Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act, we have approved the proposed revisions to the Indian and Native American Programs Reporting Requirements with the following conditions and exceptions: 1) We have not approved the inclusion of proposed lines 18 and 22 on the IASR due to the limited practical utility they offer for program management and evaluation. 2) ETA shall notify grantees that simplification of line numbers is planned for the IASR, but the agency is not revising the numbering system for the IASR until similar changes are made to the JA in 1992. 3) ETA has not justified its proposal to require all grantee to administer a reading test for all participants. Rather, ETA shall note that all grantees must offer to administer a reading test to all participants prior to service delivery. However, grantees shall permit individual participants to refuse the test. Prior to the next submissi ETA shall report to OMB concerning grantee experience in administering the reading test. 4) ETA shall test a performance weighting scheme tha rewards grantees for each positive termination that is associated with an employability enhancement and an unsubsidized job placement. Terminations associated with employability enhancement only, or a job placement with no enhancement, would receive a lesser weight. OMB will at ETA's request, work with the agency to develop this pilot wei scheme. ETA shall report to OMB concerning its progress and resolution of this weighting scheme.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/1993
07/31/1993
2,870
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0
40,682
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0
0
0
0
THESE FORMS ARE USED TO MANAGE THE NATIONAL PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 401 OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE THE PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF PROGRAM PLANS AND PERFORMANCE DATA. THEY FOR THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD OF FUNDS, FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
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.
JTPA INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN REPORTING REVISIONS FOR PROGRAM YEARS 1991