Proposed Information Collection Request, 35915-35918 [2011-15297]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the DOL Information Management Team by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 936, 30 U.S.C. 941 and 20 CFR 725.553(e) authorizes the Division of Coal Mine Worker’s Compensation (DCMWC) to help determine continuing eligibility of primary beneficiaries receiving black lung benefits from the Disability Trust Fund. To verify and update on a regular basis factors that affect a beneficiary’s entitlement to benefits, including income, marital status, receipt of State Worker’s Compensation, and dependent status. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1240–0028. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2011; however, it should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011 (76 FR 13669). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1240– 0028. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Title of Collection: Report of Changes That May Affect Your Black Lung Benefits. OMB Control Number: 1240–0028. Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 55,000. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,627. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Linda Watts-Thomas, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–15244 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Disability Employment Policy Proposed Information Collection Request ACTION: Notice. The U.S. Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 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 can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35915 of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection of information for the Evaluation of the Employment and Training Administration/Office of Disability Employment Policy Disability Employment Initiative (DEI). A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. DATES: Submit comments on or before August 19, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Office of Disability Employment Policy, Room S–1303, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Richard Horne, Director, Division of Policy Planning and Research. Telephone number: (202) 693–7880. Fax: (202) 693–7888. E-mail: horne.richard@dol.gov. Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions received must include the agency name and collection name identified above for this information collection. Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments electronically via e-mail or to submit them by mail early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a matter of public record. They will be summarized and/ or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Horne, Director, Division of Policy Planning & Research, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–1303, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–7880 (this is not a toll free number). Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative formats (Large print, Braille, Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request by calling (202) 693–7880 (this is not a tollfree number). TTY/TTD callers may dial (202) 693–7881 to obtain information or to request materials in alternative formats. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Combined Appropriation Act of 2010, Division D of Public Law 111– 117, includes $12 million in funds to DOL’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and $12 million to ODEP to develop and implement a plan for improving effective and meaningful participation of persons E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 35916 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices with disabilities in the workforce and to evaluate the impact of the DEI. At present, the employment rate of people with disabilities is just 21 percent, compared with a rate of 70 percent among individuals without disabilities (DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010). The DEI is designed to reduce this discrepancy by helping states: (1) Improve educational, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits; and (2) help individuals with disabilities find a path to the middle class through exemplary and model service delivery by the public workforce system (DOL, 2010). In September 2010, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia received three-year grants to implement the DEI in randomly assigned local workforce investment areas (LWIAs). The DEI grantees are required to implement five program requirements: (1) Hire a State DEI Project Lead; (2) hire a Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC) at each DEI site; (3) maintain One-Stop Career Center accessibility; (4) have each DEI site participate in the Ticket to Work program as an Employment Network; and (5) plan for sustaining DEI activities after the three-year grant period. In addition, grantees are required to incorporate at least two of the following seven program design strategies: (1) Integrated resource teams; (2) integrated resources; (3) customized employment; (4) self-employment; (5) implementation of the Guideposts for Success; (6) asset development strategies; and (7) partnerships and collaboration. The purpose of the DEI evaluation is to understand and assess DEI program start-up and implementation, DEI program efforts to create system change