81 FR 24131 - Comment Request for Information Collection for the Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation, New Collection
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)
| Page Range | 24131-24131 | |
| FR Document | 2016-09571 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 24131] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09571] [[Page 24131]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Comment Request for Information Collection for the Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation, New Collection AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office, 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. 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 June 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following methods: Email: [email protected]">Chief[email protected]; Mail or Courier: Molly Irwin, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Irwin by telephone at 202-693- 5091 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]">Chief[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing a data collection activity as part of the H-1B Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation Impact Study. The goal of the evaluation is determine the effectiveness of the H-1B grant-funded program in improving the labor market and other outcomes of program participants. For selected grantees, the impact study will randomly assign individuals to a group that can receive grant-funded programs or to a group that cannot access these services but who can participate in other services available in the community. The impact study will compare the employment and earnings and other outcomes of the groups to determine effectiveness of the H1-B Ready to Work training grants. The evaluation also includes an implementation study will describe services participants receive through the grantee programs, as well as provide operational lessons. Data collection efforts previously approved for the H-1B Impact Study under OMB Control Number 1205-0507 include: Data collection activities for the implementation study, a study consent form, and a baseline information form for study participants. These collection activities will continue under the previously approved request. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on a proposed new information collection activity for the H-1B Ready to Work Impact Study: A follow-up survey of sample members in the H-1B Ready to Work Impact Study, conducted approximately eighteen months after random assignment. The purposes of the study are to understand and document the: (1) Receipt of training and training-related supports; (2) educational attainment, including credential receipt; (3) factors that affect the ability to work (4) employment status, including job characteristics; (5) household composition; and (6) income and public benefits receipt. II. Review Focus DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the H-1B Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation. 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 DOL is requesting clearance for the follow-up survey of sample members in the H-1B Ready to Work Impact Study. Type of Review: New collection. Title: Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation. OMB Number: OMB Control Number 1205-0NEW. Estimated Total Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Number of Average Activity of Annual number responses per burden hours Total burden Annual burden respondents of respondents respondent per response hours hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18-month follow-up survey............................... * 4,016 1339 1 .67 2691 897 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... .............. 1339 .............. .............. .............. 897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Assumes a sample of 5,020 with an 80 percent response rate. Affected Public: Participants applying for the Ready to Work Partnership Grant programs. Form(s): 18-Month Follow-Up Survey. Total respondents: 4,016. Annual Frequency: One time. 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. Sharon Block, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-09571 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-HX-P
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR by email at Chief EvaluationOffice@ the: (1) Receipt of training and training-
dol.gov. related supports; (2) educational
Comment Request for Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: attainment, including credential receipt;
Collection for the Ready to Work (3) factors that affect the ability to work
Partnership Grants Evaluation, New I. Background (4) employment status, including job
Collection The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) characteristics; (5) household
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant is proposing a data collection activity as composition; and (6) income and public
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation part of the H–1B Ready to Work benefits receipt.
Office, Department of Labor. Partnership Grants Evaluation Impact II. Review Focus
Study. The goal of the evaluation is
ACTION: Notice.
determine the effectiveness of the H–1B DOL is soliciting comments
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as grant-funded program in improving the concerning the above data collection for
part of its continuing effort to reduce labor market and other outcomes of the H–1B Ready to Work Partnership
paperwork and respondent burden, program participants. For selected Grants Evaluation. DOL is particularly
conducts a preclearance consultation grantees, the impact study will interested in comments that do the
program to provide the general public randomly assign individuals to a group following:
and federal agencies with an that can receive grant-funded programs • Evaluate whether the proposed
opportunity to comment on proposed or to a group that cannot access these collection of information is necessary
and/or continuing collections of services but who can participate in for the proper performance functions of
information in accordance with the other services available in the the agency, including whether the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 community. The impact study will information will have practical utility;
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This compare the employment and earnings • Evaluate the accuracy of the
program helps to ensure that requested and other outcomes of the groups to agency’s burden estimate of the
data can be provided in the desired determine effectiveness of the H1–B proposed information collection,
format, reporting burden (time and Ready to Work training grants. The including the validity of the
financial resources) is minimized, evaluation also includes an methodology and assumptions used;
collection instruments are clearly implementation study will describe • Enhance the quality, utility, and
understood, and the impact of collection services participants receive through the clarity of the information to be
requirements on respondents is properly grantee programs, as well as provide collected; and
assessed. operational lessons. • Minimize the burden of the
A copy of the proposed Information Data collection efforts previously
collection of information on those who
Collection Request (ICR) can be approved for the H–1B Impact Study
are to respond, including through the
obtained by contacting the office listed under OMB Control Number 1205–0507
include: Data collection activities for the use of appropriate automated,
in the addressee section of this notice. electronic, mechanical, or other
implementation study, a study consent
DATES: Written comments must be technological collection techniques or
form, and a baseline information form
submitted to the office listed in the for study participants. These collection other forms of information technology
addressee’s section below on or before activities will continue under the (for example, permitting electronic
June 24, 2016. previously approved request. submissions of responses).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments This Federal Register Notice provides III. Current Actions
by either one of the following methods: the opportunity to comment on a
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; proposed new information collection DOL is requesting clearance for the
Mail or Courier: Molly Irwin, U.S. activity for the H–1B Ready to Work follow-up survey of sample members in
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 Impact Study: A follow-up survey of the H–1B Ready to Work Impact Study.
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, sample members in the H–1B Ready to Type of Review: New collection.
DC 20210. Work Impact Study, conducted Title: Ready to Work Partnership
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: approximately eighteen months after Grants Evaluation.
Molly Irwin by telephone at 202–693– random assignment. The purposes of the OMB Number: OMB Control Number
5091 (this is not a toll-free number) or study are to understand and document 1205–0NEW.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Total number Annual Number of Average Total burden Annual burden
Activity of number of responses per burden hours hours hours
respondents respondents respondent per response
18-month follow-up survey ....................... * 4,016 1339 1 .67 2691 897
Total .................................................. ........................ 1339 ........................ ........................ ........................ 897
* Assumes a sample of 5,020 with an 80 percent response rate.
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Affected Public: Participants applying summarized and/or included in the collection request; they will also
for the Ready to Work Partnership Grant request for Office of Management and become a matter of public record.
programs. Budget approval of the information Sharon Block,
Form(s): 18-Month Follow-Up Survey.
Total respondents: 4,016. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Annual Frequency: One time. Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
Comments submitted in response to [FR Doc. 2016–09571 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am]
this comment request will be BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P
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| Contact | Molly Irwin by telephone at 202-693- 5091 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at Chief [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 24131 |
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