Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Formula/Competitive Quarterly Status Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
13188	Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Formula/Competitive Quarterly Status Reports Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0385	ICR Reference No: 199712-1205-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Formula/Competitive Quarterly Status Reports
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 12/31/1997
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/02/1998
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/03/1997
Terms of Clearance: Approved as amended by DOL's memos and revisions submitted to OMB on 2/2/98, 2/11/98, 2/12/98, and 2/20/98. In addition, DOL agrees to the following conditions: 1) DOL will continue its work with HHS to develop and implement a single Welfare to Work data collection strategy. Consistent with the progress that the two departments have made to date, the final Welfare to Work data collection strategy shall incorporate the following principles: a) The overarching purpose of the strategy will be to guage Welfare to Work's effectiveness; b) To the greatest extent possible, the collection of quarterly program and financial data for both competitive and formula grantees shall be comprehensive, complimentary, not duplicative, and minimally burdensome; c) This collection strategy will be implemented as soon as possible; d) The strategy will look to coordinate any information management system issues that may exist for the grantees in their reporting requirements within WtW and with TANF generally; e) The strategy will make a systematic link between the quarterly data reporting requirements for both TANF and WtW and the Welfare to Work Evaluation which is to be developed and implemented by HHS pursuant to P.L. 105-33. 2) When DOL resubmits this approval request under a regular clearance process, DOL will report to OMB on the two Departments' progress of implementing this strategy. To the extent that this strategy results in aggregable program data that mirrors the data collected in Section IV, "Federal Participant Summary," the section may become unnecessary for future versions of this form.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/1998	12/31/1998
Responses	1,020	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	510	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This request for emergency clearance of the WtW Formula and Competitive Cumulative Quarterly Status Report formats is necessary so that the Department may collect financial data from the States and other grant recipients on a quarterly basis. The information will provide a means for the Secretary of Labor to manage and evaluate the program, as well as to develop a formula for measuring State performance to be utilized in determining and awarding bonuses to States. These performance bonuses are authorized under the Act in section 403(a)(5)(E).

Emergency Justfication:

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Formula/Competitive Quarterly Status Reports	ETA-9068, ETA-9068-1

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,020	0	0	1,020	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	510	0	0	510	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/03/1997

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