83 FR 63188 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program Implementation Study; New Collection
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 235 (December 7, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 235 (December 7, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 235 (Friday, December 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 63188-63189] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26574] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program Implementation Study; New Collection AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program Implementation Study. 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 February 5, 2019. 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. 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] or by phone at (202) 430-1255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: DOL funds RESEA programs across all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States and territories use these funds to address the reemployment services needs of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants and to prevent and detect UI improper payments (Unemployment Insurance Program Letter 8-18). The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123) contains requirements to ``establish and expand the use of evidence-based interventions'' in states' RESEA programs. To help meet this requirement and build evidence about RESEA, DOL is conducting an implementation study that will provide in-depth understanding of RESEA programs and their components as implemented, and how states plan to meet the requirement for evidence-based programs (including building needed evidence). This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on two new proposed information collection activities that will be used for the implementation study.Semi-structured telephone interview protocols. The evaluation team will conduct calls to RESEA state leadership in approximately 24 states to systematically gather information about RESEA program operations not available in existing documents. This includes detail on how reemployment services are provided, interactions with federal workforce programs, how eligibility assessment and enforcement are carried out, and any current and planned evaluation activities. Semi-structured in-person interview protocols. Based on the phone discussions, the evaluation team will choose approximately 10 states for three-day site visits. Each site visit will examine the population served by the RESEA programs, the structure and service components of the programs, and evaluation efforts and perspectives on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. These visits will involve a day of interviews with relevant RESEA state officials and a day in each of two American Job Centers (AJCs) in two separate Workforce Development Board (WDB) areas. A separate information collection activity request will be submitted in the future for a web survey of all RESEA programs. This web survey will provide the data needed to systematically understand RESEA program operations and state plans across all RESEA grantees nationwide. II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the [[Page 63189]] above data collection for the Evaluation to Advance Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments Program Evidence. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the following: [cir] 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; [cir] 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; [cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and [cir] 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: At this time, the Department of Labor is requesting clearance for the semi-structured interview protocols for calls and site visits affiliated with the evaluation. Type of Review: New information collection request. OMB Control Number: 1290--0NEW. Affected Public: State employees of state UI agencies and staff of local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and staff working in AJCs. 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. Estimated Annual Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of Total number burden time Estimated Type of instrument respondents responses per of responses per response Burden Hours \a\ respondent (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semi-structured telephone \b\ 8 1 8 2 16 interview protocol for State RESEA administrator............ Semi-structured in-person \c\ 17 1 17 1 17 interview protocol for State UI staff.......................... Semi-structured in-person \d\ 13 1 13 1 13 interview protocol for Local WDB administrators............. Semi-structured in-person \e\ 40 1 40 1 40 interview protocol for AJC staff.......................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 78 .............. 78 .............. 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a\ We are seeking a clearance period of three years \b\ Assumes approximately 1 semi-structured interview participant on each call to approximately 24 state Unemployment Insurance agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 8 per year). \c\ Assumes approximately 5 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 state Unemployment Insurance agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 17 per year). \d\ Assumes approximately 4 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 local workforce boards (WDBs) over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 13 per year). \e\ Assumes approximately 6 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 20 American Jobs Centers (AJCs) over the three-year clearance period, an average of 40 per year. 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INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
COMMISSION I. Background: DOL funds RESEA
Agency Information Collection programs across all 50 states, DC, Puerto
Activities; Submission for OMB Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States and
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–873–875, 878–
Review; Comment Request; territories use these funds to address the
880, and 882 (Third Review)]
Reemployment Services and Eligibility reemployment services needs of
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Assessments (RESEA) Program Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Implementation Study; New Collection claimants and to prevent and detect UI
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia,
improper payments (Unemployment
Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Insurance Program Letter 8–18). The
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Determinations Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L.
Office, Department of Labor.
115–123) contains requirements to
On the basis of the record 1 developed ACTION: Notice of information collection; ‘‘establish and expand the use of
in the subject five-year reviews, the request for comment. evidence-based interventions’’ in states’
United States International Trade SUMMARY: The Department of Labor RESEA programs. To help meet this
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to requirement and build evidence about
determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of reduce paperwork and respondent RESEA, DOL is conducting an
1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that revocation of the burden, conducts a preclearance implementation study that will provide
antidumping duty orders on steel consultation program to provide the in-depth understanding of RESEA
concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, general public and federal agencies with programs and their components as
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, an opportunity to comment on proposed implemented, and how states plan to
Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to and/or continuing collections of meet the requirement for evidence-
lead to continuation or recurrence of information in accordance with the based programs (including building
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 needed evidence).
material injury to an industry in the
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure This Federal Register Notice provides
United States within a reasonably the opportunity to comment on two new
foreseeable time.2 that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden proposed information collection
Background (time and financial resources) is activities that will be used for the
minimized, collection instruments are implementation study.
