Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NonSub justification 1205-0522_080425.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2025-09-02
TEGL_04-21_PY 2022 State Plan modification guidance.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-12-15
ICRPRAUpdatesState-Plan-ICR_for 30 dayCLEAN.docx Supplementary Document	2022-12-15
1205-0522 - Supporting Statement - clean 1.30.24.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-01-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
215864	WIOA State Plan Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0522	ICR Reference No: 202509-1205-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1205-006
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/04/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	03/31/2027
Responses	38	38
Time Burden (Hours)	8,136	8,136
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This consolidated information collection implements sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128), which requires each State to submit a Unified State Plan or, in the alternative, a Combined State Plan. The Unified or Combined State Plan requirements improve service integration and ensure that the workforce system is industry-relevant by responding to the economic needs of the State and matching employers with skilled workers. To that end, the Unified or Combined State Plan would describe how the State will develop and implement a unified, integrated service delivery system rather than discuss the State's approach to operating each core program individually.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 128 102, 103 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
   US Code: 29 USC 3112 and 3113 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1205-AC02	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 82658	11/24/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 23700	04/20/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 82658	11/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
WIOA State Plan

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	38	38	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,136	8,136	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection request (ICR) is being submitted in association with the Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing, Final Rule (88 FR 82658; RIN 1205-AC02). The revised regulations require States to use State merit staff to provide Wagner-Peyser Act ES services, including services provided to MSFWs under 20 CFR parts 653 and 658, although Colorado, Massachusetts, and Michigan may continue to use alternative staffing models to the same extent the Department previously authorized prior to the 2020 Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility Final Rule (85 FR 592, January 6, 2020; RIN 1205-AB87). The Department is requiring that SMA functions at § 653.108 be performed by State merit staff in all States, including Colorado, Massachusetts, and Michigan. The Final Rule makes additional revisions to the ES regulations to strengthen the provision of services to MSFWs and to enhance the protections afforded by the Monitor Advocate System and the Complaint System. This ICR is necessary to support regulatory changes the Department is making in the Final Rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $285,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage: 

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/04/2025

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