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project activities and outcomes that
relate to the project and document the
training or labor market information
approaches used by the grantee. The
quarterly performance narrative report
will provide a format for a detailed
account of program activities,
accomplishments, and progress toward
performance outcomes during the
quarter. These reports will collect
aggregate information on participants’
grant progress and accomplishments,
grant challenges, grant technical
assistance needs and success stories and
lessons learned through five questions—
four programmatic questions and one
performance question. Because WIF
grants tackle a range of employment and
training services and strategies, each
grant will have a unique set of
performance goals and outcome
measures designed by the grantee for the
specific innovation and project being
pursued in the grant. The fifth of the
five questions in the quarterly
performance narrative report will ask for
performance data based on the unique
grant performance measures and key
project milestones identified by each
grantee.
The information from these reports
will be used to evaluate the performance
of the WIF projects; manage
performance risk; and collect lessons
that are learned in terms of processes,
strategies, and performance from the
projects. The Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) will use the data
to help inform policy about the
workforce and possible changes in
structures and policies that enable a
closer alignment and integration of
workforce development, education,
human services, social insurance, and
economic development programs. The
data will also be used to determine what
technical assistance needs the WIF
grantees have so that ETA can provide
such assistance to support improvement
of grantee outcomes.
The information provided in the
quarterly performance narrative reports,
including the lessons learned through
innovative projects, is necessary for
increasing the body of knowledge about
what works in workforce development.
This information collection maintains a
reporting and record-keeping system for
a minimum level of information
collection that is necessary to hold WIF
grantees appropriately accountable for
the Federal funds they receive and to
allow the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management
responsibilities.
To reduce grantee burden, grantees
will only report on performance
measures they identify in their project
that are specifically applicable to their
grant. This approach minimizes the
reporting burden on grantees and
encourages grantees to identify and
document a new set of achievements
and performance measures that apply
directly to the grant projects.
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 appropriate 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.
Title: Workforce Innovation Fund
grant program.
OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: Workforce Innovation
Fund grant recipients.
Form(s): Quarterly narrative and
performance reports.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: $0.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Data collection activity
Number of
respondents
Frequency
Quarterly Performance Narrative Report ...............................
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of
December, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Administration, Labor.
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Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Labor.
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Comment Request
AGENCY:
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Notice of solicitation of
comments.
ACTION:
In 2009, the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys Division started
the Gemini Project for the purpose of
researching, developing, and
implementing an improved survey
design for the Consumer Expenditure
Survey (CE). The objective of the
redesign is to improve the quality of the
survey estimates through a verifiable
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reduction in measurement error, with a
particular focus on underreporting.
While reducing measurement error, the
new survey design would also combat
the decline in response rates seen in
recent years. In June 2013, a
comprehensive redesign proposal was
completed. As development, testing,
and evaluation of the new CE survey
proceeds, BLS would like feedback on
the new survey design and the data that
would be available from the survey from
current data users and other interested
parties.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before April 1, 2014.
DATES:
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Send comments to Bill
Passero, Division of Consumer
Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Room 3985, 2 Massachusetts
Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212 or
by email to: GeminiOutreach@bls.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Bill
Passero, Division of Consumer
Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, telephone number 202–691–
5126 (this is not a toll-free number), or
by email to: GeminiOutreach@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The proposed CE redesign includes
two waves of data collection set 12
months apart. Each wave contains the
same interview structure consisting of
two visits and a 1-week diary. Visit 1 is
an in-person interview made up of two
parts. The first part identifies the roster
of the household, while the second is a
recall interview that collects large,
easily-recalled household expenditures.
Additionally, Visit 1 incorporates
instructions to collect relevant
expenditure records for the Visit 2
records-based interview, as well as
training for and placement of the
electronic, individual diaries. Following
Visit 1, an electronic web-based diary
(accessible via PC, smartphone, or other
mobile device) is maintained for one
week by each household member 15
years old and older. Visit 2 is an inperson, records-based interview on
household expenditures that can
reasonably be found in records such as
receipts, utility bills, and bank
statements.
Incentives are provided to
respondents to encourage participation
in the CE. The proposed incentive
structure for the new design includes a
$2 prepaid cash incentive per
household sent with an advance letter,
a $20 household incentive (debit card)
provided after Visit 1, a $20 individual
incentive (debit card) for each member
who completes the diary, and a $20 or
$30 household incentive (debit card)
after Visit 2. Pending further research
and discussion, the Visit 1 $20
household incentive may be provided
with the advance letter and activated
upon completion of the Visit 1
interview.
