83_FR_8145 83 FR 8108 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs

83 FR 8108 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 37 (February 23, 2018)

Page Range8108-8110
FR Document2018-03762

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, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and SWFI Grant Programs. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8108-8110]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03762]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and 
Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs

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, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of 
data about the Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and SWFI Grant 
Programs. 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 April 24, 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

    The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), in collaboration with the 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), of DOL seeks to build 
evidence about effective approaches to prepare Americans with skills 
and connect them to well-paying, middle- and high-skilled, and high 
growth jobs in H-lB industries (such as IT, healthcare, advanced 
manufacturing, financial services, and broadband). There is a 
particular interest in learning about approaches to serving populations 
and individuals who have traditionally faced barriers to training and 
employment opportunities such as youth and young adults, parents with 
childcare needs, individuals with disabilities, individuals with 
limited English proficiency, and individuals with criminal records. The 
evaluation will advance the evidence on innovative approaches being 
used to meet these goals in the TechHire Partnership (TechHire) and 
Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) grant programs. The 
evaluation will include two components, an implementation study and an 
impact study.
    The goal of the impact study is to provide rigorous evidence on the 
effectiveness of strategies used in the TechHire and SFWI grant 
programs. The impact study will consist of both a randomized controlled 
trial (RCT) and a quasi-experimental design (QED) evaluation. 
Approximately five grantees will be selected to participate in an RCT. 
The QED will include all 53 TechHire and SWFI grantees and use the 
pooled RCT control group as the comparison group using propensity score 
matching. The QED will collect data from an existing wage record data. 
It will also use data from the implementation study (described below)

[[Page 8109]]

in an effort to analyze how variation in program impacts correlates 
with implementation factors.
    A key goal of the implementation study is to provide systematic 
information on all of the grantees and link the findings to impacts. 
For all 53 grantees, the implementation study will review grantee 
applications, conduct web-based surveys with grantees and partners, and 
conduct semi-structured telephone interviews with grantees and 
partners. Additionally, for the grantees in the RCT, the implementation 
study will include two rounds of field visits involving a mix of 
observations, interviews, and case file reviews. This will provide 
critical context for understanding the impact findings from the RCT.
    In January 2018, OMB approved the baseline data collection for this 
evaluation (OMB 1290-0014), which includes a baseline information form 
(BIF), a 6-month follow-up participant survey, a participant tracking 
form, and a first round of site visit interviews. This Federal Register 
Notice provides the opportunity to comment on the following proposed 
data collection instruments that will be used in the implementation 
component of the evaluation:
    * Grantee Survey. The survey will be administered to all 53 
TechHire and SWFI grantees in 2018. The purpose of the survey is to 
collect uniform information on implementation status and a variety of 
program characteristics to support implementation analysis of the grant 
programs.
    * Partner Contact Information Form. Contact information and level 
of involvement for each partner will be collected from grantees in a 
partner contact information form. This information will be used to 
build the list of partners and their contact information for the 
partner survey.
    * Partner Survey. The survey will be administered to all partners 
of all 53 TechHire and SWFI grantees in 2018. The survey will explore 
the strength of relationships between the partners in the TechHire and 
SWFI grant programs. The survey will collect information on partner 
roles and responsibilities, sustainability plans, and implementation 
challenges and lessons learned.
    * Telephone Interview With Grantees. Within approximately 6 months 
after the grantee survey, the evaluation team will conduct semi-
structured telephone interviews with each grantee. The protocol will be 
used to learn about challenges, successes, and barriers to 
implementation that are difficult to obtain using a survey.
    * Telephone Interview With Partners. Within approximately 6 months 
after the partner survey, the evaluation team will conduct semi-
structured telephone interviews partners of a subset of grantees. The 
protocol will be used to learn about the degree of engagement and 
successful strategies that are difficult to obtain using a survey.
    * Site Visit Interviews for Second Round of Site Visits. During a 
second round of implementation site visits to the grantees in the RCT, 
the evaluation team will conduct in-depth interviews with program staff 
and partners. The site visit interview guide will collect information 
on implementation status, changes in implementation during random 
assignment, and degree of coordination. The site visit interview guide 
will be modular and collect information based on the grantee and/or 
partner staff knowledge and role.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data 
collection for the Evaluation of Strategies Use in the TechHire and 
SWFI programs. 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.
     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, DOL is requesting clearance for the implementation 
site visit protocols, the focus group protocols, and a grantee survey. 
A future information collection request will include an 18-month 
participant follow-up survey.
    Type of Review: New information collection request.
    OMB Control Number: 1290--0NEW.
    Affected Public: TechHire and SWFI grantees and partners.

