83 FR 40087 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Impact Evaluation, New Collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range		40087-40088
FR Document		2018-17244

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 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, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of survey data about the HVRP Impact Evaluation. 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 83 Issue 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Impact Evaluation, New Collection

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

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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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 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, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
survey data about the HVRP Impact Evaluation. 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: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before October 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier:
Christina Yancey, 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.
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: Christina Yancey by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: As the only federal program wholly focused on
employment services for veterans experiencing homelessness, HVRP sits
at the nexus of these three critical policy arenas: veterans,
employment, and housing. Since 1987, HVRP has assisted veterans
experiencing homelessness through competitive grants to state, local,
and tribal governments; local Workforce Development Boards; private
for-project and non-profit organizations; and community organizations.
In the most recent Program Year (PY) 2018, DOL announced awards to 163
grantees to support an estimated 18,000 veterans. These are one-year
grants; a new set of grantees will receive PY 2019 awards.
The HVRP Impact Evaluation is examining the effectiveness of the
HVRP program, building evidence of HVRP's effects on participants'
employment and earning-related outcomes. In addition, the evaluation
will provide a better understanding of program models and variations,
partnerships, and populations served. Goals of the specific data
collection plan included in this Notice is to help DOL make informed
decisions about effective ways to improve the service systems seeking
to support veterans experiencing homelessness. The research questions
to be answered by the planned data collection pertain to how HVRPs are
implemented; what are the different approaches to service provision;
how systems and partnerships are developed and maintained; and what the
service landscape is in the absence of HVRP.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
four proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
evaluation's implementation study:
* Grantee survey. The grantee survey will be administered to all
HVRP grantees to collect the following information: (1) Key referral
sources for participants; (2) key recruitment sources and challenges;
(3) number and type of services; (4) list of services offered on-site
and through referrals; (5) key partners and referral sources; (6) type
and mode of communication; and (7) types of coordination and
collaboration. The survey will be administered via web. It is expected
to take participants an average of 60 minutes to complete the survey
and yield a 100% response rate.
* Key informant interview guide. The study team will visit eight
grantees for two to three days to interview (1) program directors and
managers; (2) job developers; (3) employment specialists; (4) case
managers; and (5) outreach workers with interviews averaging 60
minutes. In addition to the grantee staff, the team will interview
managers of partner entities from employment, homelessness/housing, and
veteran's agencies and service providers. To ensure consistent data
collection, the team will use a field discussion guide designed to
gather information relevant to all of the implement research questions.
The guide will focus on understanding (1) target populations and
enrollment process; (2) key components of the HVRP program model; (3)
HVRP partners; and (4) implementation challenges and facilitators. The
guide will also be used for telephone interviews with similar partner
types in eight comparison areas that are selected for the impact study.
* Partner assessment tool. A brief assessment will be administered
to collect data on the strength of the HVRP partnership network. The
assessment tool will be administered on paper, taking less than ten
minutes to completed, and will ask key informants to assess and rate
the strength of their community partners in providing employment
services, assistance locating housing, critical health support
services, and the use of employer relations for job placement. An open-
ended question will allow respondents the opportunity to provide more
information to contextualize their rating of each partner.
* In-depth interview guide. The study team will conduct in-depth
interviews with current and former HVRP participants. HVRP program
directors will be asked to identify veterans who are currently enrolled
in HVRP or those who recently exited the program. The instrument will
collect data detailing information on (1) the participant's pathways to
homelessness; (2) barriers they face to looking for and staying in
work; (3) experiences in HVRP and other employment and supportive
services; and (4) their post-program outcomes. In addition,
participants will be asked which parts of the HVPR program was most
important to their success.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for the HVRP Evaluation.
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,

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including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
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 submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: DOL is requesting clearance for the grantee
survey, key informant interview guide, partner assessment tool, and in-
depth participant interview guide.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMC Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Veterans experiencing homelessness.
Estimated Burden Hours:

Implementation Study
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Average burden
Total number Annual number Annual number hour per Annual
Type of instrument respondents of respondents of responses response estimated
per respondent (hours) burden hours
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Grantee Survey.................. 163 54 1 1 54
Key Informant Interview Guide... 168 56 1 1 56
Partner Assessment Tool......... 80 27 1 .2 5
In-Depth Interview Guide........ \a\ 32 11 1 1.5 16
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Total....................... 443 148 .............. .............. 131
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\a\ In-depth HVRP participant interviews will be conducted approximately 8 participants at four sites.

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: August 3, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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including the validity of the electronic, mechanical, or other assessment tool, and in-depth
methodology and assumptions used. technological collection techniques or participant interview guide.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and other forms of information technology— Type of Review: New information
clarity of the information to be for example, permitting electronic collection request.
collected. submission of responses.
• Minimize the burden of the OMC Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
collection of information on those who III. Current Actions: DOL is requesting Affected Public: Veterans
are to respond, including through the clearance for the grantee survey, key experiencing homelessness.
use of appropriate automated, informant interview guide, partner Estimated Burden Hours:
IMPLEMENTATION STUDY
Annual Average
Annual number of Annual
Total number burden hour
Type of instrument number of responses estimated
respondents per response
respondents per burden hours
(hours)
respondent

Grantee Survey .................................................................... 163 54 1 1 54
Key Informant Interview Guide ............................................ 168 56 1 1 56
Partner Assessment Tool .................................................... 80 27 1 .2 5
In-Depth Interview Guide ..................................................... a 32 11 1 1.5 16

Total .............................................................................. 443 148 ........................ ........................ 131
a In-depth HVRP participant interviews will be conducted approximately 8 participants at four sites.

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this request will be summarized and/or term of appointment is for two years or ADMINISTRATION
included in the request for Office of less and may be extended.
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information collection request; they will be well versed in whistleblower, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
also become a matter of public record. immigration, child labor, employment Advisory Committee; Meeting
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Contact		Christina Yancey by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 40087