Title II of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA – P.L. 113-128), entitled the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), was enacted on
July 22, 2014. AEFLA creates a partnership among the Federal
government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary
basis, adult education and literacy services. Section 116 of WIOA
requires States and Local Areas that operate the six core programs
of the workforce development system to comply with common
performance accountability requirements for those programs. In
addition to the WIOA Joint Performance ICR, ED’s Office of Career,
Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has modified its
previously-approved ICR, used by States for performance reporting
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) through the
National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS ICR), to conform
to the new requirements under WIOA. The NRS ICR obtains aggregate
data annually from States using a set of data tables developed by
ED (OMB Control No. 1830-0027). Through this proposal, the
Department is submitting a revised NRS ICR to include additional
data collection elements consistent with the WIOA performance
accountability requirements for the AEFLA program. These new
requirements will become effective July 1, 2017. Thus, for purposes
of the AEFLA program, States will be required to complete and
submit annually to OCTAE the WIOA Annual Statewide Performance
Report Template (in the Joint Performance ICR) and the aggregate
data tables in the revised NRS ICR under OMB Control No. 1830-0027.
This revised NRS ICR contains 17 tables, two of which are required
only for States that offer distance education; one optional table;
two financial reports; one narrative report; and one data quality
checklist. These tables and report forms are included in the
document titled “Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)
Reporting Tables.” States include in the tables all participants in
programs (1) that meet the purposes of AEFLA, and (2) for which
expenditures are reported on the Federal Financial Report. In June
2016, OMB approved the data collection required by AEFLA (OMB
1830-0027) by approving non-substantive changes that conformed to
the performance accountability requirements in WIOA section 116.
OCTAE is requesting an extension of this approval, with proposed
minor changes in order to obtain a more accurate reporting of
participants served in the various AEFLA activities, services, and
programs that support the purposes of AEFLA. These minor
enhancements will increase the efficiency of the data collection
process and ensure the quality of the data that States
report.
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 128 116 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act
US Code: 29
USC 3292 Name of Law: Adult Education and Family Literacy
Act
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.