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Average burden
                                   Total number    Annual number     Number of       time per        Estimated
     Information collection       of respondents  of respondents   responses per     response      annual burden
                                                                    respondent        (hours)          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grantee survey..................              53              18               1               1              18
Grantee telephone interview \a\.             159              53               1               1              53
Partner contact information form              53              18               1               1              18
Partner survey \b\..............             960             320               1              .5             160
Partner telephone interview \c\.             106              35               1               1              35
Site visit interview guide for                90              30               1               1              30
 second round of site visits \d\
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................           1,421             474  ..............  ..............             314
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a\ Assumes 53 grantees and 3 respondents per grantee for (53 x 3) = 159 total respondents and (159/3) = 53
  annual respondents.
\b\ Assumes 1,200 partners and an 80 percent response rate for (1,200/.80) = 960 total respondents and (960/3) =
  320 annual respondents.
\c\ Assumes 53 partners and 2 respondents per partner for (53 x 2) = 106 total respondents and (53/2) = 35.33
  annual respondents.
\d\ Assumes 5 grantees and 10 grantee staff and 8 partner staff for each grantee for (5 x (10 + 8)) = 90 total
  respondents and (90/3) = 30 annual respondents.

    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.


[[Page 8110]]


    Dated: February 16, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-03762 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-HX-P



                                               8108                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2018 / Notices

