81_FR_84844 81 FR 84618 - Comment Request; State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey

81 FR 84618 - Comment Request; State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)

Page Range84618-84619
FR Document2016-28264

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 State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addressee section of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84618-84619]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28264]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Comment Request; State Exchange on Employment and Disability 
(SEED) Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 
Office, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 State Exchange on Employment and 
Disability (SEED) Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey. 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: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency 
receives on or before January 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods:
    Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Cherise 
Hunter, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-1303, 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 above for this information collection. 
Because we continue to experience delays in 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: Contact Cherise Hunter by email at 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background.

    The proposed information collection activities described in this 
notice will provide data for the State Exchange on Employment and 
Disabilities (SEED) Evaluation. In the fall of 2015, The Office of 
Disability Employment (ODEP) launched the SEED initiative. The SEED 
initiative is designed to advance policy at the state and local levels 
that promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities 
through collaborative engagement of intermediary organizations that 
serve as value added interfaces between and among various levels of 
government and entities with overlapping interests. A formative 
evaluation of SEED has been undertaken to provide feedback and 
information to the SEED implementation team to make the initiative as 
efficient and effective as possible. This Federal Register Notice 
provides the opportunity to comment on one proposed data collection 
instrument

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that will be used in the SEED evaluation:
    (1) SEED Implementation Evaluation Survey. This survey will be 
distributed to a sample of State legislators and their staff who are 
members of intermediary organizations participating in the SEED 
initiative. It will identify barriers and needs to inform the SEED 
implementation team on what SEED could do to assist states interested 
in adopting disability employment policies. It will also provide 
feedback from State legislators and staff regarding their perceptions 
of SEED activities and resources to date as well as identify where 
State legislators are currently getting their information about 
disability employment policy issues to improve outreach.

II. Review Focus

    Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data 
collection for the evaluation of SEED. DOL is particularly interested 
in comments that do the following:
     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.

III. Current Action

    At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for the SEED 
Implementation Evaluation Survey.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Title: State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) 
Initiative Implementation Evaluation Survey.

