Trade Act Participant Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1205-0392FRN60Day(20130109).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-04-30
1205-0392FRN30Day(20130423).docx Supplementary Document	2013-04-29
Supporting-Statement-1205-0392_4_23_2013.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-04-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
206612	Trade Act Participant Report, Participant Burden Other-appendix	New
13207	Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR) TAA Program Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0392	ICR Reference No: 201301-1205-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-1205-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No: EBSS
Title: Trade Act Participant Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/12/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2013
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates that ETA is now accounting for the burden it sponsors on dowstream respondents.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2013
Responses	450,200	0	200
Time Burden (Hours)	18,500	0	9,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Trade Act Participant Report is a data collection and reporting system that supplies critical information on the operation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and the outcomes for its participants. Information is required to be collected by state, and is used by local, state, and federal agencies to (1) report program management information to Congress and other Federal agencies, and (2) to improve the effectiveness of job training programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 329 154 Name of Law: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
   US Code: 19 USC 2311 et seq Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974, as amended
   US Code: 19 USC 2323 et deq Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 11 - 256 239 Name of Law: Vow to Hire Heroes Act
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 40 233(f), 239(j), 249(B) Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 618 222(b)(3) Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 3029	01/15/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 25484	04/30/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Trade Act Participant Report, Participant Burden
Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR) TAA Program

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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	450,200	200	0	0	450,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,500	9,500	0	0	9,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Minor technological changes to the current Trade Activity Participant Report (TAPR) are requested. The first change would consist of renumbering some to the data elements in order to align with the latest WISPR report format. This renumbering does not affect the manner in which data is submitted, so the change is de minimus. The second change would allow states to update data for an entire year through their most recent TAPR submission rather than 3 quarters of a year. This would require information for each individual record to be reported 10 quarters after exit (rather than 9 quarters after exit as is required currently). States are merely repeating the reporting of original data in a manner that will allow for corrections to be noted in annual calculations representing four full quarters of data. Repeating information for each individual record for 10 quarters after exit (rather than 9 quarters after exit as is required currently) does not represent new data, since the data is static at 6 quarters after exit. Instead, states are merely repeating the reporting of original data in a manner that will allow for corrections to be noted in annual calculations representing four full quarters of data. Consequently, there are no changes in burden under this element. The Department has reconsidered whether this collection imposes any burden on participants, and concluded that it may; consequently, in order to ensure that all burden is counted, this ICR includes a new collection for the burden that may be imposed on individuals or households to respond to State Agency information collections caused by the TAPR report. The time burden on individual participants would mirror the burden States encounter in recording the information. This methodology reconsideration results in a burden adjustment increase of 9000 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $650

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 04/30/2013

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