                                               —Evaluate whether the proposed                          5,000 × 30 minutes = 150,000/60                         Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
                                                collection of information is necessary                     minutes per hour = 2,500 burden                   dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Christina
                                                for the proper performance of the                          hours.                                            Yancey, Chief Evaluation Office, OASP,
                                                functions of the Civil Division,                         If additional information is required               U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–
                                                including whether the information                      contact: Melody Braswell, Department                  2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
                                                will have practical utility;                           Clearance Officer, United States                      Washington, DC 20210. Instructions:
                                               —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s                  Department of Justice, Justice                        Please submit one copy of your
                                                estimate of the burden of the                          Management Division, Policy and                       comments by only one method. All
                                                proposed collection of information,                    Planning Staff, Two Constitution                      submissions received must include the
                                                including the validity of the                          Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,                     agency name and OMB Control Number
                                                methodology and assumptions used;                      Washington, DC 20530.                                 identified above for this information
                                               —Evaluate whether and if so how the                                                                           collection. Comments, including any
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                     Dated: February 20, 2018.                           personal information provided, become
                                                information to be collected can be                     Melody Braswell,                                      a matter of public record. They will also
                                                enhanced; and                                          Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.            be summarized and/or included in the
                                               —Minimize the burden of the collection                  Department of Justice.                                request for OMB approval of the
                                                of information on those who are to                     [FR Doc. 2018–03720 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]           information collection request.
                                                respond, including through the use of                  BILLING CODE 4410–12–P                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                appropriate automated, electronic,                                                                           Christina Yancey by email at
                                                mechanical, or other technological                                                                           ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
                                                collection techniques or other forms                   DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                of information technology, e.g.,
                                                permitting electronic submission of                    Agency Information Collection                         I. Background
                                                responses.                                             Activities; Submission for OMB                           The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), in
                                                                                                       Review; Comment Request; Evaluation                   collaboration with the Employment and
                                               Overview of This Information
                                                                                                       of Strategies Used in TechHire and                    Training Administration (ETA), of DOL
                                               Collection
                                                                                                       Strengthening Working Families                        seeks to build evidence about effective
                                                 1. Type of Information Collection:                    Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs                      approaches to prepare Americans with
                                               New.                                                                                                          skills and connect them to well-paying,
                                                 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:                  AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                                                                                                                             middle- and high-skilled, and high
                                               Survey of Elder Justice Needs in Rural                  Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
                                                                                                                                                             growth jobs in H–lB industries (such as
                                               America.                                                Office, Department of Labor.
                                                                                                                                                             IT, healthcare, advanced manufacturing,
                                                 3. The agency form number, if any,                    ACTION: Notice of information collection;             financial services, and broadband).
                                               and the applicable component of the                     request for comment.                                  There is a particular interest in learning
                                               Department sponsoring the collection:                                                                         about approaches to serving populations
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   The Department of Labor
                                               Civil Division, United States                                                                                 and individuals who have traditionally
                                                                                                       (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
                                               Department of Justice.                                                                                        faced barriers to training and
                                                                                                       reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                 4. Affected public who will be asked                                                                        employment opportunities such as
                                                                                                       burden, conducts a preclearance
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief                                                                    youth and young adults, parents with
                                                                                                       consultation program to provide the
                                               abstract:                                                                                                     childcare needs, individuals with
                                                                                                       general public and Federal agencies
                                                 Primary: States and local units of                                                                          disabilities, individuals with limited
                                                                                                       with an opportunity to comment on
                                               general government including the 50                                                                           English proficiency, and individuals
                                                                                                       proposed and/or continuing collections
                                               state governments, the District of                                                                            with criminal records. The evaluation
                                                                                                       of information in accordance with the
                                               Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S.                                                                         will advance the evidence on innovative
                                                                                                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                               Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000                                                                       approaches being used to meet these
                                                                                                       (PRA95). This program helps to ensure
                                               counties and cities with correctional                                                                         goals in the TechHire Partnership
                                                                                                       that requested data can be provided in
                                               facilities. Other: None.                                                                                      (TechHire) and Strengthening Working
                                                                                                       the desired format, reporting burden
                                                 Abstract: The US Department of                        (time and financial resources) is                     Families Initiative (SWFI) grant
                                               Justice, Elder Justice Initiative is                    minimized, collection instruments are                 programs. The evaluation will include
                                               conducting a survey of rural needs for                  clearly understood, and the impact of                 two components, an implementation
                                               the field of elder abuse. These needs                   collection requirements on respondents                study and an impact study.
                                               will be combined with findings from                     is properly assessed.                                    The goal of the impact study is to
                                               local listening sessions and will inform                   Currently, DOL is soliciting comments              provide rigorous evidence on the
                                               the agenda of a national conference on                  concerning the collection of data about               effectiveness of strategies used in the
                                               rural elder abuse in the Fall of 2018.                  the Evaluation of Strategies Used in                  TechHire and SFWI grant programs. The
                                                 5. An estimate of the total number of                 TechHire and SWFI Grant Programs. A                   impact study will consist of both a
                                               respondents and the amount of time                      copy of the proposed Information                      randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a
                                               estimated for an average respondent to                  Collection Request (ICR) can be                       quasi-experimental design (QED)
                                               respond: It is estimated that no more                   obtained by contacting the office listed              evaluation. Approximately five grantees
                                               than 5,000 respondents will apply. Each                 below in the addressee section of this                will be selected to participate in an
                                               application takes approximately less                    notice.                                               RCT. The QED will include all 53
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES




                                               than 30 minutes to complete and is                                                                            TechHire and SWFI grantees and use
                                               submitted once per year (annually).                     DATES: Written comments must be                       the pooled RCT control group as the
                                                 6. An estimate of the total public                    submitted to the office listed in the                 comparison group using propensity
                                               burden (in hours) associated with the                   addressee section below on or before                  score matching. The QED will collect
                                               collection: The total hour burden to                    April 24, 2018.                                       data from an existing wage record data.
                                               complete the applications is 2,500                      ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    It will also use data from the
                                               hours.                                                  by either one of the following methods:               implementation study (described below)