                                           Estimated Total Burden Hours--SEED Implementation Evaluation Survey
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                                                                                         Number of                       Estimated time
                            Respondents                                 Number of      responses per        Total         per response   Estimated total
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses         (hours)       burden (hours)
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State legislators and staff who are members of organizations                  1,039                1            1,039              .22           228.58
 participating in the SEED initiative..............................
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    Affected Public: A sample of State legislators and their staff who 
are members of intermediary organizations participating in the SEED 
initiative.
    Annual Frequency: One time for the SEED initiative evaluation 
survey.
    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: November 15, 2016.
Sharon Block,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of 
Labor.
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                                                  To submit                                                  3302(c)(2)(C) also provides for waiver of             requirements on respondents is properly
                                                                       Send them to:
                                                  comments:                                                  this additional credit reduction and                  assessed. Currently, the Department of
                                                                                                             substitution of the credit reduction                  Labor is soliciting comments concerning
                                                  By mail .........    Assistant Attorney General            provided in section 3302(c)(2)(B) if a                the collection of data about the State
                                                                       U.S. DOJ—ENRD                         state meets certain conditions.                       Exchange on Employment and
                                                                       P.O. Box 7611                            California, Connecticut, Ohio, and the             Disability (SEED) Initiative
                                                                       Washington, D.C. 20044–
                                                                         7611.
                                                                                                             Virgin Islands passed January 1, 2016                 Implementation Evaluation Survey. A
                                                                                                             with outstanding Title XII advances and               copy of the proposed Information
                                                    During the public comment period,                        were potentially subject to FUTA credit               Collection Request (ICR) can be
                                                  the consent decree may be examined                         reductions.                                           obtained by contacting the office listed
                                                  and downloaded at this Justice                                California, Ohio, and the Virgin                   in the addressee section of this notice.
                                                  Department Web site: https://                              Islands applied for a waiver of the 2016              DATES: The OMB will consider all
                                                  www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.                      additional credit reduction under                     written comments that the agency
                                                  We will provide a paper copy of the                        section 3302 (c)(2)(C) of FUTA and it                 receives on or before January 23, 2017.
                                                  consent decree upon written request                        has been determined that each one met                 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                  and payment of reproduction costs.                         all of the criteria of that section                   by either one of the following methods:
                                                  Please mail your request and payment                       necessary to qualify for the waiver of the              Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
                                                  to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—                      additional credit reduction. Further, the             dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Cherise Hunter,
                                                  ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC                        additional credit reduction of section                Office of Disability Employment Policy,
                                                  20044–7611.                                                3302(c)(2)(B) is zero for these States for            U.S. Department of Labor, 200
                                                    Please enclose a check or money order                    2016. Therefore, employers in these                   Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
                                                  for $44.25 (25 cents per page                              States will have no additional credit                 1303, Washington, DC 20210.
                                                  reproduction cost) payable to the United                   reduction applied for calendar year                   Instructions: Please submit one copy of
                                                  States Treasury. For a paper copy                          2016.                                                 your comments by only one method. All
                                                                                                                Connecticut and Ohio repaid all of                 submissions received must include the
                                                  without the exhibits and signature
                                                                                                             their outstanding advance balances                    agency name and OMB Control Number
                                                  pages, the cost is $9.25.
                                                                                                             before the beginning of November 10,                  identified above for this information
                                                  Randall M. Stone,                                          2016. Therefore, employers in those                   collection. Because we continue to
                                                  Acting Assistant Section Chief,                            States will have no reduction in FUTA                 experience delays in receiving mail in
                                                  Environmental Enforcement Section,                         offset credit for calendar year 2016.                 the Washington, DC area, commenters
                                                  Environment and Natural Resources Division.                   California and the Virgin Islands will             are strongly encouraged to transmit their
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–28136 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]               have a credit reduction of 1.8 for                    comments electronically via email or to
                                                  BILLING CODE 4410–15–P                                     calendar year 2016.                                   submit them by mail early. Comments,
                                                                                                             Portia Wu,                                            including any personal information
                                                                                                             Assistant Secretary for Employment and                provided, become a matter of public
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                        Training.                                             record. They will also be summarized
                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2016–28238 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]          and/or included in the request for OMB
                                                  Employment and Training                                                                                          approval of the information collection
                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
                                                  Administration                                                                                                   request.
                                                  Notice of Decisions on States’                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                   Contact Cherise Hunter by email at
                                                  Applications for Relief From Tax Credit
                                                  Reductions Provided Under Section                                                                                chiefevaluationoffice@dol.gov.
                                                                                                             Comment Request; State Exchange on
                                                  3302 of the Federal Unemployment Tax                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                             Employment and Disability (SEED)
                                                  Act (FUTA) Applicable in 2016                              Initiative Implementation Evaluation                  I. Background.
                                                  AGENCY: Employment and Training                            Survey                                                   The proposed information collection
                                                  Administration, Labor.                                     AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                      activities described in this notice will
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                            Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation                provide data for the State Exchange on
                                                                                                             Office, Department of Labor.                          Employment and Disabilities (SEED)
                                                  SUMMARY:    Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and                     ACTION: Notice.                                       Evaluation. In the fall of 2015, The
                                                  3302(d)(3) of the FUTA provide that                                                                              Office of Disability Employment (ODEP)
                                                  employers in a State that has an                           SUMMARY:    The Department of Labor, as               launched the SEED initiative. The SEED
                                                  outstanding balance of advances under                      part of its continuing effort to reduce               initiative is designed to advance policy
                                                  Title XII of the Social Security Act at the                paperwork and respondent burden,                      at the state and local levels that promote
                                                  beginning of January 1 of two or more                      conducts a preclearance consultation                  employment opportunities for people
                                                  consecutive years are subject to a                         program to provide the general public                 with disabilities through collaborative
                                                  reduction in credits otherwise available                   and federal agencies with an                          engagement of intermediary
                                                  against the FUTA tax for the calendar                      opportunity to comment on proposed                    organizations that serve as value added
                                                  year in which the most recent such                         and/or continuing collections of                      interfaces between and among various
                                                  January 1 occurs, if a balance of                          information in accordance with the                    levels of government and entities with
                                                  advances remains at the beginning of                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                       overlapping interests. A formative
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                                                  November 10 of that year. Further,                         (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This               evaluation of SEED has been undertaken
                                                  section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides                     program helps to ensure that requested                to provide feedback and information to
                                                  for an additional credit reduction for a                   data can be provided in the desired                   the SEED implementation team to make
                                                  year if a State has outstanding advances                   format, reporting burden (time and                    the initiative as efficient and effective as
                                                  on five or more consecutive January                        financial resources) is minimized,                    possible. This Federal Register Notice
                                                  firsts and has a balance at the beginning                  collection instruments are clearly                    provides the opportunity to comment on
                                                  of November 10 for such years. Section                     understood, and the impact of collection              one proposed data collection instrument


