States submit quarterly performance
data for the Wagner-Peyser funded public labor exchange services
through ETA 9002 reports and for Veterans' Employment and Training
Services (VETS)-funded labor exchange services through VETS 200
reports. The Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 406 contains
the report forms and provides instructions for completing these
reports. The ETA Handbook No. 406 contains a total of eight reports
(ETA 9002, A, B, C, D, E, F; VETS 200 A, B, C). The ETA 9002 and
VETS 200 reports collect data on individuals who receive core
employment and workforce information services through the public
labor exchange and VETS-funded labor exchange of the states'
One-Stop delivery systems. Respondents are State governments.
Selected standardized information pertaining to customers in Wagner
Peyser programs are collected and reported for the purposes of
general program oversight, evaluation and performance assessment.
Revisions are requested to the forms to comply with the 2011 Jobs
for Veterans Act.
The changes in burden reflect
1) the fact that the number of individual Wagner-Peyser records
increased from approximately 14,000,000 in the previous ICR to
nearly 20,000,000 by PY 2010. 2) an additional report was added to
the ETA 9002 for reporting on priority of service (ETA 9002 F).
However the primary reason for the increase in burden is the
dramatic increase in the number of Wagner-Peyser individuals
seeking employment services as a result of the down turn in the
economy. Coincidentally, the average time per participant record
decreased from 2 minutes to 1.5 minutes due to the increase in the
share of self service only.
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.