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29638 Federal Register / Vol . 66 , No . 105 / Thursday , May 31 , 2001 / Notices
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF. LABOR This notice is the result of a A number of commenters suggested
<br /> collaborative effort involving that the document ought to include both
<br /> Employment and Training representatives from the. Departments of more examples and more detail for the
<br /> Administration Agriculture , Education , Health and examples provided . This notice is
<br /> Human Services , as well as the intended to outline a basic framework
<br /> Resource Sharing for Workforce Department of Labor ' s Employment and for cost allocation and resource sharing
<br /> Investment Act One-Stop Centers : Training Administration , Office of Cost that would be acceptable to all of the
<br /> Methodologies for Paying or Funding Determination and Office of Inspector federal partner program agencies . We
<br /> Each Partner Program ' s Fair Share of General . The Federal partners that intend to provide more detailed
<br /> Allocable One-Stop Costs participated in the preparation of this examples in a One- Stop system
<br /> AGENCY : Employment and Training paper , as well as the Office of financial management technical
<br /> Administration, Labor . Management and Budget, accept the assistance guide . The process for
<br /> ACTION : Notice . principles discussed herein as development of the cost allocation and
<br /> appropriate cost allocation and resource resource sharing section of the technical
<br /> SUMMARY : This final notice is intended sharing guidance for WIA One- Stop assistance guide will provide a forum
<br /> to. provide guidance. on resource sharing centers . through which States and local One-
<br /> methodologies for the shared costs of a EFFECTIVE DATE : May 31 , 2001 , Stop. systems that have implemented
<br /> One- Stop. service delivery system , successful cost allocation and resource
<br /> ADDRESSES . All comments received sharing procedures and/ or those that
<br /> which is required to be established
<br /> n Workforce. Investment Act of during the comment period following have identified potential pitfalls will
<br /> under the the for a number of Federal the publication of the initial guidance share that information as ETA proceeds
<br /> 1998 ( 65 FR 397K et seq . ) are available. for with the development of the guide .
<br /> employment and training programs . The
<br /> public inspection and copying during A few commenters indicated that
<br /> guidance has been revised , in part, normal business hours at the there will be programs that are linked to
<br /> based on the comments received on the Employment and Training the One- Stop- centers through electronic
<br /> notice published in the Federal Register Administration, Office of Financial and or other technology-based means only .
<br /> on June 27 , 2 000 . In order to effectively Administrative Management, 200 These commenters suggest the need
<br /> present this concept, this document Constitution Avenue ,. NW . , Room N— for more specific guidance or examples
<br /> discusses the two distinctly different 4716 , Washington , DC 20210 . for such situations . One of these
<br /> concepts. of cost allocation and resource commenters also expressed a desire to
<br /> sharing , We anticipate that the rimar l FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr .
<br /> p P � Edward J . Donahue , Jr . at 202-693 -3157 see. examples for satellite and affiliated
<br /> users. of this guidance will be the sites , As indicated in the previous
<br /> financial and accounting staff, as well as ( This is not atoll-free number) or 1— h, ETA antici ates that it will
<br /> auditors , of the. One- Stop800-326-2577 (TDD) . This document paragraph, p
<br /> partner include more specific examples in its
<br /> programs and the One - Stop operators . will also be found at the. website—http : / technical assistance guide , However , it
<br /> However, we also expect that this /usworkforce . org after publication . should be noted that the costs of
<br /> guidance. will have a much broader SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : computer-based , telephonic or other
<br /> audience. and will provide program I . Summary and Explanation technological linkages that are shared by
<br /> operators and others with a fuller partner programs should be allocated to
<br /> understanding of cost allocation This section contains a discussion of those partner programs based on the
<br /> principles and possible ways through the comments received on the initial benefits derived therefrom in
<br /> which each partner program can pay for guidance during the comment period . accordance with the basic guidance
<br /> its fair share of common One - Stop costs . We received a total of 103 comments presented in this paper .
<br /> As the. participating programs have from twenty-two different entities . We received several comments that
<br /> come together to work out the details of There was some duplication of suggested that administrative cost limits
<br /> service delivery in a One- Stop setting , a comments including a virtually of other programs (e . g . , the Carl Perkins
<br /> number of questions have arisen about identical letter with five comments sent five percent ( 5 % ) limit) would preclude
<br /> how costs. can be allocated and by two different entities , Five of the them from contributing what is
<br /> resources shared . This. notice provides entities submitting comments were perceived to be an open ended
<br /> general guidance that all One- Stop units of federal agencies ( one—U . S . percentage share of the common/ shared
<br /> centers and their partner programs will Department of Education, two U . S . costs of the One - Stop . One commenter
<br /> be. able to follow in establishing their Department of Labor , and two—U . S , suggested that the guidance could be
<br /> own system for cost allocation and Department of Health and Human interpreted in a way that would result
<br /> resource sharing , It describes ways to Services ) ; five of the commenting in a partner paying for costs that are
<br /> identify and determine One - Stop shared entities represent vocational unallowable under its program . Some of
<br /> costs and, as a separate issue , describes rehabilitation services programs ; five of the comments suggested that the only
<br /> alternative ways to pay for and fund the commenting entities represent adult way that their program could participate
<br /> these costs . This guidance is intended to and vocational education programs ; five was by establishing a fixed
<br /> be used in conformance with WIA of the commenting entities represent the predetermined amount of contribution
<br /> requirements and the requirements WIA title I—B program ; two of the in advance . While it may be true that
<br /> applicable to each of the partner commenting entities represent programs many of the shared costs will be
<br /> programs . It is expected that the for older individuals ; two of the classified as administrative under the
<br /> principles included herein will be used commenting entities represent the individual partner programs , it should
<br /> to meet the needs of both individual temporary assistance for needy families also be noted that there are many
<br /> One- Stop centers and the local One- program , and two of the commenting program activities that could be
<br /> Stop system as a whole . This framework entities were unions , Some of the integrated and treated as common One"
<br /> may not be applicable for all One - Stop twenty-tv�7o entities are counted in Stop costs . As discussed in other
<br /> settings , and additional guidance will be multiple categories in the previous sections of this paper , the efficiencies of
<br /> provided as needed , sentence . scale that will result from the process of
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