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                                                  that will be used in the SEED                              II. Review Focus                                         • Minimize the burden of the
                                                  evaluation:                                                  Currently, DOL is soliciting comments                collection of information on those who
                                                     (1) SEED Implementation Evaluation                      concerning the above data collection for               are to respond, including through the
                                                  Survey. This survey will be distributed                    the evaluation of SEED. DOL is                         use of appropriate automated,
                                                  to a sample of State legislators and their                 particularly interested in comments that               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                  staff who are members of intermediary                      do the following:                                      technological collection techniques or
                                                  organizations participating in the SEED                      • Evaluate whether the proposed                      other forms of information technology,
                                                  initiative. It will identify barriers and                  collection of information is necessary                 e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                  needs to inform the SEED                                   for the proper performance of the                      responses.
                                                  implementation team on what SEED                           functions of the agency, including                     III. Current Action
                                                  could do to assist states interested in                    whether the information will have
                                                  adopting disability employment                             practical utility;                                       At this time, DOL is requesting
                                                  policies. It will also provide feedback                      • Evaluate the accuracy of the                       clearance for the SEED Implementation
                                                  from State legislators and staff regarding                 agency’s estimate of the burden of the                 Evaluation Survey.
                                                  their perceptions of SEED activities and                   proposed collection of information,                      Type of Review: New Information
                                                  resources to date as well as identify                      including the validity of the                          Collection.
                                                  where State legislators are currently                      methodology and assumptions used;                        OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
                                                  getting their information about                              • Enhance the quality, utility, and                    Title: State Exchange on Employment
                                                  disability employment policy issues to                     clarity of the information to be                       and Disability (SEED) Initiative
                                                  improve outreach.                                          collected; and                                         Implementation Evaluation Survey.

                                                                              ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS—SEED IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION SURVEY
                                                                                                                                                 Number of                         Estimated time    Estimated
                                                                                                                               Number of                              Total
                                                                             Respondents                                                        esponses per                        per response    total burden
                                                                                                                               espondents                           esponses
                                                                                                                                                 respondent                            (hours)         (hours)

                                                  State legislators and staff who are members of organiza-
                                                    tions participating in the SEED initiative ..........................        1,039                 1              1,039             .22           228.58



                                                    Affected Public: A sample of State                       conducts a preclearance consultation                   Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
                                                  legislators and their staff who are                        program to provide the general public                  Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
                                                  members of intermediary organizations                      and Federal agencies with an                           Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
                                                  participating in the SEED initiative.                      opportunity to comment on proposed                     Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                    Annual Frequency: One time for the                       and/or continuing collections of                       DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
                                                  SEED initiative evaluation survey.                         information in accordance with the                     one copy of your comments by only one
                                                    Comments submitted in response to                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                        method. All submissions received must
                                                  this comment request will be                               (PRA95). 44 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)(A). This                 include the agency name and Control
                                                  summarized and/or included in the                          program helps to ensure that requested                 Number identified above for this
                                                  request for Office of Management and                       data can be provided in the desired                    information collection. Because we
                                                  Budget approval of the information                         format, reporting burden (time and                     continue to experience delays in
                                                  collection request; they will also                         financial resources) is minimized,                     receiving mail in the Washington, DC
                                                  become a matter of public record.                          collection instruments are clearly                     area, commenters are strongly
                                                    Dated: November 15, 2016.                                understood, and the impact of collection               encouraged to transmit their comments
                                                  Sharon Block,
                                                                                                             requirements on respondents can be                     electronically via email or to submit
                                                                                                             properly assessed. Currently, the Wage                 them by mail early. Comments,
                                                  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                                  Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
                                                                                                             and Hour Division is soliciting                        including any personal information
                                                                                                             comments concerning its proposal to                    provided, become a matter of public
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–28264 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             extend Office of Management and                        record. They will also be summarized
                                                  BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P
                                                                                                             Budget (OMB) approval of the                           and/or included in the request for OMB
                                                                                                             Information Collection: Disclosures to                 approval of the information collection
                                                                                                             Workers Under the Migrant and                          request.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                                                                             Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
                                                  Wage and Hour Division                                     Act. A copy of the proposed information                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                             request can be obtained by contacting                  Melissa Smith, U.S. Department of
                                                  Proposed Extension of the Information                      the office listed below in the FOR                     Labor, Room S–3502, 200 Constitution
                                                  Collection Disclosure to Workers                           FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of                 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
                                                  Under the Migrant and Seasonal                             this Notice.                                           telephone: (202) 693–0406 (this is not a
                                                  Agricultural Worker Protection Act                         DATES: Written comments must be                        toll-free number). Copies of this notice
                                                                                                             submitted to the office listed in the                  may be obtained in alternative formats
                                                  AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division,
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                                                                                                             ADDRESSES section below on or before                   (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape, or
                                                  Department of Labor.                                                                                              Disc), upon request, by calling (202)
                                                                                                             January 23, 2017.
                                                  ACTION: Notice and request for                                                                                    693–0023 (not a toll-free number). TTY/
                                                  comments.                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                                                                                                                                    TTD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889–
                                                                                                             identified by Control Number 1235–
                                                                                                                                                                    5627 to obtain information or request
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Department of Labor, as                    0002, by either one of the following
                                                                                                                                                                    materials in alternative formats.
                                                  part of its continuing effort to reduce                    methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@
                                                  paperwork and respondent burden,                           dol.gov; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier:                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before January 23, 2017.
ContactContact Cherise Hunter by email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 84618 

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