in the workforce development system, and measures of DEI program impact and customer outcomes. DEI evaluation findings will be shared with ODEP, ETA, and other entities within DOL; DEI grantees; and other organizations involved in disability employment policy and practice to help them: (1) Make ‘‘mid-stream’’ adjustments during the grant period; (2) replicate successful program strategies and approaches used by DEI grantees; and (3) support improvements in the workforce development system nationwide. DEI evaluation findings will also be used to improve program activities and services to customers and support DEI grantees and their partners in the development of systems that increase access and availability to employment and employment preparation services for customers with disabilities, including Ticket to Work participants and other Social Security disability beneficiaries. Data collection for this evaluation includes two types of data collection activities: (1) Annual site visits to the nine DEI grantees and (2) implementation of the DEI data system. For the Annual Site Visits, the DEI Evaluation Team will make two visits to each of the nine DEI grantees, one in 2012 and one in 2013. Interviews will be conducted with the DEI state lead, Disability Resource Coordinators, Workforce Investment Board (WIB) directors, One-Stop Career Center managers, One-Stop staff members, and agency partners and employers. Additionally, eight to ten One-Stop customers will be asked to participate in a customer focus group. The domains to be investigated include: The current status at baseline and change in grantees’ workforce development system at follow-up; grantee customer characteristics; implementation of the five grant requirements; implementation of the grantee’s selected program design strategies; program implementation challenges; and systems change. The second data collection activity, the DEI data system, is designed to collect information not contained in the Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record Data (WIASRD) and WagnerPeyser administrative data systems, including additional demographic, outcome and service utilization data. Data for the DEI data system will be collected according to each grantee’s preferred mode of data collection and reporting, and will be integrated with their usual data collection processes. Uploading of DEI data system data from DEI grantees will occur on a quarterly basis. II. Review Focus DOL is interested in comments that: * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary, and 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. III. Current Actions Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Title: Evaluation of the Employment and Training Administration/Office of Disability Employment Policy Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Annual Site Visits Total Respondents: Approximately 542. As shown in the table below, the number of respondents per grantee depends on the number of LWIAs participating in the DEI evaluation. Each DEI State Lead, DRC and WIB Director will be interviewed in each state and two One-Stop and partners/employers will be interviewed per Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB). In states that have one LWIB, one customer focus group will be conducted; in the states with more than one LWIB, three focus groups will be conducted. Frequency: The DEI Evaluation Team will make two visits to each of the nine DEI grantees, one in 2012 and one in 2013. Average Time per Response: Partners and employers from small entities will participate in interviews that are 45 minutes in duration. All other interviews will be 60 minutes in duration. Estimated Total Burden Hours: The cumulative hours of burden due to the site visits to DEI grantees for the entire project period is 1,228 for two annual rounds of site visits. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ESTIMATED ANNUAL HOURS OF BURDEN DUE TO SITE VISITS DEI state lead DRC One-stop staff Partners & employers* State # of resp. Alaska .............................. Arkansas .......................... Delaware .......................... Illinois ............................... Kansas ............................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Hrs/resp. 1 1 1 1 1 Jkt 223001 # of resp. 2 2 2 2 2 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Hrs/resp. 5 4 4 4 2 Fmt 4703 # of resp. 2 2 2 2 2 Sfmt 4703 Hrs/resp. 2 16 2 8 8 E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 20JNN1 # of resp. 2 16 2 8 8 Hrs/resp. 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 35917 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUAL HOURS OF BURDEN DUE TO SITE VISITS—Continued DEI state lead DRC One-stop staff Partners & employers* State # of resp. Hrs/resp. # of resp. Hrs/resp. # of resp. Hrs/resp. # of resp. Hrs/resp. Maine ............................... New Jersey ...................... New York ......................... Virginia ............................. 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 20 8 2 2 2 2 6 16 40 18 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 6 16 40 18 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total .......................... 