81 FR 40720 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; New Collection; National 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 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14819 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 40720-40721] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14819] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; New Collection; National 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 22, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Molly Irwin and Janet Javar, 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 below for this information collection. Because we continue to experience delays in [[Page 40721]] 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: Molly Irwin and Janet Javar 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 and other adults in need of new or upgraded skills. The evaluation of Round 4 funded by the Department of Labor will include an outcomes study, an implementation analysis, and a study of employer relationships. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on a proposed new information collection activity for the TAACCCT Round 4 National Evaluation: (1) Collecting updated participant contact information, (2) conducting a follow-up survey of participants enrolled in programs in the Round 4 grantees selected for the outcomes study, (3) surveying staff in all colleges that are part of a Round 4 grant, and (4) interviewing staff from employers that have partnered with Round 4 grantees. The purposes of the outcomes study are to capture participants' training experiences while in their programs, receipt of job search assistance as they near program completion, and employment and wage outcomes upon program exit and, for shorter programs, several months thereafter. The employer study will seek to understand how DOL can encourage the workforce system to build productive and sustainable employer relationships through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act implementation and its grants programs. II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the national evaluation of Round 4 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 national evaluation of Round 4 of the TAACCCT grants program via collection of updated participant contact information, survey data on participants and colleges, and employer discussions. Type of review: New information collection request. OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW. Affected Public: Participants enrolled in selected TAACCCT grant programs; staff associated with implementing TAACCCT grant programs, employers working with TAACCCT grantees. Estimated Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Annual number Number of Average time Form/activity of of responses per per response Total burden Annual burden respondents respondents respondent (hours) hours hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Follow-up Survey............................ * 4,000 1,333 1 .33 1,320 440 Updates to Participant Contact information.............. 5,000 1,667 4 0.083 1,660 553 College Survey.......................................... 272 91 1 1.5 408 137 Employer Interviews..................................... 136 45 1 1.5 204 68 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............................................. 9,408 4,704 .............. .............. 3,592 1,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Assumes a sample of 5,000 with an 80 percent response rate. 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 6th day of June 2016. Sharon Block, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2016-14819 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-HX-P
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Reservation of the Shakopee 20–901) (Compact) prior to enactment of Settlement Act have been executed by
Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the Settlement Act. As described in the Tribe and the Secretary.
Township of Shakopee, County of Scott, section 402 of the Settlement Act, the
Sally Jewell,
and State of Minnesota purposes of the Settlement Act are:
Secretary of the Interior.
(1) To achieve a fair, equitable, and
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final settlement of claims to water rights
Legal Description Containing 128.30 in the State of Montana for the Crow BILLING CODE 4334–63–P
Acres More or Less Tribe and for the United States for the
The West Half of the Southeast benefit of the Tribe and allottees;
Quarter and Government Lot 3, all in (2) to authorize, ratify, and confirm DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Section 15, Township 115 North, Range the Compact;
(3) to authorize and direct the Office of the Secretary
22 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian,
Scott County, Minnesota. Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to Agency Information Collection
This proclamation does not affect title execute the Compact and to take any Activities; Submission for OMB
to the land described above, nor does it other action necessary to carry out the Review; Comment Request; New
affect any valid existing easements for Compact in accordance with the Collection; National Evaluation of
public roads and highways, public Settlement Act; and Round 4 of the Trade Adjustment
utilities, railroads or pipelines, and any (4) to ensure the availability of funds Assistance Community College Career
other rights-of-way or reservations of necessary for the implementation of the Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program
record. Compact and the Settlement Act.
Dated: June 8, 2016. Section 415 of the Settlement Act AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
provided for repeal of the Settlement Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Act and other consequences if certain Office, Department of Labor.
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
conditions were not fulfilled on or ACTION: Notice.
[FR Doc. 2016–14797 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am]
before March 31, 2016, or by an
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extended date agreed to by the Tribe SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
and the Secretary after reasonable notice (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
to the State, whichever is later. On reduce paperwork and respondent
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR burden, conducts a preclearance
March 21, 2016, after providing
reasonable notice to the State, the consultation program to provide the
Office of the Secretary
Secretary and the Tribe agreed to extend general public and Federal agencies
[16XD4523WS\DS10100000\DWSN00000. the deadline for publication to June 30, with an opportunity to comment on
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of information in accordance with the
Statement of Findings: Crow Tribe Statement of Findings Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
In accordance with section 410(e) of
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. the Settlement Act, I find as follows: program helps to ensure that required
ACTION: Notice. 1. The Montana Water Court has data can be provided in the desired
issued a final judgment and decree format, reporting burden (time and
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior approving the Compact; financial resources) is minimized,
is publishing this notice as required by 2. all of the funds made available collection instruments are clearly
section 410(e) of the Crow Tribe Water under subsections (c) through (f) of understood, and the impact of collection
Rights Settlement Act of 2010 section 414 of the Settlement Act have requirements on respondents can be
(Settlement Act). Congress enacted the been deposited in the Crow Settlement properly assessed.