The Commission, pursuant to section clearly understood, and the impact of • Semi-structured telephone
751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), collection requirements on respondents interview protocols. The evaluation
instituted these reviews on June 1, 2018 is properly assessed. Currently, the team will conduct calls to RESEA state
(83 FR 25490) and determined on Department of Labor is soliciting leadership in approximately 24 states to
September 4, 2018 that it would comments concerning the collection of systematically gather information about
conduct expedited reviews (83 FR data for the Reemployment Services and RESEA program operations not available
48651, September 26, 2018). Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in existing documents. This includes
Program Implementation Study. A copy detail on how reemployment services
The Commission made these are provided, interactions with federal
determinations pursuant to section of the proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by workforce programs, how eligibility
751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It assessment and enforcement are carried
completed and filed its determinations contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice. out, and any current and planned
in these reviews on November 30, 2018. evaluation activities.
DATES: Written comments must be
The views of the Commission are • Semi-structured in-person interview
contained in USITC Publication 4838 submitted to the office listed in the protocols. Based on the phone
addressee section below on or before discussions, the evaluation team will
(November 2018), entitled Steel
February 5, 2019.
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Belarus, choose approximately 10 states for
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments three-day site visits. Each site visit will
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova,
by either one of the following methods: examine the population served by the
Poland, and Ukraine: Investigation Nos. Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
731–TA–873–875, 878–880, and 882 RESEA programs, the structure and
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, service components of the programs,
(Third Review). Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. and evaluation efforts and perspectives
By order of the Commission. Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. These
Issued: December 3, 2018. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
visits will involve a day of interviews
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
Lisa Barton, with relevant RESEA state officials and
one copy of your comments by only one
Secretary to the Commission. a day in each of two American Job
method. All submissions received must
[FR Doc. 2018–26541 Filed 12–6–18; 8:45 am] Centers (AJCs) in two separate
include the agency name and OMB
Workforce Development Board (WDB)
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Control Number identified above for
areas.
this information collection. Comments, A separate information collection
including any personal information activity request will be submitted in the
provided, become a matter of public future for a web survey of all RESEA
record. They will also be summarized programs. This web survey will provide
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and/or included in the request for OMB the data needed to systematically
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
approval of the information collection understand RESEA program operations
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 request.
CFR 207.2(f)). and state plans across all RESEA
2 Commissioner Meredith M. Broadbent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: grantees nationwide.
dissenting with respect to the antidumping duty Megan Lizik by email at II. Desired Focus of Comments:
orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by Currently, the Department of Labor is
Indonesia, Latvia, and Poland. phone at (202) 430–1255. soliciting comments concerning the
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above data collection for the Evaluation Æ enhance the quality, utility, and interview protocols for calls and site
to Advance Reemployment Services and clarity of the information to be visits affiliated with the evaluation.
Eligibility Assessments Program collected; and Type of Review: New information
Evidence. DOL is particularly interested Æ minimize the burden of the collection request.
in comments that do the following: collection of information on those who OMB Control Number: 1290—0NEW.
Æ Evaluate whether the proposed
are to respond, including through the Affected Public: State employees of
collection of information is necessary
use of appropriate automated, state UI agencies and staff of local
for the proper performance of the
electronic, mechanical, or other Workforce Development Boards (WDBs)
functions of the agency, including
technological collection techniques or and staff working in AJCs.
whether the information will have
practical utility; other forms of information technology— Comments submitted in response to
Æ evaluate the accuracy of the for example, permitting electronic this request will be summarized and/or
agency’s estimate of the burden of the submission of responses. included in the request for Office of
proposed collection of information, III. Current Actions: At this time, the Management and Budget approval of the
including the validity of the Department of Labor is requesting information collection request; they will
methodology and assumptions used; clearance for the semi-structured also become a matter of public record.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of Total
Number of burden time Estimated
Type of instrument responses per number of
respondents a respondent responses per response Burden Hours
(hours)
Semi-structured telephone interview protocol for State
RESEA administrator ....................................................... b8 1 8 2 16
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for State UI
staff ................................................................................... c 17 1 17 1 17
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for Local
WDB administrators ......................................................... d 13 1 13 1 13
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for AJC staff e 40 1 40 1 40
Total .............................................................................. 78 ........................ 78 ........................ 86
a We are seeking a clearance period of three years
b Assumes approximately 1 semi-structured interview participant on each call to approximately 24 state Unemployment Insurance agencies
over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 8 per year).
c Assumes approximately 5 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 state Unemployment Insurance
agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 17 per year).
d Assumes approximately 4 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 local workforce boards (WDBs)
over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 13 per year).
e Assumes approximately 6 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 20 American Jobs Centers (AJCs)
over the three-year clearance period, an average of 40 per year.
Molly Irwin, matters and applications for the of the Committee is empowered to
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of licensing of nuclear facilities. The conduct the meeting in a manner that,
Labor. Committee’s reports become a part of in his/her judgment will facilitate the
[FR Doc. 2018–26574 Filed 12–6–18; 8:45 am] the public record. orderly conduct of business, including
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encompass matters pertaining to changes to the agenda that may have
Background environmental impacts other than those occurred.
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followed with respect to meetings The ACRS meetings are not apply to public participation in ACRS
conducted by the U.S. Nuclear adjudicatory hearings such as those Full Committee meetings:
Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) conducted by the NRC’s Atomic Safety (a) Persons who plan to submit
Advisory Committee on Reactor and Licensing Board Panel as part of the written comments at the meeting should
Safeguards (ACRS) pursuant to the Commission’s licensing process. provide 35 copies to the DFO at the
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