9 18 57 18 116 4.5 116 6.75 ESTIMATED ANNUAL HOURS OF BURDEN DUE TO SITE VISITS (CONTINUED) WIB director Focus groups State # of resp. Hrs/resp. # of resp. Hrs/resp. Total hours per year Cumulative total over 2 years Alaska ...................................................... Arkansas .................................................. Delaware .................................................. Illinois ....................................................... Kansas ..................................................... Maine ....................................................... New Jersey .............................................. New York ................................................. Virginia ..................................................... 1 8 1 4 4 3 8 20 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 24 9 24 24 24 24 24 24 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 29 74 27 60 56 56.5 78 148 85.5 58 148 54 120 112 113 156 296 171 Total .................................................. 58 9 186 13.5 614 1,228 DEI Data System Total Respondents: To determine the number of customers with disabilities from whom data will be collected via the DEI data system, the numbers of FY 2009 WIASRD and Wagner-Peyser services users were obtained from the DEI grant applications for the LWIAs selected to participate in the DEI evaluation. These numbers were then reduced by 11 percent (based on information reported in Livermore & Coleman 2010) to obtain an approximate unduplicated count of customers with disabilities, for a total of 43,756 respondents. Frequency: Because the DEI evaluation includes baseline and followup data collection, burden on customers and staff will occur twice. Average Time per Response: For each data collection point, customers with disabilities and staff will spend on average 4.8 minutes completing the DEI data collection form per point of contact (baseline or follow-up), as determined by a pilot test with 9 One-Stop customers. Estimated Total Burden Hours: The burden estimate for the DEI data system for the entire study period is 12,352 hours. DEI DATA SYSTEM BURDEN ESTIMATES # of customers with disabilities (CWD) in FY 2009 State 2 staff contact points 2 CWD contact points Time to complete the DEI data system at intake & outcome Total hours burden per year Total hours burden per study period 5,471 893 317 3,465 997 3,098 3,950 17,835 7,730 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 4.82 193 32 11 122 35 110 140 630 273 387 63 22 245 70 219 279 1,261 546 Total .................................................. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Alaska ...................................................... Arkansas .................................................. Delaware .................................................. Illinois ....................................................... Kansas ..................................................... Maine ....................................................... New Jersey .............................................. New York ................................................. Virginia ..................................................... 45,756 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,547 3,093 * The 11% assumption is based on a comparison of unduplicated and total counts of Social Security disability program beneficiaries who used WIA and Wagner Peyser services in 2005 and 2006 in three states, as shown in Livermore, Gina, and Silvie Colman. ‘‘Use of One-Stops by Social Security Disability Beneficiaries in Four States Implementing Disability Program Navigator Initiatives.’’ Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, May 2010. Frequency: Twice. Total Responses: 43,756 respondents. Average Time per Response: 4.8 minutes. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,352 hours. Total Burden Cost: $0. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Note that, due to rounding, the numbers for the totals may differ from the sum of the component numbers. E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 35918 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the ICR; they will also become a matter of public record. Signed: at Washington, DC, this 26th day of May, 2011. Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Authority: Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, (29 U.S.C. 670), Public Law 111–117, and Public Law 112–10. Signed at Washington, DC on June 15, 2011. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2011–15231 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P [FR Doc. 2011–15297 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Nixon Presidential Historical Materials; Opening of Materials Occupational Safety and Health Administration AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration. ACTION: Notice of Opening of Additional Materials. Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2011 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notification of Funding Opportunity for Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2011. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Funding Opportunity No.: SHTG–FY– 11–01. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.: 17.502. SUMMARY: This notice announces availability of approximately $4.7 million for Susan Harwood Training Program grants under the following categories: Capacity Building Developmental, Capacity Building Pilot, Targeted Topic Training, and Training and Educational Materials Development grants. DATES: Grant applications must be received electronically by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., E.T., on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, the application deadline date. ADDRESSES: The complete Susan Harwood Training Grant Program solicitation for grant applications and all information needed to apply for this funding opportunity are available at the Grants.gov Web site, https:// www.grants.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this solicitation for grant applications should be e-mailed to HarwoodGrants@dol.gov or directed to Kimberly Mason, Program Analyst, or Jim Barnes, Director, Office of Training and Educational Programs, at 847–759– 7700 (note this is not a toll-free number). To obtain further information on the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, visit the OSHA Web site at: https://www.osha.gov, select the ‘‘Training’’ tab, and then select ‘‘Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.’’ VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 This notice announces the opening of additional Nixon Presidential Historical Materials by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, a division of the National Archives and Records Administration. Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with section 104 of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (PRMPA, 44 U.S.C. 2111 note) and 1275.42(b) of the PRMPA Regulations implementing the Act (36 CFR part 1275), the Agency has identified, inventoried, and prepared for public access additional textual materials and sound recordings from among the Nixon Presidential Historical Materials. DATES: The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum intends to make the materials described in this notice available to the public on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum’s primary location in Yorba Linda, CA, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (P.D.T.). In accordance with 36 CFR 1275.44, any person who believes it necessary to file a claim of legal right or privilege concerning access to these materials must notify the Archivist of the United States in writing of the claimed right, privilege, or defense within 30 days of the publication of this notice. ADDRESSES: The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, a division of the National Archives, is located at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA. Researchers must have a NARA researcher card, which they may obtain when they arrive at the facility. Petitions asserting a legal or constitutional right or privilege that would prevent or limit public access to the materials must be sent to the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Archivist of the United States, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Rd., College Park, Maryland 20740– 6001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Naftali, Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, 714–983–9120. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following materials will be made available in accordance with this notice: 1. Previously restricted textual materials. Volume: 3.5 cubic feet. A number of textual materials previously withheld from public access have been reviewed for release and/or declassified under the systematic declassification review provisions and under the mandatory review provisions of Executive Order 13526, the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), or in accordance with 36 CFR 1275.56 (Public Access regulations). The materials are from integral file segments for the National Security Council (NSC Files and NSC Institutional Files); the Henry A. Kissinger (HAK) Office Files; and White House Special Files, Staff Member and Office Files. 2. White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files. Volume: 260 cubic feet. The White House Central Files Unit was a permanent organization within the White House complex that maintained a central filing and retrieval system for the records of the President and his staff. The Staff Member and Office Files consist of materials that were transferred to the Central Files but were not incorporated into the Subject Files. The following file groups will be made available: David R. Gergen, William E. Timmons. 3. White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files, Miscellaneous Series: Submission of Presidential Conversations to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives by President Richard Nixon, April 30, 1974. Volume: 1 cubic foot. 4. White House Central Files, Name Files: Volume: 1.5 cubic feet. The Name Files were used for routine materials filed alphabetically by the name of the correspondent; copies of documents in the Name Files were usually filed by subject in the Subject Files. The following Name Files folders will be made available: Baranowski, Frank; Black, Shirley Temple; Eastland, James O. (Senator); Graham, Billy; Konop; Litw; Booth, S.; Pulask; Rebozo, C. G.; Robert Allen; Richer, Evangeline; Rodriguez, Cleto L.; Williams, Paul. 5. Office of Presidential Papers and Archives. Exit Interviews. Volume: E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15297]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Disability Employment Policy


