81 FR 1446 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the Evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative Round 5 and Future Rounds
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 7 (January 12, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 1446-1448] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00460] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Comment Request for Information Collection for the Evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative Round 5 and Future Rounds AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 requested 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 is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the Evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative Round 5 and Future Rounds. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addressee section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee's section below on or before February 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Cherise Hunter. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherise Hunter by telephone at 202- 693-4931 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative formats (Large print, Braille, Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request by calling (202) 693-7880 (this is not a toll-free number). TTY/TTD callers may dial (202) 693-7881 to obtain information or to request materials in alternative formats. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The proposed information collection activities described in this notice will provide data for an impact and implementation evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative Round 5 and future rounds (DEI R5FR). The DEI was first funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in 2010. DEI was designed to improve educational, training and employment opportunities and outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), by refining and expanding already identified successful public workforce strategies; improving coordination and collaboration among employment and training and asset development programs implemented at state and local levels, including the expansion of the public workforce investment system's capacity to serve as Ticket to Work (TTW) Employment Networks (ENs) under the Social Security Administration's (SSA) TTW Program; and build effective community partnerships that leverage public and private resources to better serve individuals with disabilities and improve employment outcomes. Thirty-one grants in Rounds 1-4 were awarded from September 2010 to September 2014 to state government agencies which distributed the funds to their local workforce investment areas' (LWIAs) American Job Centers (AJCs) to implement these activities. In 2014, ETA and ODEP provided $14,837,785 to six Round 5 grantees. Round 6 grantees were awarded cooperative agreements in October 2015. Since 2010, the Department of Labor has awarded over $95 million in grants to state workforce agencies. DEI Rounds 1-4 focused on the implementation of strategic service delivery strategies including integrated resource teams, blending and braiding of resources, use of the Guideposts for Success (youth grantees only), customized employment, self-employment and asset development strategies. R5FR will add career pathways to the DEI service package. The DEI R5FR impact study will use two distinct quasi-experimental design (QED) study designs to determine the impact of DEI interventions on participant outcomes. The first study design is a matched comparison group design, with the treatment and comparison conditions established at the LWIA level. The second design will match similar participants within the Round 5 grantee treatment LWIAs, with the only primary difference being enrollment in the career pathways component versus enrollment in other programs and services. The implementation study will examine the context in which each grant is being implemented; grantee customer characteristics; implementation of the DEI requirements; what the grantee's DEI strategies are; program implementation challenges; and systems change. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on three proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the DEI evaluation: (1) Site visit/interviews protocols. Site visits will occur at three points in time and will collect information on the current status at baseline and change in grantees' workforce development system at follow-up; grantee customer characteristics; implementation of the grant requirements and strategies; program implementation challenges; and system change. (2) Participant tracking system. For the purposes of tracking individual DEI Round 5 participants and collecting information that is not collected by Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record Data (WIASRD) or Wagner-Peyser (W-P), a Participant Tracking System (PTS) that is independent of the WIASRD and W-P systems will be used. The PTS will provide DEI customer tracking information from participating [[Page 1447]] AJCs, such as participation in specific DEI Round 5 service delivery strategies. It will also allow for the identification of the DEI participants from each state and LWIA. Additionally, it will provide a way for DEI grantees to collect information without modifying their existing WIASRD or W-P systems. (3) Survey on Disability Type, Activities of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes Related to Career Pathways will provide a descriptive picture of the range of disabilities that participants disclose, but will also provide a more accurate match across treatment and comparison groups in both impact analyses in terms of disability type and severity. It will also provide more accurate information on outcomes, particularly on academic outcomes that are currently difficult to access through existing administrative databases. II. Review Focus Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the evaluation of DEI R5FR. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the following:Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the proposed information collection, 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 collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology (for example, permitting electronic submissions of responses). III. Current Actions Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Title: Evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative Round 5 and Future Rounds. Annual Site Visits Total Respondents: Approximately 444. On-site or telephone interviews will be conducted with the DEI state lead, DRC, WIB directors, AJC managers, AJC staff members, and agency partners and employers. A site visit to one comparison LWIA and AJC in close proximity to each treatment LWIA will also be conducted. In treatment and comparison LWIAs, approximately eight to ten AJC DEI participants will be asked to participate in a customer focus group. Frequency: Site visits will occur in the first, second year and third years to collect baseline (year 1), mid-term (year 2) and follow- up (year 3) data. Average Time per Response: Partners and employers from small entities will participate in interviews that are 45 minutes in duration. All other interviews will be 60 minutes in duration. Estimated Total Burden Hours: The cumulative hours of burden due to the site visits to DEI grantees for the entire project period is 1,143. Estimated Hours of Burden Due to Site Visits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State California Kansas Illinois Massachusets Minnesota South Dakota Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEI State Lead # of Res............................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Hrs/Res.............................................. 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 DRC # of Res............................................. 5 4 4 4 2 2 21 Hrs/Res.............................................. 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 AJC Staff # of Res............................................. 15 16 10 14 14 6 75 Hrs/Res.............................................. .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 3 Parents & Employers # of Res............................................. 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 Hrs/Res.............................................. .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 4.5 WIB Director # of Res............................................. 6 6 4 6 6 2 30 Hrs/Res.............................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Focus Groups # of Res............................................. 48 48 48 48 48 48 288 Hrs/Res.............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 9 Total Hours...................................... 100.5 99 94 98 94 86 571.5 Cumulative Total Hours....................... 201 198 188 196 188 172 1143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Tracking System Frequency: Two times for treatment group customers and staff. Total Responses: 2050 respondents. Average Time per Response: 4.8 minutes for Participant Tracking System and 7.4 minutes for Survey of Disability Type, Activities of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 658.75 hours. Survey of Disability Type, Activities of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes Frequency: The survey will be administered on a quarterly basis (four times a year). Total Responses: 2,050 respondents. Average Time per Response: 7.4 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 505.65 hours. [[Page 1448]] Estimated Total Burden Hours Due to the Participant Tracking System and Survey of Disability Type, Activities of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Number of time per Total burden Total burden State respondents response hours per year hours (minutes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Tracking System ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California...................................... 620 4.82 100 199.23 Kansas.......................................... 260 4.82 42 83.55 Illinois........................................ 515 4.82 83 165.49 Massachusetts................................... 305 4.82 49 98.01 Minnesota....................................... 275 4.82 44 88.37 South Dakota.................................... 75 4.82 12 24.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey of Disability Type, Activities, of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California...................................... 620 7.40 76 152.93 Kansas.......................................... 260 7.40 32 64.13 Illinois........................................ 515 7.40 64 127.03 Massachusetts................................... 305 7.40 38 75.23 Minnesota....................................... 275 7.40 34 67.83 South Dakota.................................... 75 7.40 9 18.50 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 2050 .............. 582 1164.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: January 5, 2016. Jennifer Sheehy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-00460 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FK-P
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issues raised in the submission have not Future Rounds. A copy of the proposed September 2014 to state government
been remedied to date. OTLA has not Information Collection Request (ICR) agencies which distributed the funds to
received similar submissions related to can be obtained by contacting the office their local workforce investment areas’
the NAALC obligations of the GOM. listed in the addressee section of this (LWIAs) American Job Centers (AJCs) to
Accordingly, OTLA has accepted the notice. implement these activities. In 2014,
submission for review. DATES: Written comments must be ETA and ODEP provided $14,837,785 to
OTLA’s decision to accept the submitted to the office listed in the six Round 5 grantees. Round 6 grantees
submission for review is not intended to addressee’s section below on or before were awarded cooperative agreements
indicate any determination as to the February 11, 2016. in October 2015. Since 2010, the
validity or accuracy of the allegations Department of Labor has awarded over
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
contained in the submission. The $95 million in grants to state workforce
by either one of the following methods:
objective of the review will be to gather agencies. DEI Rounds 1–4 focused on
Email: hunter.cherise@dol.gov; Mail or
information so that OTLA can better the implementation of strategic service
Courier: Office of Disability
understand the allegations contained in delivery strategies including integrated
Employment Policy, U.S. Department of
the submission and to publicly report resource teams, blending and braiding
Labor, Room S–1303, 200 Constitution
on the issues raised therein. As set out of resources, use of the Guideposts for
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
in the Procedural Guidelines, OTLA Success (youth grantees only),
Attention: Cherise Hunter.
will complete the review and issue a customized employment, self-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
public report to the Secretary of Labor employment and asset development
Cherise Hunter by telephone at 202– strategies. R5FR will add career
within 180 days, unless circumstances,
693–4931 (this is not a toll-free number) pathways to the DEI service package.