                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:52 Feb 22, 2018   Jkt 244001   PO 00000   Frm 00064   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM   23FEN1


                                                                                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2018 / Notices                                                                                8109

                                               in an effort to analyze how variation in                                   information will be used to build the list                  II. Desired Focus of Comments
                                               program impacts correlates with                                            of partners and their contact
                                               implementation factors.                                                    information for the partner survey.                           Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
                                                  A key goal of the implementation                                           * Partner Survey. The survey will be                     concerning the above data collection for
                                               study is to provide systematic                                             administered to all partners of all 53                      the Evaluation of Strategies Use in the
                                               information on all of the grantees and                                     TechHire and SWFI grantees in 2018.                         TechHire and SWFI programs. DOL is
                                               link the findings to impacts. For all 53                                   The survey will explore the strength of                     particularly interested in comments that
                                               grantees, the implementation study will                                    relationships between the partners in                       do the following:
                                               review grantee applications, conduct                                       the TechHire and SWFI grant programs.                         • Evaluate whether the proposed
                                               web-based surveys with grantees and                                        The survey will collect information on                      collection of information is necessary
                                               partners, and conduct semi-structured                                      partner roles and responsibilities,                         for the proper performance of the
                                               telephone interviews with grantees and                                     sustainability plans, and                                   functions of the agency, including
                                               partners. Additionally, for the grantees                                   implementation challenges and lessons                       whether the information will have
                                               in the RCT, the implementation study                                       learned.                                                    practical utility.
                                               will include two rounds of field visits                                       * Telephone Interview With Grantees.                       • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                               involving a mix of observations,                                           Within approximately 6 months after                         agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                               interviews, and case file reviews. This                                    the grantee survey, the evaluation team                     proposed collection of information,
                                               will provide critical context for                                          will conduct semi-structured telephone                      including the validity of the
                                               understanding the impact findings from                                     interviews with each grantee. The                           methodology and assumptions used.
                                               the RCT.                                                                   protocol will be used to learn about                          • Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  In January 2018, OMB approved the                                       challenges, successes, and barriers to                      clarity of the information to be
                                               baseline data collection for this                                          implementation that are difficult to                        collected.
                                               evaluation (OMB 1290–0014), which                                          obtain using a survey.                                        • Minimize the burden of the
                                               includes a baseline information form                                          * Telephone Interview With Partners.                     collection of information on those who
                                               (BIF), a 6-month follow-up participant                                     Within approximately 6 months after                         are to respond, including through the
                                               survey, a participant tracking form, and                                   the partner survey, the evaluation team                     use of appropriate automated,
                                               a first round of site visit interviews.                                    will conduct semi-structured telephone                      electronic, mechanical, or other
                                               This Federal Register Notice provides                                      interviews partners of a subset of                          technological collection techniques or
                                               the opportunity to comment on the                                          grantees. The protocol will be used to                      other forms of information technology—
                                               following proposed data collection                                         learn about the degree of engagement                        for example, permitting electronic
                                               instruments that will be used in the                                       and successful strategies that are                          submission of responses.
                                               implementation component of the                                            difficult to obtain using a survey.
                                               evaluation:                                                                   * Site Visit Interviews for Second                       III. Current Actions
                                                  * Grantee Survey. The survey will be                                    Round of Site Visits. During a second
                                                                                                                          round of implementation site visits to                        At this time, DOL is requesting
                                               administered to all 53 TechHire and
                                                                                                                          the grantees in the RCT, the evaluation                     clearance for the implementation site
                                               SWFI grantees in 2018. The purpose of
                                                                                                                          team will conduct in-depth interviews                       visit protocols, the focus group
                                               the survey is to collect uniform
                                                                                                                          with program staff and partners. The                        protocols, and a grantee survey. A future
                                               information on implementation status
                                                                                                                          site visit interview guide will collect                     information collection request will
                                               and a variety of program characteristics
                                                                                                                          information on implementation status,                       include an 18-month participant follow-
                                               to support implementation analysis of
                                                                                                                          changes in implementation during                            up survey.
                                               the grant programs.
                                                  * Partner Contact Information Form.                                     random assignment, and degree of                              Type of Review: New information
                                               Contact information and level of                                           coordination. The site visit interview                      collection request.
                                               involvement for each partner will be                                       guide will be modular and collect                             OMB Control Number: 1290—0NEW.
                                               collected from grantees in a partner                                       information based on the grantee and/or                       Affected Public: TechHire and SWFI
                                               contact information form. This                                             partner staff knowledge and role.                           grantees and partners.

