Respondents are State governments. Selected standardized information pertaining to participants in WIA Title 1B programs is collected and reported for the purposes of general program oversight, evaluation and performance assessment.
There are large changes in the burden estimates between the current renewal request and the existing WIA collection. The existing collection had an estimate of 680,459 total burden hours while the renewal request estimates the total burden to be 508,589 hours.
There are a variety of reasons for the reduced burden estimate. First, the revised WIASRD mirrors the WISPR individual record layout and so relies on the previously approved minutes per record estimates associated with the WISPR individual record layout (OMB Control Number 1205-0469). Second, the production of the quarterly and annual reports (ETA 9090 and ETA 9091) has been streamlined significantly through the use of E-DRVS (this system will be implemented in the first quarter of PY 2012). In addition, 44 states now have approved waivers for the customer satisfaction reporting requirements in the annual reports. This reduces the total customer satisfaction burden. Lastly, since the annual WIASRD is no longer required (as it was subsumed by the 4 quarter WIASRD), reducing the burden.
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.