[Federal Register: November 21, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 225)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment & Training Administration

 
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations: Work Application/Job Orders Recordkeeping

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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Grace A. Kilbane, Administrator, Office of Workforce 
Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 
20210, (202) 693-3980 (not a toll-free number), E-mail Address: Kilbane.Grace@dol.gov, Fax number: (202) 693-3981.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, Office of Adult 
Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4512, Washington, DC 
20210, (202) 693-2784 (not a toll-free number), E-mail Address: Dais.Anthony@dol.gov, Fax number: (202) 693-3015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    States collect information pertaining to core employment and 
information services using a system of their choice. The exact 
information collected is determined by the state. This information is 
essential to the operation of the labor exchange function within 
states' One-Stop systems, and it is normally collected as part of the 
job matching referral and placement process. At a minimum, states 
collect information in order to comply with the regulations at 20 CFR 
part 652, and the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended. The requirement to 
retain information under 20 CFR 652.8(d)(5) is as follows:
    ``Each state shall retain basic documents for the minimum period 
specified below:

work application: one year
job orders: one year.''

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Employment & Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of Work Application/Job 
Orders Recordkeeping in order to:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section 
of this notice.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extensions.
    Agency: Employment & Training Administration.
    Title: Work Application/Job Orders Record Keeping.
    OMB Number: 1205-0001.
    Recordkeeping: One Year.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 20 CFR 652.8(d)(5).
    Total Respondents: 52.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Responses: 416.
    Average Time per Response: One hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 416 hours.

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                                                                                      Average time
          Form/activity               Total            Frequency            Total     per response     Burden
                                   respondents                            responses      (hour)
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Work Application................            52  Quarterly.............           208             1           208
Job Order.......................            52  Quarterly.............           208             1           208
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    Totals......................           104  Quarterly.............           416  ............          416
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 (52 States include Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia)

    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or

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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: November 13, 2003.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment & Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29077 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]

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