Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1205-0489 Supporting Statement_FINAL 7.17.18.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-07-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
203878	TAACCCT Annual Performance Report Instruction	Modified
200526	Participant Data Collection, Grantees Instruction	Modified
200008	Participant Data Collection - participants & cohorts Other-Round 1 data elements	Removed
199960	TAACCCT Quarterly Narrative Progress Report Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0489	ICR Reference No: 201807-1205-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-1205-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program Reporting Requirements
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: 10/19/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/01/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2018
Responses	86,818	0	848,032
Time Burden (Hours)	13,638	0	66,390
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: There were four (4) rounds of TAACCCT grants originally included under this approved PRA package, and the fourth and final round of grants is still active. ETA requires grantees to submit Quarterly Progress Reports with a narrative summary each quarter. Every fourth quarter, grantees submit an Annual Performance Report with standardized outcome measures that will include aggregate data for program participants for the following ten outcome measures: unique participants served/enrolled; total number of participants who have completed a grant-funded program of study; total number still retained in their programs of study; total number retained in other education programs; total number of credit hours completed; total number of earned credentials; total number pursuing further education after program of study completion; total number employed after program of study completion; total number retained in employment after program of study completion; and the total number of those employed at enrollment who receive a wage increase post-enrollment. The data collection is also designed to help ETA and grantees assess progress made against the grant statements of work, or grant plans, as submitted to ETA during consideration for funding. The descriptions of capacity-building, activities, and deliverables in the Quarterly Progress Report allows grantees flexibility to show successes or challenges against their own unique programs. In addition, ETA requires standard quantitative data collection in order to help monitor participants served and outcomes achieved across grants in a similar way. ETA requires grantees to collect and report on the common performance measures that are applied across other programs administered by ETA. The common measures help to describe the core purposes of related investments: How many people found jobs? Did people stay employed? What were the average earnings?

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 19 USC 2372a Name of Law: Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009
  

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:
	83 FR 4926	02/02/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 38764	08/01/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Participant Data Collection - participants & cohorts
TAACCCT Annual Performance Report	ETA-9160	TAACCCT Annual Performance Report
Participant Data Collection, Grantees
TAACCCT Quarterly Narrative Progress Report	ETA-9159	Quarterly Narrative Progress Report ETA Form-9159

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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	86,818	848,032	0	0	-761,214	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,638	66,390	0	0	-52,752	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: Because three of the four rounds of TAACCCT grants have ended, and the fourth round will have only one quarterly progress report and one annual performance report left to submit during the extension, the burden has been reduced. The new totals have changed from 848,032 annual responses to 86,818 total annual responses, and from 66,390 burden hours to 13,638 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 08/01/2018

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