81 FR 75857 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Ready To Work Partnership Grants Evaluation 18-Month Follow-up Survey

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 211 (November 1, 2016)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation 18-Month Follow-up Survey,'' 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 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75857-75858]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26337]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Ready To Work Partnership Grants Evaluation 
18-Month Follow-up Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information 
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Ready to Work Partnership 
Grants Evaluation 18-Month Follow-up Survey,'' 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 December 1, 2016.

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=201605-1291-001 (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.

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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: 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 Ready 
to Work (RTW) Partnership Grants Evaluation 18-Month Follow-up Survey 
information collection. The DOL is conducting an evaluation of RTW 
Partnership Grants. The evaluation includes: (1) An implementation 
study that examines the operation of the programs and participation 
patterns of program enrollees in key program activities, and (2) an 
impact study that uses a random assignment research design to determine 
whether selected grantee programs increased participants' employment, 
earnings, and other outcomes. This submission seeks OMB approval for 
the impact evaluation 18-month follow-up survey of study participants. 
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 section 
414(c) authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 2916a(7).
    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 April 25, 2016 (81 FR 24131).
    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 201605-
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: Ready to Work Partnership Grants Evaluation 
18-Month Follow-up Survey.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201605-1291-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,339.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,339.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 897 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: October 26, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-26337 Filed 10-31-16; 8:45 am]
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