82 FR 32204 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 132 (July 12, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 132 (July 12, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14607 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 32204-32205] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14607] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation 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)]. 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 Evaluation of Strategies Used in America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) 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 September 11, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, 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 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: Megan Lizik by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct an evaluation to assess the success of the America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program (America's Promise). The goal of this project is to build knowledge about the effectiveness and implementation of the program. The evaluation will include two components, an implementation study and an impact study. The goal of the impact evaluation is to understand how programs and strategies funded under America's Promise affect the outcomes of participants using an experimental or quasi-experimental design in a subset of three sites. The goal of the implementation evaluation is to understand program design and implementation for all 23 grantees, including more detailed focus on implementation in 12 grantees and a measurement of partnerships and systems change in six grantees. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the evaluation: * Grantee survey. To understand early implementation experiences, the project will field a web-based survey to all America's Promise grantees promptly after the receipt of OMB clearance, likely in spring 2018. This survey will gather information about grantee characteristics, services and operations, partner recruitment methods, partners' characteristics, strategies for engaging employers, employer participation by sector, and early implementation challenges. * Partner network survey. To measure partnership development and resulting systems change, the project will select up to six grantees to participate in two rounds of a web-based partner network survey with up to 25 primary partners. The survey will be fielded in spring 2018 and early 2020. * Baseline information forms (BIFs). In sites selected for the impact study, applicants will complete a BIF prior to random assignment. The BIF will collect demographics, education history, work history, and contact information. Whenever possible, BIFs will be collected electronically through the study's web-based random assignment system (RAS). * Study random assignment system (RAS). The study RAS will be a web-based system used by program staff to enter an initial record for each applicant and initiate the baseline information form for the applicant to complete. The system will then conduct random assignment and monitor the integrity of random assignment. * Text survey. Between completion of the baseline information form and a follow-up survey (which will be included in a future information request), the evaluation will use texting to ask a short series of questions of study participants who were part of random assignment. Questions will include employment status, hours worked in the current week, if any training has recently been completed or is ongoing, and satisfaction with a training program or activity that was recently completed by participants at that site. A future information collection request will include site visit and telephone interview protocols as well as a follow-up survey of members of the treatment and control groups. II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the Evaluation of Strategies Used in the America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program 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; [[Page 32205]] * Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions; * 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: At this time, the Department of Labor is requesting clearance for the grantee survey, partner network survey, baseline information forms, study random assignment system, and text survey. Type of Review: New information collection request. OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW. Affected Public: America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation applicants, grantees, and partners. Estimated Total Burden Hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Total number Annual number Number of burden time Annual Estimated Respondents respondents of responses per per response estimated total burden respondents respondent (hours) burden (hours) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Implementation Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web-based survey of grantees............................ 23 7.67 1 .50 3.84 11.5 Web-based survey of partners............................ * 150 50 2 .33 33 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baseline Information Form............................... 3,000 1,000 1 0.25 250 750 Grantee staff RAS data entry............................ 3 1 1,000 .08 80 240 Text Survey............................................. \1\ 2,400 800 1 0.25 200 600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... \2\ 3,176 .............. .............. .............. 566.84 1,701.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Assumes 25 partners per 6 grantees. \1\ Assumes a sample of 3000 with an 80 percent response rate. \2\ So as not to double-count participants who complete the baseline intake form and then also complete the text survey, this total only counts the 3000 from the baseline intake form. However, all hours are calculated for the total burden. Comments submitted in response to this 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: June 30, 2017. Molly Irwin, Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2017-14607 Filed 7-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-HX-P
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or an annualized burden of 1,650 hours Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@ employers, employer participation by
for year 2. dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, sector, and early implementation
If additional information is required Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. challenges.
contact: Melody Braswell, Department Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 * Partner network survey. To measure
Clearance Officer, United States Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, partnership development and resulting
Department of Justice, Justice DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit systems change, the project will select
Management Division, Policy and one copy of your comments by only one up to six grantees to participate in two
Planning Staff, Two Constitution method. All submissions received must rounds of a web-based partner network
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, include the agency name and OMB survey with up to 25 primary partners.
Washington, DC 20530. Control Number identified above for The survey will be fielded in spring
Dated: July 6, 2017. this information collection. Because we 2018 and early 2020.
Melody Braswell, continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC * Baseline information forms (BIFs).
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. In sites selected for the impact study,
Department of Justice. area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments applicants will complete a BIF prior to
[FR Doc. 2017–14528 Filed 7–11–17; 8:45 am] random assignment. The BIF will collect
electronically via email or to submit
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them by mail early. Comments, demographics, education history, work
including any personal information history, and contact information.
provided, become a matter of public Whenever possible, BIFs will be
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR record. They will also be summarized collected electronically through the
and/or included in the request for OMB study’s web-based random assignment
Agency Information Collection system (RAS).