With this redesign, the CE aims to
create a survey that uses technology to
encourage real-time data capture,
individual diaries to reduce proxy
reporting, shortened interview length to
reduce respondent burden, record use to
improve data quality, and incentives to
address respondent motivation.
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II. Further Information
For further information about the
proposed new CE design, please visit
https://www.bls.gov/cex/
geminiproject.htm. This Web page
provides information on the history of
the Gemini project, including vision and
scope, an overview of the redesign, and
links to presentations and papers related
to the redesign.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
Comments and recommendations are
requested from the public on the
proposed CE redesign. The proposed
new design described here may change
based on input from the public.
The BLS welcomes comments on any
aspect of the CE redesign but is
especially interested in comments on:
• Enhancements or limitations the
proposed new design will have on the
use of the data.
• Features of the new design that are
particularly appealing or problematic.
• Information and lead time that
would be needed prior to the
implementation of the new design to aid
users in adapting to the new design.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of
January 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0040]
Concrete and Masonry Construction
Standard; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Concrete
and Masonry Construction (29 CFR part
1926, subpart Q).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
1, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
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electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA
Docket No. OSHA–2010–0040, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Department of Labor’s and Docket
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2010–0040) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: In 2009, the Consumer Expenditure Surveys Division started the
Gemini Project for the purpose of researching, developing, and
implementing an improved survey design for the Consumer Expenditure
Survey (CE). The objective of the redesign is to improve the quality of
the survey estimates through a verifiable reduction in measurement
error, with a particular focus on underreporting. While reducing
measurement error, the new survey design would also combat the decline
in response rates seen in recent years. In June 2013, a comprehensive
redesign proposal was completed. As development, testing, and
evaluation of the new CE survey proceeds, BLS would like feedback on
the new survey design and the data that would be available from the
survey from current data users and other interested parties.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before April 1, 2014.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments to Bill Passero, Division of Consumer
Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3985, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212 or by email to:
GeminiOutreach@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Passero, Division of Consumer
Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone number 202-
691-5126 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email to:
GeminiOutreach@bls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The proposed CE redesign includes two waves of data collection set
12 months apart. Each wave contains the same interview structure
consisting of two visits and a 1-week diary. Visit 1 is an in-person
interview made up of two parts. The first part identifies the roster of
the household, while the second is a recall interview that collects
large, easily-recalled household expenditures. Additionally, Visit 1
incorporates instructions to collect relevant expenditure records for
the Visit 2 records-based interview, as well as training for and
placement of the electronic, individual diaries. Following Visit 1, an
electronic web-based diary (accessible via PC, smartphone, or other
mobile device) is maintained for one week by each household member 15
years old and older. Visit 2 is an in-person, records-based interview
on household expenditures that can reasonably be found in records such
as receipts, utility bills, and bank statements.
Incentives are provided to respondents to encourage participation
in the CE. The proposed incentive structure for the new design includes
a $2 prepaid cash incentive per household sent with an advance letter,
a $20 household incentive (debit card) provided after Visit 1, a $20
individual incentive (debit card) for each member who completes the
diary, and a $20 or $30 household incentive (debit card) after Visit 2.
Pending further research and discussion, the Visit 1 $20 household
incentive may be provided with the advance letter and activated upon
completion of the Visit 1 interview.
With this redesign, the CE aims to create a survey that uses
technology to encourage real-time data capture, individual diaries to
reduce proxy reporting, shortened interview length to reduce respondent
burden, record use to improve data quality, and incentives to address
respondent motivation.
II. Further Information
For further information about the proposed new CE design, please
visit https://www.bls.gov/cex/geminiproject.htm. This Web page provides
information on the history of the Gemini project, including vision and
scope, an overview of the redesign, and links to presentations and
papers related to the redesign.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
Comments and recommendations are requested from the public on the
proposed CE redesign. The proposed new design described here may change
based on input from the public.
The BLS welcomes comments on any aspect of the CE redesign but is
especially interested in comments on:
Enhancements or limitations the proposed new design will
have on the use of the data.
Features of the new design that are particularly appealing
or problematic.
Information and lead time that would be needed prior to
the implementation of the new design to aid users in adapting to the
new design.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of January 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-02028 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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