If any changes
are made to the draft guidance in the IC section of this ICR, the
agency will submit such changes to OMB for review before the
guidance is transmitted to respondents.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2011
21
0
25
320
0
960
0
0
0
Governors may request waiver authority
from the Secretary of Labor to waive certain provisions of the
Workforce Investment Act Title I programs. Applications are
submitted to the ETA National Office on behalf of states and local
areas to implement reforms of State Workforce Investment
systems.
While this submission is
characterized as a revision, discretionary changes do not effect
the burden estimates. The proposed Work-Flex Quarterly Reporting
instructions are slightly different than the currently approved
collection. The Department of Labor proposes to eliminate four
questions requesting States to provide sums of waivers granted, and
replaces it with a question asking States to explain any conditions
it imposes on local areas granted a waiver under the Work-Flex
authority. This change does not affect total burden. The DOL has
changed its burden estimate to reflect the fact that the agency
receives only one new application each year. The last submission
reported 5 new applications, along with quarterly reporting for 5
applicants. The corrected estimate results in a reported burden
reduction of 4 responses (from 25 to 21) and 640 hours (from 800 to
320 hours.)
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:
(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;
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.