[Federal Register: February 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 21)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 
Comment Request for Information Collection for Workforce 
Investment Act National Emergency Grant Program: Application and 
Reporting Procedures (OMB Control No. 1205-0439), Extension Without 
Revisions

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 supporting the Workforce 
Investment Act's National Emergency Grant Program: Application and 
Reporting Procedures (OMB Control No. 1205-0439, expires March 31, 
2010).
    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.

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DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before April 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Jeanette Provost, Office of 
National Response, Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3500 (this is not a toll-free 
number). E-mail: NEGEsystem@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The information collection is necessary for the U.S. 
Department of Labor's (DOL's) award of National Emergency Grants (NEGs) 
which are discretionary grants intended to temporarily expand the 
service capacity at the state and local area levels by providing 
funding assistance in response to significant dislocation events for 
workforce development and employment services and other adjustment 
assistance for dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as 
defined in sections 101, 134 and 173 of the Workforce Investment Act 
(WIA) (Pub. L. 105-220); sections 113, 114 and 203 of the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Reform Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), as 
amended by the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act 
(TGAAA) of 2009; and 20 CFR 671.140. Applications are accepted on an 
ongoing basis as the need for funds arises at the state and local 
levels.
    The provisions of WIA and the Regulations define four NEG project 
types:
     Regular, which encompasses plant closures, mass layoffs, 
and multiple layoffs in a single community.
     Disaster, which includes all eligible Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA)-declared natural and manmade disaster events.
     TAA-WIA Dual Enrollment, which provides supplemental 
funding to ensure that a full range of services is available to 
individuals eligible under the TAA program provisions of the TAA Reform 
Act of 2002, as amended by the TGAAA.
     TAA Health Insurance Coverage Assistance, which provides 
specialized health coverage, support services, and income assistance to 
targeted individuals defined in the TAA program provisions of the TAA 
Reform Act of 2002, as amended by the TGAAA.
    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.
    Title: Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grant.
    Program: Application and Reporting Procedures.
    OMB Number: 1205-0439.
    Affected Public: State and Local Grantees, Tribal Government.
    Forms: ETA 9103, Cumulative Planning Form; ETA 9104, Quarterly 
Report; ETA 9105, Employer Data Form; ETA 9106, Project Synopsis; and 
ETA 9107, Project Operator Data Form.
    Total Respondents: 150.
    Frequency: Once per project; for ETA-9104, quarterly per project.
    Total Responses: 1,685.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,144.
    Total Burden Cost for Respondents: 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: January 27, 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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