                                                                                                                                    ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Average
                                                                                                                                                                    Annual          Number of                                             Estimated
                                                                                                                                             Total number                                                      burden time
                                                                           Information collection                                                                 number of       responses per                                         annual burden
                                                                                                                                            of respondents                                                    per response
                                                                                                                                                                 respondents        respondent                                              hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (hours)

                                               Grantee survey ....................................................................                         53                18                        1                          1               18
                                               Grantee telephone interview a ..............................................                               159                53                        1                          1               53
                                               Partner contact information form .........................................                                  53                18                        1                          1               18
                                               Partner survey b ...................................................................                       960               320                        1                         .5              160
                                               Partner telephone interview c ...............................................                              106                35                        1                          1               35
                                               Site visit interview guide for second round of site visits d ...                                            90                30                        1                          1               30

                                                     Total ..............................................................................            1,421                  474   ........................   ........................            314
                                                  a Assumes53 grantees and 3 respondents per grantee for (53 × 3) = 159 total respondents and (159/3) = 53 annual respondents.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES




                                                  b Assumes1,200 partners and an 80 percent response rate for (1,200/.80) = 960 total respondents and (960/3) = 320 annual respondents.
                                                  c Assumes53 partners and 2 respondents per partner for (53 × 2) = 106 total respondents and (53/2) = 35.33 annual respondents.
                                                 d Assumes 5 grantees and 10 grantee staff and 8 partner staff for each grantee for (5 × (10 + 8)) = 90 total respondents and (90/3) = 30 an-
                                               nual respondents.


                                                 Comments submitted in response to                                        included in the request for Office of                       information collection request; they will
                                               this request will be summarized and/or                                     Management and Budget approval of the                       also become a matter of public record.


                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014        18:52 Feb 22, 2018          Jkt 244001      PO 00000        Frm 00065     Fmt 4703    Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM        23FEN1


                                               8110                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2018 / Notices

