Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Program in the Workforce Investment Act, 42139-42140 [2011-18008]

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the proposed Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Program in the Workforce Investment Act,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DATES: Submit comments on or before August 17, 2011. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42139 by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. To determine whether the adult and dislocated worker services funded by Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) are effective, the ETA is undertaking the WIA Random Assignment Impact Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs. The evaluation will address the following research questions: • Does access to WIA intensive and training services-both individually and combined-lead adults and dislocated workers to achieve better educational, employment, earnings, and selfsufficiency outcomes than they would achieve in the absence of access to those services? • Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by population subgroup? Is there variation by sex, age, race/ethnicity, unemployment insurance receipt, education level, previous employment history, adult and dislocated worker status, and veteran and disability status? • How does the implementation of the WIA vary by Local Workforce Investment Area? Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by how it is implemented? To what extent do implementation differences explain variations in the WIA’s effectiveness? • Do the benefits from WIA services exceed program costs? Do the benefits of intensive services exceed their costs? Do the benefits of training exceed its costs? Do the benefits exceed the costs for adults? Do they for dislocated workers? 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. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2010 (75 FR 69126). 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 42140 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 137 / Monday, July 18, 2011 / Notices 201101–1205–001. 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 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: Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Type of Review: New Collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number). Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker Program in the Workforce Investment Act. OMB Reference Number: 201101– 1205–001. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,350. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 70,430. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 34,133. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Dated: July 12, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–18008 Filed 7–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD Public Availability of the Merit Systems Protection Board’s FY 2010 Service Contract Inventory AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board. ACTION: Notice. 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ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing Online’’ link in the banner at the top of the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov) or by directly accessing the Commission’s Filing Online system at https://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/filingonline/login.aspx. Commenters who cannot submit their views electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as the source for case-related information for advice on alternatives to electronic filing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 at 202–789–6820 (case-related information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov (electronic filing assistance). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory History: 75 FR 40853 (July 14, 2010). On May 24, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion in United States Postal Service v. Postal Regulatory Commission, 640 F.3d 1263 (D.C. Cir. 2011). The court denied in part and granted in part a Postal Service petition for review of the Commission’s September 30, 2010 order denying a Postal Service request for an exigent rate adjustment under 39 U.S.C. 3622(d)(1)(E).1 640 F.3d at 1268. On July 11, 2011, the court issued its mandate remanding the case to the Commission. The Commission is issuing this order to promptly establish procedures for receiving initial and reply comments that address the causation standard applicable to exigent rate adjustment requests submitted under 39 U.S.C. 3622(d)(1)(E).2 Background. On July 6, 2010, the Postal Service filed a request for an exigent rate adjustment pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3622(d)(1)(E).3 This was the first such request filed by the Postal Service. The Exigent Request alleged that ‘‘extraordinary or exceptional circumstances’’ had occurred—namely, the recent recession and related declines in mail volume—and that the Postal Service was entitled to an exigent rate adjustment. Id. at 6. After holding public hearings and considering initial and reply comments filed by the Postal Service and other interested persons, the Commission issued Order No. 547 denying the Postal Service’s Exigent Request. The Commission analyzed the plain meaning of ‘‘due to’’ in section 3622(d)(1)(E), interpreting the phrase as requiring that a ‘‘proposed adjustment * * * be causally related to the alleged extraordinary or exceptional circumstance.’’ Order No. 547 at 54. The Commission found that the recent recession and its impact on postal 1 Order Denying Request for Exigent Rate Adjustments, September 30, 2010 (Order No. 547). 2 Section 3622(d)(1)(E) provides in relevant part as follows: ‘‘[R]ates may be adjusted on an expedited basis due to either extraordinary or exceptional circumstances, provided that the Commission determines * * * that such adjustment is reasonable and equitable and necessary to enable the Postal Service, under best practices of honest, efficient, and economical management, to maintain and continue the development of postal services of the kind and quality adapted to the needs of the United States.’’ (emphasis added). 3 Exigent Request of the United States Postal Service, July 6, 2010 (Exigent Request). E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42139-42140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18008]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Program in the Workforce Investment Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the proposed 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Evaluation of the Adult and 
Dislocated Worker Program in the Workforce Investment Act,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 17, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To determine whether the adult and 
dislocated worker services funded by Title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) are effective, the ETA is undertaking the WIA 
Random Assignment Impact Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Programs. The evaluation will address the following research questions:
     Does access to WIA intensive and training services-both 
individually and combined-lead adults and dislocated workers to achieve 
better educational, employment, earnings, and self-sufficiency outcomes 
than they would achieve in the absence of access to those services?
     Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by population 
subgroup? Is there variation by sex, age, race/ethnicity, unemployment 
insurance receipt, education level, previous employment history, adult 
and dislocated worker status, and veteran and disability status?
     How does the implementation of the WIA vary by Local 
Workforce Investment Area? Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by 
how it is implemented? To what extent do implementation differences 
explain variations in the WIA's effectiveness?
     Do the benefits from WIA services exceed program costs? Do 
the benefits of intensive services exceed their costs? Do the benefits 
of training exceed its costs? Do the benefits exceed the costs for 
adults? Do they for dislocated workers?
    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. For additional information, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2010 
(75 FR 69126).
    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

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201101-1205-001. 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 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: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Type of Review: New Collection (Request for a new OMB Control 
Number).
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Program in the Workforce Investment Act.
    OMB Reference Number: 201101-1205-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,350.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 70,430.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 34,133.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 12, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-18008 Filed 7-15-11; 8:45 am]
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