This information collection contains
policies and application and reporting procedures for states and
local entities to enable them to access funds for National
Emergency Grant (NEG) programs. NEGs are discretionary grants
intended to complement the resources and service capacity at the
state and local area levels by providing supplemental funding for
workforce development and employment services and other adjustment
assistance for dislocated workers and other eligible individuals as
defined in sections 101, 134 and 173 of WIA and in the Trade Act as
amended by the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of
2009.
The previous submission
inadvertently included the TAA Certification Report as part of the
annualized burden hour total. This report is not a form that is
generated by the NEG program. As a result, the expected total
responses, average time per response, and expected burden hours
have been reduced as a result of the removal of this report from
the Estimated Total Annualized Hour Burden chart. Lastly, the
On-the-Job Training NEG Implementation Plan was also removed from
the burden calculations. Most of these grants have expired and, of
the few remaining, in the event that any modifications/updates need
to be made to their existing Implementation Plans, that minor
effort is easily covered within the burden estimate provided under
Grant Modifications in the burden estimate table above.
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.