Workforce Information Grants to States Information Collection OMB Review

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ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before May 20, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by
using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Howell by telephone at 202-693-6782, or by email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This information collection for the Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS) ensures the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Secretary meets WIOA requirements, and the states complete grant deliverables such as state economic analyses or special workforce
information/economic studies, and the annual performance report. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see
the related notice published in the
Federal Register
on February 3, 2026 (91 FR 4951).

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information,
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for
more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Agency: DOL-ETA.

Title of Collection: Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS).

OMB Control Number: 1205-0417.

Affected Public: State Local and Tribal Governments.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 162.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 7,746 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).)

Michael Howell, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2026-07606 Filed 4-17-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P

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