Proposed Information Collection Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
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 can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the 
Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed collection of information for the Evaluation of the Employment 
and Training Administration/Office of Disability Employment Policy 
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI).
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section 
of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy, Room S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Richard Horne, Director, Division of 
Policy Planning and Research.
    Telephone number: (202) 693-7880.
    Fax: (202) 693-7888.
    E-mail: horne.richard@dol.gov.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and 
collection name identified above for this information collection. 
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the 
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit 
their comments electronically via e-mail or to submit them by mail 
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a 
matter of public record. They will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information 
collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Horne, Director, Division of 
Policy Planning & Research, Office of Disability Employment Policy, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-7880 (this is not a toll free 
number). Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative formats 
(Large print, Braille, Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request by calling 
(202) 693-7880 (this is not a toll-free number). TTY/TTD callers may 
dial (202) 693-7881 to obtain information or to request materials in 
alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Combined Appropriation Act of 2010, Division D of Public Law 
111-117, includes $12 million in funds to DOL's Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) and $12 million to ODEP to develop and implement a 
plan for improving effective and meaningful participation of persons

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with disabilities in the workforce and to evaluate the impact of the 
DEI. At present, the employment rate of people with disabilities is 
just 21 percent, compared with a rate of 70 percent among individuals 
without disabilities (DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010). The DEI 
is designed to reduce this discrepancy by helping states: (1) Improve 
educational, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes of 
youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, 
and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits; and (2) help 
individuals with disabilities find a path to the middle class through 
exemplary and model service delivery by the public workforce system 
(DOL, 2010).
    In September 2010, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, 
Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia received three-year grants to 
implement the DEI in randomly assigned local workforce investment areas 
(LWIAs). The DEI grantees are required to implement five program 
requirements: (1) Hire a State DEI Project Lead; (2) hire a Disability 
Resource Coordinator (DRC) at each DEI site; (3) maintain One-Stop 
Career Center accessibility; (4) have each DEI site participate in the 
Ticket to Work program as an Employment Network; and (5) plan for 
sustaining DEI activities after the three-year grant period. In 
addition, grantees are required to incorporate at least two of the 
following seven program design strategies: (1) Integrated resource 
teams; (2) integrated resources; (3) customized employment; (4) self-
employment; (5) implementation of the Guideposts for Success; (6) asset 
development strategies; and (7) partnerships and collaboration.
    The purpose of the DEI evaluation is to understand and assess DEI 
program start-up and implementation, DEI program efforts to create 
system change in the workforce development system, and measures of DEI 
program impact and customer outcomes. DEI evaluation findings will be 
shared with ODEP, ETA, and other entities within DOL; DEI grantees; and 
other organizations involved in disability employment policy and 
practice to help them: (1) Make ``mid-stream'' adjustments during the 
grant period; (2) replicate successful program strategies and 
approaches used by DEI grantees; and (3) support improvements in the 
workforce development system nationwide. DEI evaluation findings will 
also be used to improve program activities and services to customers 
and support DEI grantees and their partners in the development of 
systems that increase access and availability to employment and 
employment preparation services for customers with disabilities, 
including Ticket to Work participants and other Social Security 
disability beneficiaries.
    Data collection for this evaluation includes two types of data 
collection activities: (1) Annual site visits to the nine DEI grantees 
and (2) implementation of the DEI data system. For the Annual Site 
Visits, the DEI Evaluation Team will make two visits to each of the 
nine DEI grantees, one in 2012 and one in 2013. Interviews will be 
conducted with the DEI state lead, Disability Resource Coordinators, 
Workforce Investment Board (WIB) directors, One-Stop Career Center 
managers, One-Stop staff members, and agency partners and employers. 
Additionally, eight to ten One-Stop customers will be asked to 
participate in a customer focus group. The domains to be investigated 
include: The current status at baseline and change in grantees' 
workforce development system at follow-up; grantee customer 
characteristics; implementation of the five grant requirements; 
implementation of the grantee's selected program design strategies; 
program implementation challenges; and systems change. The second data 
collection activity, the DEI data system, is designed to collect 
information not contained in the Workforce Investment Act Standardized 
Record Data (WIASRD) and Wagner-Peyser administrative data systems, 
including additional demographic, outcome and service utilization data. 
Data for the DEI data system will be collected according to each 
grantee's preferred mode of data collection and reporting, and will be 
integrated with their usual data collection processes. Uploading of DEI 
data system data from DEI grantees will occur on a quarterly basis.