                                                 Dated: February 16, 2018.                             DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit                 proposed data collection instrument for
                                               Molly Irwin,                                            one copy of your comments by only one                 a national survey on Titles I and III
                                               Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of            method. All submissions received must                 workforce programs to support the
                                               Labor.                                                  include the agency name and OMB                       implementation study. The online, self-
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–03762 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]             Control Number identified above for                   administered survey will be conducted
                                               BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P                                  this information collection. Comments,                in all 50 states plus the District of
                                                                                                       including any personal information                    Columbia. The state program staff who
                                                                                                       provided, become a matter of public                   will be included in the survey sample
                                               DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                     record. They will also be summarized                  are staff responsible for implementation
                                                                                                       and/or included in the request for OMB                of Titles I and III. Each state will
                                               Agency Information Collection                           approval of the information collection                complete one survey, although multiple
                                               Activities; Submission for OMB                          request.                                              state staff may contribute to a state’s
                                               Review; Comment Request; Workforce                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      response. An earlier information
                                               Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)                   Janet Javar by email at                               collection request (82 Federal Register
                                               Implementation Study                                    ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.                        56845) was posted on November 30,
                                               AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            2017 to solicit comments on semi-
                                               Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation                                                                        structured interviews for site visit data
                                                                                                       I. Background                                         collection to support the
                                               Office, Department of Labor.
                                                                                                          WIOA, signed into law on July 22,                  implementation study.
                                               ACTION: Notice of information collection;
                                                                                                       2014, authorized and amended a series                 II. Desired Focus of Comments
                                               request for comment.
                                                                                                       of employment and educational
                                               SUMMARY:   The Department of Labor                      programs under five titles. DOL seeks to                 Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
                                               (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to              understand how the implementation of                  concerning the above data collection for
                                               reduce paperwork and respondent                         WIOA is changing the core workforce                   the WIOA implementation study. DOL
                                               burden, conducts a preclearance                         programs authorized under Title I                     is particularly interested in comments
                                               consultation program to provide the                     (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth                  that do the following:
                                               general public and Federal agencies                     programs) and the Employment Service                     • Evaluate whether the proposed
                                               with an opportunity to comment on                       program authorized under the Wagner-                  collection of information is necessary
                                               proposed and/or continuing collections                  Peyser Act and amended by Title III, as               for the proper performance of the
                                               of information in accordance with the                   well as how the implementation is                     functions of the agency, including
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         contributing to more integration with                 whether the information will have
                                               (PRA95). This program helps to ensure                   stakeholders in programs authorized                   practical utility.
                                               that requested data can be provided in                  under Titles II (Adult Education and                     • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                               the desired format, reporting burden                    Literacy) and IV (Vocational                          agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                               (time and financial resources) is                       Rehabilitation).                                      proposed collection of information,
                                               minimized, collection instruments are                      DOL is funding a study to document                 including the validity of the
                                                                                                       and describe how critical state-level                 methodology and assumptions used.
                                               clearly understood, and the impact of
                                                                                                       activities under WIOA are being                          • Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                               collection requirements on respondents
                                                                                                       implemented and identify possible areas
                                               is properly assessed.                                                                                         clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                       for which further technical assistance,
                                                  Currently, DOL is soliciting comments                                                                      collected.
                                                                                                       guidance, or policies might be needed in
                                               concerning the collection of survey data
                                                                                                       order to help implement the law. The                     • Minimize the burden of the
                                               for a study of the implementation of the                                                                      collection of information on those who
                                                                                                       study’s major research questions are: (1)
                                               Workforce Innovation and Opportunity                                                                          are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                       How are the critical reforms under
                                               Act (WIOA). A copy of the proposed                                                                            use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                       WIOA related to the core workforce
                                               Information Collection Request (ICR)                                                                          electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                       programs for Title I and III being
                                               can be obtained by contacting the office                                                                      technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                       implemented? (2) to what extent is
                                               listed below in the addressee section of                                                                      other forms of information technology-
                                                                                                       WIOA’s vision for an integrated
                                               this notice.                                                                                                  for example, permitting electronic
                                                                                                       workforce system being achieved
                                               DATES: Written comments must be                         through state- and local-level synergies              submission of responses.
                                               submitted to the office listed in the                   between Titles I and III and Titles II and            III. Current Actions
                                               addressee section below on or before                    IV stakeholders? and (3) what changes
                                               April 24, 2018.                                         or supplemental technical assistance,                   At this time, DOL is requesting
                                               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      guidance, or policy would be helpful to               clearance for a national survey of state
                                               by either one of the following methods:                 states administering the core programs                workforce administrators.
                                                  Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@                        and in providing guidance and oversight                 Type of Review: New information
                                               dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,                  to the local level to improve service                 collection request.
                                               Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.                     quality and management?                                 OMB Control Number: 1290—0NEW
                                               Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200                      This Federal Register Notice provides                Affected Public: State program staff
                                               Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     the opportunity to comment on the                     involved in WIOA implementation.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES




                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:52 Feb 22, 2018   Jkt 244001   PO 00000   Frm 00066   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM   23FEN1



Document Created: 2018-02-23 01:32:38
Document Modified: 2018-02-23 01:32:38
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of information collection; request for comment.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ContactChristina Yancey by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 8108 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR