81 FR 62177 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release Evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release Evaluation'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62177-62178]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21622]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release 
Evaluation

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information 
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Linking Employment 
Activities Pre-Release Evaluation'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 11, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201603-1291-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OASAM, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-
free number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
information collection activities needed to conduct an implementation 
evaluation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) 
program. The DOL has provided $10 million to 20 grantees to develop 
programs that strengthen ties between the public workforce system and 
local correctional facilities by establishing satellite American Job 
Centers in local jails to bridge the gap between pre and post release 
employment services. More specifically, this ICR seeks approval for 
three data collection instruments that will be used in the LEAP 
implementation evaluation: (1) Site visit protocols for visits that 
will each last two days and involve one-on-one semi-structured 
interviews with facility and community-based program administrators, 
focus groups, and observations of program activities and reviews of a 
small sample of case files; (2) focus group protocols the evaluation 
team will use in conducting three focus groups per site; and (3) 
respondent information forms on which each staff or program participant 
respondent will provide demographic characteristics and other relevant 
information to aid in the interpretation and comparison of focus group 
findings across sites and time periods. The DOL seeks clearance only 
for these three data collection activities. Should the DOL decide to 
undertake an impact evaluation for the LEAP grant program, a separate 
ICR will be submitted for OMB approval under the PRA. The public would 
have an opportunity to comment on that request. Workforce Investment 
Act section 172 authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
2917.
    This proposed information collection is subject to the PRA. A 
Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an 
information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on December 23, 2015 (80 FR 79936).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201603-
1291-001. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 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, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-OASAM.
    Title of Collection: Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release 
Evaluation.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201603-1291-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector--
businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 577.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 577.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 420 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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