Data validation requires states and grantees to ascertain the validity of report and participant record data submitted to the Employment and Training Administration and to submit reports to the Agency on data accuracy. The following programs are subject to the validation requirement in this request: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title IB, Wagner-Peyser Act, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
There are no program changes from the previously approved submission. The Department has disaggregated burden according to respondent type, in accordance with OMB guidance. (ICs were added to disaggregate NFJP and SCSEP grants into private non-profits and state/local/tribal.) Correcting an earlier inadvertent error of reporting some reporting frequency in the reginfo.gov database (from annual to quarterly) has resulted in an adjustment of 398 responses. Other summary burden information was correct.
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.