth
program (20 CFR part 681), and the Wagner-Peyser Act program (20 CFR
part 652)); (2) 34 CFR part 463, subpart I (which covers the AEFLA
program); and (3) 34 CFR part 361, subpart E (which covers the VR
program).
The data collection instruments covered in this ICR, are necessary
to meet the requirements of section 116 of WIOA. These information
collection instruments were developed jointly by the Departments, and
include: (1) the Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL),
which provides a standardized set of data elements, definitions, and
reporting instructions for use by States and local entities
administering WIOA core programs (ETA-9170); (2) the Statewide
Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of data by
State entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA-9169); (3) the
Local Area Performance Report Template, to be used for the reporting of
data by local entities that administer WIOA core programs (ETA-9169);
(4) the ETP Performance Report specifications and definitions, to be
used for the reporting of data by eligible providers of training
services under title I Adult and Dislocated Worker programs (ETA-9171);
and (5) the Annual Statewide Performance Report Narrative, an
information collection requirement to be used for providing information
on the status and progress of workforce development program
performance.
As a part of this revision request, ETA has made changes to the
WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template (ETA-9169), WIOA Joint
Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9170), and WIOA
Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP-
9171). DOL is also proposing updates to its DOL-only collection (OMB
Control No. 1205-0521) to adhere to the new requirements in OMB's
Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 on Race and Ethnicity. Until the
Department of Education is able to update its corresponding ICRs, this
joint ICR will continue to use the same categories for Race and
Ethnicity as previously approved. During the transition period, DOL
will combine the Race categories for ``White'' and ``Middle Eastern or
North African'' into
[[Page 52512]]
a single ``White'' category for the WIOA Statewide Performance Report
(ETA-9169). Similarly, DOL will continue to calculate ``More than one
Race'' according to the joint ICR for the WIOA Statewide Performance
Report (ETA-9169), while using ``Multiracial and/or Multiethnic'' in
the DOL-only Quarterly Performance Reports (ETA-9173).
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 Joint WIOA ICR 1205-
0526.
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
(WIOA) Common Performance Reporting.
Forms: WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template and WIOA Local
Performance Report Template (ETA-9169); WIOA Joint Participant
Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9170); and WIOA Eligible Training
Provider (ETP) Performance Report Specifications and WIOA Eligible
Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Definitions (ETP-9171).
OMB Control Number: 1205-0526.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,114,129.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 38,216,054.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,863,057.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $33,300,000.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-13704 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on June 24, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.