as determined by OTLA, require an
or by email at hunter.cherise@dol.gov. The DEI R5FR impact study will use
extension of time. The public report will
Copies of this notice may be obtained in two distinct quasi-experimental design
include a summary of the review
alternative formats (Large print, Braille, (QED) study designs to determine the
process, as well as any findings and Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request by
recommendations. impact of DEI interventions on
calling (202) 693–7880 (this is not a toll- participant outcomes. The first study
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 7, free number). TTY/TTD callers may dial
2016.
design is a matched comparison group
(202) 693–7881 to obtain information or design, with the treatment and
Carol Pier, to request materials in alternative comparison conditions established at
Deputy Undersecretary for International formats. the LWIA level. The second design will
Affairs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: match similar participants within the
[FR Doc. 2016–00436 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am]
Round 5 grantee treatment LWIAs, with
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the only primary difference being
The proposed information collection enrollment in the career pathways
activities described in this notice will component versus enrollment in other
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR provide data for an impact and programs and services. The
implementation evaluation of the implementation study will examine the
Comment Request for Information
Disability Employment Initiative Round context in which each grant is being
Collection for the Evaluation of the
5 and future rounds (DEI R5FR). The implemented; grantee customer
Disability Employment Initiative Round
DEI was first funded by the U.S. characteristics; implementation of the
5 and Future Rounds Department of Labor (DOL), DEI requirements; what the grantee’s
AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment and Training DEI strategies are; program
Employment Policy, Department of Administration (ETA) and Office of implementation challenges; and systems
Labor. Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in change.
ACTION: Notice. 2010. DEI was designed to improve This Federal Register Notice provides
educational, training and employment the opportunity to comment on three
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as opportunities and outcomes of youth proposed data collection instruments
part of its continuing effort to reduce and adults with disabilities who are that will be used in the DEI evaluation:
paperwork and respondent burden, unemployed, underemployed and/or (1) Site visit/interviews protocols. Site
conducts a preclearance consultation receiving Social Security Disability visits will occur at three points in time
program to provide the general public Income (SSDI), by refining and and will collect information on the
and federal agencies with an expanding already identified successful current status at baseline and change in
opportunity to comment on proposed public workforce strategies; improving grantees’ workforce development system
and/or continuing collections of coordination and collaboration among at follow-up; grantee customer
information in accordance with the employment and training and asset characteristics; implementation of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 development programs implemented at grant requirements and strategies;
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This state and local levels, including the program implementation challenges;
program helps to ensure that requested expansion of the public workforce and system change.
data can be provided in the desired investment system’s capacity to serve as (2) Participant tracking system. For
format, reporting burden (time and Ticket to Work (TTW) Employment the purposes of tracking individual DEI
financial resources) is minimized, Networks (ENs) under the Social Round 5 participants and collecting
collection instruments are clearly Security Administration’s (SSA) TTW information that is not collected by
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understood, and the impact of collection Program; and build effective community Workforce Investment Act Standardized
requirements on respondents is properly partnerships that leverage public and Record Data (WIASRD) or Wagner-
assessed. Currently, the Department of private resources to better serve Peyser (W–P), a Participant Tracking
Labor is soliciting comments concerning individuals with disabilities and System (PTS) that is independent of the
the collection of data about the improve employment outcomes. WIASRD and W–P systems will be used.
Evaluation of the Disability Thirty-one grants in Rounds 1–4 were The PTS will provide DEI customer
Employment Initiative Round 5 and awarded from September 2010 to tracking information from participating
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ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS DUE TO THE PARTICIPANT TRACKING SYSTEM AND SURVEY OF DISABILITY TYPE,
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND SELECTED OUTCOMES
Average
burden Total burden
Number of Total burden
State time per hours per
respondents hours
response year
(minutes)
Participant Tracking System
California .......................................................................................................... 620 4.82 100 199.23
Kansas ............................................................................................................. 260 4.82 42 83.55
Illinois ............................................................................................................... 515 4.82 83 165.49
Massachusetts ................................................................................................. 305 4.82 49 98.01
Minnesota ........................................................................................................ 275 4.82 44 88.37
South Dakota ................................................................................................... 75 4.82 12 24.10
Survey of Disability Type, Activities, of Daily Living and Selected Outcomes
California .......................................................................................................... 620 7.40 76 152.93
Kansas ............................................................................................................. 260 7.40 32 64.13
Illinois ............................................................................................................... 515 7.40 64 127.03
Massachusetts ................................................................................................. 305 7.40 38 75.23
Minnesota ........................................................................................................ 275 7.40 34 67.83
South Dakota ................................................................................................... 75 7.40 9 18.50
Total .......................................................................................................... 2050 ........................ 582 1164.4
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