New Collection; Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance request for comment to provide the general p...
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office, Labor.
ACTION:
Notice of information collection; request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request 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 can be properly assessed. Currently, the DOL Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Senior Community Service Employment Program Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation.
DATES:
All comments must be received on or before December 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;Mail or Courier:
Marie-Ellen Ehounou, 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.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), as authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA)of 1965, has a dual purpose “to foster individual economic self-sufficiency and to increase the number of participants placed in unsubsidized employment in the public and private sectors, while maintaining the community service focus of the program.” Section 502 (e) of the OAA provides for the Secretary “to carry out demonstration projects, pilot projects, and evaluation projects, for the purpose of developing and implementing techniques and approaches, and demonstrating the effectiveness of the techniques and approaches, in addressing the employment and training needs of eligible individuals.” The Senior Community Service Employment Program Demonstration Grants on Sector-Based Training for Low-Income Older Adult Workers funded nine SCSEP grantees to implement sector-based occupational training activities, including occupational skills training, on-the-job training, and career navigation.
The SCSEP impact study will test the effect of the sector-based occupational training services on unsubsidized employment and earnings. It is part of the larger Older Workers Study, which includes the following components:
(1) A review of existing knowledge and data to inform evaluation activities,
(2) An implementation evaluation design,
(3) An implementation study of programs receiving the 2020 SCSEP grants,
(4) An impact evaluation design that identifies an intervention for a pilot and rigorously evaluates the impact of the intervention on older workers' employment outcomes (primarily placement outcomes), and
(5) An evaluability assessment and potential future research options that would address important gaps in the evidence base related to employment services for older workers.
DOL's CEO contracted with Urban Institute and its partner Capital Research Corporation to conduct the Older Workers Study.
This
Federal Register
Notice provides the opportunity to comment on proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the impact evaluation: (1) site visit discussion guides for grantee management and staff, local site administrators, career navigators, occupations skills training providers, and on-the-job training providers; a participant focus group guide; and (2) a participant follow-up survey.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
CEO is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection related to the Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation. CEO is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOL, including whether the information has practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of DOL's estimate of the burden related to the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
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Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Documents related to this information collection request are available at
regulations.gov.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request concerns new data collection for the Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation.
Type of Review:
New collection.
Agency:
CEO.
OMB Number:
1290-0NEW.
Affected Public:
Individuals (primary), Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Number of Respondents:
2,145.
Total Number of Responses:
2,145.
Annual Burden Hours:
1,264 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost:
$0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of public record and will be available at
www.reginfo.gov.
Tiffany Boiman,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Certifying Officer.
regulations.gov
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