Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Improvement Opportunities Act, Wagner-Peyser WIOA Title I Programs and Vocational Rehabilitation Adult Education

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1205-4NEW final 3 26 2015.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-03-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
215864	WIOA state plan		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0522	ICR Reference No: 201503-1205-020
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Improvement Opportunities Act, Wagner-Peyser WIOA Title I Programs and Vocational Rehabilitation Adult Education
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 08/18/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This consolidated information collection would implement sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128), which requires each State to submit a Unified State Plan or, in the alternative, a Combined State Plan. The Unified or Combined State Plan requirements improve service integration and ensure that the workforce system is industry-relevant by responding to the economic needs of the State and matching employers with skilled workers. To that end, the Unified or Combined State Plan would describe how the State will develop and implement a unified, integrated service delivery system rather than discuss the State's approach to operating each core program individually.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 128 102, 103 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 113 - 128 102,103 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1205-AB73	Proposed rulemaking	80 FR 20574	04/16/2015

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
WIOA state plan

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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: This consolidated information collection would implement sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128), which requires each State to submit a Unified State Plan or, in the alternative, a Combined State Plan. The Unified or Combined State Plan requirements improve service integration and ensure that the workforce system is industry-relevant by responding to the economic needs of the State and matching employers with skilled workers. To that end, the Unified or Combined State Plan would describe how the State will develop and implement a unified, integrated service delivery system rather than discuss the State's approach to operating each core program individually. Section 102(a) of WIOA requires each State, at a minimum, to submit a Unified State Plan that fosters strategic alignment of the core programs, which include the adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs (title I); Adult Education and Family Literacy Act program (title II); the Wagner-Peyser program (title III); and the Vocational Rehabilitation program (title IV). In the alternative, section 103 of WIOA permits a State to submit a Combined State Plan that would include the core programs plus one or more of the optional Federal programs listed in section 103(b). If the State chooses to submit a Combined State Plan, such plan will incorporate all of the common planning elements required in the Unified State Plan, as well as an additional element describing how the State will coordinate the optional programs with the core programs (WIOA sec. 103(b)(3)). The consolidated information collection for the Unified State Plan will replace existing planning information collections for the core programs. For States that choose to submit a Combined State Plan, those programs' existing information collections for the optional programs, including for program-specific planning requirements, will continue to exist under their current control numbers. A State's Combined State Plan must meet the information collections for all optional programs that a State includes. However, a State that submits a Combined State Plan is not required to submit any other State plan to receive funding for any optional program covered under that Combined State Plan (WIOA sec. 103(b)(2)). The Departments anticipate that the above collections consolidated in this new information collection request may be phased out or modified, as appropriate, as the WIOA requirements are fully implemented, with a corresponding drop in burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $239,929

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: 04/16/2015

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