80 FR 10515 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Round 4 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that required data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10515-10516]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04048]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Round 4 of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 
Office, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 
helps to ensure that required data can be provided in the desired 
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSEE section below on or before April 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Molly 
Irwin, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB 
Control Number identified above for this information collection. 
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the 
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit 
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail 
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a 
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included 
in the request for OMB approval of the information collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Molly Irwin by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The fourth round of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program continues to 
provide community colleges and other eligible institutions of higher 
education with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver 
education and career training programs that can be completed in two 
years or less and are suited for workers who are eligible for training 
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program.
    The evaluation of Round 4 funded by the Department of Labor will 
include an impact study involving random assignment and an 
implementation analysis. This package requests clearance for (1) 
collecting baseline information on participants of interventions in the 
Round 4 grantees selected for the impact study and (2) semi-structured 
fieldwork in the form of site visits to up to nine Round 4 grantees to 
learn from college administrators, program coordinators, faculty and 
instructional staff, industry and community partners, and employers.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor 
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the 
national evaluation of the TAACCCT grants program. Comments are 
requested to:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    * evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    * enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    * minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of 
responses.
    III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is 
requesting clearance for data collection for the evaluation of Round 4 
of the TAACCCT grants program via collection of baseline data elements 
and fieldwork efforts.
    Type of review: New information collection request.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Students enrolled in selected TAACCCT grant 
programs and control group members; staff and partners associated with 
implementing TAACCCT grant programs.

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
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                                     Estimated                                     Average time      Estimated
          Form/activity                total         Frequency         Total       per response    total burden
                                    respondents                      responses        (hours)          hours
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Participant Baseline Data                  5,000            Once           5,000             .5            2,500
 Collection.....................
Structured Fieldwork............             270            Once             270            1.25             338
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    Totals......................           5,270  ..............           5,270  ..............           2,838
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    Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval; they will also become a matter of public record.

    Signed: at Washington, DC, this 13th day of February, 2015.
MaryBeth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of 
Labor.
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