II. Review Focus

    DOL is interested in comments that:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary, and 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.

III. Current Actions

    Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment 
Policy.
    Title: Evaluation of the Employment and Training Administration/
Office of Disability Employment Policy Disability Employment Initiative 
(DEI)

Annual Site Visits

    Total Respondents: Approximately 542. As shown in the table below, 
the number of respondents per grantee depends on the number of LWIAs 
participating in the DEI evaluation. Each DEI State Lead, DRC and WIB 
Director will be interviewed in each state and two One-Stop and 
partners/employers will be interviewed per Local Workforce Investment 
Board (LWIB). In states that have one LWIB, one customer focus group 
will be conducted; in the states with more than one LWIB, three focus 
groups will be conducted.
    Frequency: The DEI Evaluation Team will make two visits to each of 
the nine DEI grantees, one in 2012 and one in 2013.
    Average Time per Response: Partners and employers from small 
entities will participate in interviews that are 45 minutes in 
duration. All other interviews will be 60 minutes in duration.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: The cumulative hours of burden due to 
the site visits to DEI grantees for the entire project period is 1,228 
for two annual rounds of site visits.

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                      State                                                                           
                                                    of resp.    Hrs/resp.     of resp.    Hrs/resp.     of resp.    Hrs/resp.     of resp.    Hrs/resp.
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Alaska..........................................            1            2            5            2            2          0.5            2         0.75
Arkansas........................................            1            2            4            2           16          0.5           16         0.75
Delaware........................................            1            2            4            2            2          0.5            2         0.75
Illinois........................................            1            2            4            2            8          0.5            8         0.75
Kansas..........................................            1            2            2            2            8          0.5            8         0.75

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Maine...........................................            1            2            4            2            6          0.5            6         0.75
New Jersey......................................            1            2            6            2           16          0.5           16         0.75
New York........................................            1            2           20            2           40          0.5           40         0.75
Virginia........................................            1            2            8            2           18          0.5           18         0.75
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................            9           18           57           18          116          4.5          116         6.75
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                                             Estimated Annual Hours of Burden Due to Site Visits (Continued)
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                                                                   WIB director                    Focus groups
                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------   Total hours     Cumulative
                          State                             of                     of                      per year      total over 2
                                                               resp.         Hrs/resp.         resp.         Hrs/resp.                         years
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Alaska..................................................               1               1               9             1.5              29              58
Arkansas................................................               8               1              24             1.5              74             148
Delaware................................................               1               1               9             1.5              27              54
Illinois................................................               4               1              24             1.5              60             120
Kansas..................................................               4               1              24             1.5              56             112
Maine...................................................               3               1              24             1.5            56.5             113
New Jersey..............................................               8               1              24             1.5              78             156
New York................................................              20               1              24             1.5             148             296
Virginia................................................               9               1              24             1.5            85.5             171
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................              58               9             186            13.5             614           1,228
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DEI Data System

    Total Respondents: To determine the number of customers with 
disabilities from whom data will be collected via the DEI data system, 
the numbers of FY 2009 WIASRD and Wagner-Peyser services users were 
obtained from the DEI grant applications for the LWIAs selected to 
participate in the DEI evaluation. These numbers were then reduced by 
11 percent (based on information reported in Livermore & Coleman 2010) 
to obtain an approximate unduplicated count of customers with 
disabilities, for a total of 43,756 respondents.
    Frequency: Because the DEI evaluation includes baseline and follow-
up data collection, burden on customers and staff will occur twice.
    Average Time per Response: For each data collection point, 
customers with disabilities and staff will spend on average 4.8 minutes 
completing the DEI data collection form per point of contact (baseline 
or follow-up), as determined by a pilot test with 9 One-Stop customers.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: The burden estimate for the DEI data 
system for the entire study period is 12,352 hours.

                                                            DEI Data System Burden Estimates
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                                                                                                              Time to
                                                            of                                    complete the
                                                          customers with   2 CWD contact      2 staff        DEI data       Total hours     Total hours
                          State                            disabilities       points      contact points     system at      burden per      burden per
                                                            (CWD) in FY                                      intake &          year        study period
                                                               2009                                           outcome
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Alaska..................................................           5,471               2               2            4.82             193             387
Arkansas................................................             893               2               2            4.82              32              63
Delaware................................................             317               2               2            4.82              11              22
Illinois................................................           3,465               2               2            4.82             122             245
Kansas..................................................             997               2               2            4.82              35              70
Maine...................................................           3,098               2               2            4.82             110             219
New Jersey..............................................           3,950               2               2            4.82             140             279
New York................................................          17,835               2               2            4.82             630           1,261
Virginia................................................           7,730               2               2            4.82             273             546
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................          45,756  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,547           3,093
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* The 11% assumption is based on a comparison of unduplicated and total counts of Social Security disability program beneficiaries who used WIA and
  Wagner Peyser services in 2005 and 2006 in three states, as shown in Livermore, Gina, and Silvie Colman. ``Use of One-Stops by Social Security
  Disability Beneficiaries in Four States Implementing Disability Program Navigator Initiatives.'' Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, May
  2010.

    Frequency: Twice.
    Total Responses: 43,756 respondents.
    Average Time per Response: 4.8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,352 hours.
    Total Burden Cost: $0.
    Note that, due to rounding, the numbers for the totals may differ 
from the sum of the component numbers.

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


    Signed: at Washington, DC, this 26th day of May, 2011.
Kathleen Martinez,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-15297 Filed 6-17-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-27-P
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