Activities; Submission for OMB approval of the information collection
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation request. * Study random assignment system
of Strategies Used in America’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (RAS). The study RAS will be a web-
Promise Job Driven Grant Program Megan Lizik by email at based system used by program staff to
Evaluation ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov. enter an initial record for each applicant
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and initiate the baseline information
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant I. Background: The Chief Evaluation form for the applicant to complete. The
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of system will then conduct random
Office, Department of Labor. Labor (DOL) intends to design and assignment and monitor the integrity of
ACTION: Notice. conduct an evaluation to assess the random assignment.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor success of the America’s Promise Job * Text survey. Between completion of
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to Driven Grant Program (America’s the baseline information form and a
reduce paperwork and respondent Promise). The goal of this project is to follow-up survey (which will be
burden, conducts a preclearance build knowledge about the effectiveness included in a future information
consultation program to provide the and implementation of the program. request), the evaluation will use texting
The evaluation will include two to ask a short series of questions of
general public and Federal agencies
components, an implementation study study participants who were part of
with an opportunity to comment on
and an impact study. The goal of the random assignment. Questions will
proposed and/or continuing collections
impact evaluation is to understand how include employment status, hours
of information in accordance with the
programs and strategies funded under worked in the current week, if any
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
America’s Promise affect the outcomes training has recently been completed or
(PRA95)]. This program helps to ensure
of participants using an experimental or is ongoing, and satisfaction with a
that requested data can be provided in
quasi-experimental design in a subset of training program or activity that was
the desired format, reporting burden
three sites. The goal of the recently completed by participants at
(time and financial resources) is
implementation evaluation is to that site.
minimized, collection instruments are
understand program design and A future information collection
clearly understood, and the impact of
implementation for all 23 grantees, request will include site visit and
collection requirements on respondents
including more detailed focus on telephone interview protocols as well as
is properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is implementation in 12 grantees and a a follow-up survey of members of the
soliciting comments concerning the measurement of partnerships and treatment and control groups.
collection of data about the Evaluation systems change in six grantees.
This Federal Register Notice provides II. Desired Focus of Comments:
of Strategies Used in America’s Promise Currently, the Department of Labor is
the opportunity to comment on
Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation. A soliciting comments concerning the
proposed data collection instruments
copy of the proposed Information above data collection for the Evaluation
that will be used in the evaluation:
Collection Request (ICR) can be * Grantee survey. To understand early of Strategies Used in the America’s
obtained by contacting the office listed implementation experiences, the project Promise Job Driven Grant Program
below in the addressee section of this will field a web-based survey to all Evaluation. DOL is particularly
notice. America’s Promise grantees promptly interested in comments that do the
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DATES: Written comments must be after the receipt of OMB clearance, following:
submitted to the office listed in the likely in spring 2018. This survey will * Evaluate whether the proposed
addressee section below on or before gather information about grantee collection of information is necessary
September 11, 2017. characteristics, services and operations, for the proper performance functions of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments partner recruitment methods, partners’ the agency, including whether the
by either one of the following methods: characteristics, strategies for engaging information will have practical utility;
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* Evaluate the accuracy of the are to respond, including through the network survey, baseline information
agency’s burden estimate of the use of appropriate automated, forms, study random assignment
proposed information collection, electronic, mechanical, or other system, and text survey.
including the validity of the technological collection techniques or Type of Review: New information
methodology and assumptions; other forms of information technology— collection request.
* Enhance the quality, utility, and for example, permitting electronic
clarity of the information to be submissions of responses. OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
collected; and III. Current Actions: At this time, the Affected Public: America’s Promise
* Minimize the burden of the Department of Labor is requesting Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation
collection of information on those who clearance for the grantee survey, partner applicants, grantees, and partners.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Average
Total Annual Number of Annual Estimated
burden time
Respondents number number of responses per estimated total burden
per response
respondents respondents respondent burden (hours)
(hours)
Implementation Study
Web-based survey of grantees ................ 23 7.67 1 .50 3.84 11.5
Web-based survey of partners ................ * 150 50 2 .33 33 100
Impact Study
Baseline Information Form ....................... 3,000 1,000 1 0.25 250 750
Grantee staff RAS data entry .................. 3 1 1,000 .08 80 240
Text Survey .............................................. 1 2,400 800 1 0.25 200 600
Total .................................................. 2 3,176 ........................ ........................ ........................ 566.84 1,701.5
* Assumes 25 partners per 6 grantees.
1 Assumes a sample of 3000 with an 80 percent response rate.
2 So as not to double-count participants who complete the baseline intake form and then also complete the text survey, this total only counts
the 3000 from the baseline intake form. However, all hours are calculated for the total burden.
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