Proposed Information Collection for Voice of Latino Workforce Experience Survey; Comment Request, 59244-59245 [E9-27533]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59244-59245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27533]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Proposed Information Collection for Voice of Latino Workforce 
Experience Survey; Comment Request

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 
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 can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and 
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
one-time telephone survey of Latinos, entitled Voice of Latino 
Workforce Experience.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice or by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before January 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N5641, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: 
Mr. Daniel Carroll. Telephone number: 202-693-2795 (this is not a toll-
free number). Fax: 202-693-2766. E-mail: carroll.daniel.j@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Latino Americans are one of the fastest-growing segments of the 
American workforce, and projections indicate that this trend will 
continue. Latinos represent a substantial workforce asset because of 
their overall youth and notable rates of labor force participation, 
particularly in light of trends such as the aging of the workforce and 
slower labor force growth. However, Latinos tend to be concentrated in 
occupations with relatively low wages and few career options and 
experience higher unemployment rates and lower earnings than most other 
U.S. population groups. Workforce development is vital to ensuring that 
this growing portion of the U.S. labor force can reach its full 
potential. Yet, the Latino population and workforce are very diverse, 
and more detailed, specific information has been needed to ensure that 
programs and services are tailored to the various types of Latino 
workers' needs and preferences.
    To understand the continuum of Latino perspectives on the economy, 
jobs, and public workforce investment system and increase the capacity 
to assist local workforce investment boards, the proposed survey, Voice 
of Latino Workforce Experience, will collect and analyze first-person 
accounts of experiences and opinions from Latino workers in Washington, 
DC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois.
    This will be a one-time telephone survey with a sample of self-
identified Latino workers in each of the three metropolitan regions. 
The survey will

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collect important information on a variety of topics, including basic 
demographics, current occupation, participation in workforce education 
and training programs, training needed for a better job, and obstacles 
to participating in necessary training.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
    * 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; and
    * Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of appropriated automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Voice of Latino Workforce Experience Survey.
    OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Respondents: 4,800.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    Total Responses: 4,800.
    Average Time per Response: 5.25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 420 (see Table 1, below).

                                         Table 1--Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Average Time
   Who will be interviewed?             Survey Instrument           Respondents   per Respondent    Total Hours
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Latino Workers................  Questionnaire...................           1,200      15 minutes             300
Phone Answerer................  Point of Contact Only...........           3,600       2 minutes             120
Total.........................                                             4,800                             420
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    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0
    Comments submitted in response to this comment 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: Signed October 30, 2009.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-27533 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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