Workforce Investment Act; Planning Guidance and Instructions for the Submission of the Strategic Five-Year Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Workforce Investment Systems) and Wagner-Peyser Act Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Résumé

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the Workforce Investment Act requirements that the Governor submit a five-year strategic plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and for the Wagner-Peyser Act to the Secretary of Labor. The State Boards, in partnership with the Local Boards, will help the Gov