Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluating the Accessibility of American Job Centers for People With Disabilities, 23377-23378 [2014-09513]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23377-23378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09513]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluating the Accessibility of American Job 
Centers for People With Disabilities

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information 
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Evaluating the 
Accessibility of American Job Centers for People with Disabilities,'' 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 
for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 28, 2014.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201403-1290-001 (this link will only become active 
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 by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to obtain PRA authority to 
conduct the ``Evaluating the Accessibility of American Job Centers for 
People with Disabilities'' information collection. The evaluation will 
help policymakers and program administrators understand the level of 
accessibility of American Job Centers (AJCs) and identify ways to 
improve their accessibility to persons with disabilities (PWDs). In 
addition to identifying the degree to which AJCs provide accessible 
services to PWD, the study will examine differences in the levels of 
accessibility by the type of accessibility required, such as physical, 
programmatic, and communication and the characteristics of AJCs (e.g., 
affiliate vs. comprehensive, or rural vs. urban) or the nature of AJC 
services provided (e.g., core, intensive, and training). This is not an 
audit for compliance with laws and regulations regarding accessibility 
for AJCs. Rather, the purpose of the study is to gather data to 
ascertain, broadly, the degree to which AJCs, as a whole, are 
accessible to PWD. Information collection activities associated with 
this ICR include conducting a project director survey and staff 
interviews and program beneficiary focus groups conducted during site 
visits,. Workforce Investment Act section 172 authorizes this 
information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 2917.
    This proposed 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 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on September 5, 2013 (78 FR 54679).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send written 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 mention OMB Control Number 201403-1290-
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: DOL.
    Title of Collection: Evaluating the Accessibility of American Job 
Centers for People with Disabilities.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201403-1290-001.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and 
individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,524.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,524.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,991 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: April 21, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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