Settlement Act as Title IV of the Claims Fund; A copy of the proposed Information
Resolution Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 3. the Secretary has executed the Collection Request can be obtained by
291). The publication of this notice agreements with the Tribe required by contacting the office listed below in the
causes certain waivers and releases of sections 405(a) and 406(a) of the addressee section of this notice.
claims to become effective as required Settlement Act; DATES: Written comments must be
by the Settlement Act. 4. the State has appropriated and paid submitted to the office listed in the
DATES: This notice is effective June 22, into an interest-bearing escrow account addressee section below on or before
2016. any payments due as of the date of August 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: enactment of the Settlement Act to the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Address all comments and requests for Tribe under the Compact; by either one of the following methods:
additional information to Douglas Davis, 5. the Tribe has ratified the Compact Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
Chair, Crow Water Rights Settlement by submitting the Settlement Act and dol.gov;
Implementation Team, Department of the Compact to a vote by the tribal Mail or Courier: Molly Irwin and Janet
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, membership for approval or disapproval Javar, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S.
Great Plains Region, P.O. Box 36900 and the tribal membership voted to Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
(GP–1230), Billings, MT 59107, (406) approve the Settlement Act and the Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
247–7710. Compact by a majority of votes cast on DC 20210.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the day of the vote, as certified by the Instructions: Please submit one copy
Settlement Act was enacted to resolve Secretary and the Tribe; of your comments by only one method.
the water rights claims of the Crow 6. the Secretary has fulfilled the All submissions received must include
Tribe (Tribe) in the State of Montana requirements of section 408(a) of the the agency name and OMB Control
(State). The Tribe and the State Settlement Act; and Number identified below for this
negotiated the Crow Tribe-Montana 7. the waivers and releases authorized information collection. Because we
Water Compact (Mont. Code. Ann. 85– and set forth in section 410(a) of the continue to experience delays in
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receiving mail in the Washington, DC proposed new information collection for the proper performance of the
area, commenters are strongly activity for the TAACCCT Round 4 functions of the agency, including
encouraged to transmit their comments National Evaluation: (1) Collecting whether the information will have
electronically via email or to submit updated participant contact practical utility;
them by mail early. Comments, information, (2) conducting a follow-up * evaluate the accuracy of the
including any personal information survey of participants enrolled in agency’s estimate of the burden of the
provided, become a matter of public programs in the Round 4 grantees proposed collection of information,
record. They will also be summarized selected for the outcomes study, (3) including the validity of the
and/or included in the request for OMB surveying staff in all colleges that are methodology and assumptions used;
approval of the information collection part of a Round 4 grant, and (4) * enhance the quality, utility, and
request. interviewing staff from employers that clarity of the information to be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: have partnered with Round 4 grantees. collected; and
Molly Irwin and Janet Javar by email at The purposes of the outcomes study * minimize the burden of the
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov. are to capture participants’ training information collection on those who are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: experiences while in their programs, to respond, including the use of
I. Background: The fourth round of receipt of job search assistance as they appropriate automated, electronic,
the Trade Adjustment Assistance near program completion, and mechanical, or other technological
Community College Career Training employment and wage outcomes upon collection techniques or other forms of
(TAACCCT) grants program continues to program exit and, for shorter programs, information technology, e.g., permitting
provide community colleges and other several months thereafter. The employer electronic submissions of responses.
eligible institutions of higher education study will seek to understand how DOL III. Current Actions: At this time, the
with funds to expand and improve their can encourage the workforce system to Department of Labor is requesting
ability to deliver education and career build productive and sustainable clearance for data collection for the
training programs that can be completed employer relationships through national evaluation of Round 4 of the
in two years or less and are suited for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity TAACCCT grants program via collection
workers who are eligible for training Act implementation and its grants of updated participant contact
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs. information, survey data on participants
for Workers program and other adults in II. Desired Focus of Comments: and colleges, and employer discussions.
need of new or upgraded skills. The Currently, the Department of Labor is Type of review: New information
evaluation of Round 4 funded by the soliciting comments concerning the collection request.
Department of Labor will include an above data collection for the national OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW.
outcomes study, an implementation evaluation of Round 4 of the TAACCCT Affected Public: Participants enrolled
analysis, and a study of employer grants program. Comments are in selected TAACCCT grant programs;
relationships. requested to: staff associated with implementing
This Federal Register Notice provides * Evaluate whether the proposed TAACCCT grant programs, employers
the opportunity to comment on a collection of information is necessary working with TAACCCT grantees.
ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Total number Annual Number of Average time Total burden Annual burden
Form/activity of number of responses per per response hours hours
respondents respondents respondent (hours)
Participant Follow-up Survey ................... * 4,000 1,333 1 .33 1,320 440
Updates to Participant Contact informa-
tion ........................................................ 5,000 1,667 4 0.083 1,660 553
College Survey ......................................... 272 91 1 1.5 408 137
Employer Interviews ................................. 136 45 1 1.5 204 68
Totals ................................................ 9,408 4,704 ........................ ........................ 3,592 1,197
* Assumes a sample of 5,000 with an 80 percent response rate.
Comments submitted in response to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR conducts a preclearance consultation
this request will be summarized and/or program to provide the general public
included in the request for Office of Office of Workers’ Compensation and Federal agencies with an
Management and Budget approval; they Programs opportunity to comment on proposed
will also become a matter of public and/or continuing collections of
Proposed Collection of Information; information in accordance with the
record.
Comment Request
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
June 2016. AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees’ (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)] This
Compensation, Office of Workers’ program helps to ensure that requested
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Sharon Block,
Compensation Programs, Department of data can be provided in the desired
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for format, reporting burden (time and
Labor.
Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice. financial resources) is minimized,
[FR Doc. 2016–14819 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am]
collection instruments are clearly
BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as understood, and the impact of collection
part of its continuing effort to reduce requirements on respondents can be
paperwork and respondent burden, properly assessed.
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