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—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
—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.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Notice of
Appeal to the Board of Immigration
Appeals From a Decision of a DHS
Officer
Executive Office for
Immigration Review, Department of
Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration
Review (EOIR), will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for an additional 30
days until January 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact Jean King, General Counsel,
Executive Office for Immigration
Review, U.S. Department of Justice,
Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, Virginia, 22041; telephone:
(703) 305–0470. Written comments and/
or suggestions can also be sent to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or
sent to OIRA_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—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;
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Overview of this information
collection:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision and extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Notice of Appeal to the Board of
Immigration Appeals from a Decision of
a DHS Officer.
3. The agency form number: Form
EOIR–29 (OMB 1125–0010).
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: A party who appeals a
decision of a DHS Officer to the Board
of Immigration Appeals (Board).
Other: None.
Abstract: A party affected by a
decision of a DHS Officer may appeal
that decision to the Board, provided that
the Board has jurisdiction pursuant to 8
CFR 1003.1(b). The party must complete
the Form EOIR–29 and submit it to the
DHS office having administrative
control over the record of proceeding in
order to exercise the regulatory right to
appeal.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that there are
5,501 respondents, 5,501 annual
responses, and that each response takes
30 minutes to complete.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 2,750.5 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 11, 2017
Melody D. Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Implementation Study
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), 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
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). 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
is properly assessed.
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of site visit
data for a study of the implementation
of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA). A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
January 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number 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 email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
SUMMARY:
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approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: WIOA, signed into law
on July 22, 2014, authorized and
amended a series of employment and
educational programs under five titles.
DOL seeks to understand how the
implementation of WIOA is changing
the core workforce programs authorized
under Title I (Adult, Dislocated Worker,
and Youth programs) and the
Employment Service program
authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act
and amended by Title III, as well as how
the implementation is contributing to
more integration with stakeholders in
programs authorized under Titles II
(Adult Education and Literacy) and IV
(Vocational Rehabilitation).
DOL is funding a study to document
and describe how critical state-level
activities under WIOA are being
implemented and identify possible areas
for which further technical assistance,
guidance, or policies might be needed in
order to help implement the law. The
study’s major research questions are: (1)
How are the critical reforms under
WIOA related to the core workforce
programs for Title I and III being
implemented? (2) to what extent is
WIOA’s vision for an integrated
workforce system being achieved
through state- and local-level synergies
between Titles I and III and Titles II and
IV stakeholders? and (3) what changes
or supplemental technical assistance,
guidance, or policy would be helpful to
states administering the core programs
and in providing guidance and oversight
to the local level to improve service
quality and management?
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on the
proposed data collection instruments for
the semi-structured interviews that will
be used during site visits to support the
implementation study. Site visits will be
conducted in 14 states and two local
areas per state and will include semistructured interviews with state and
local area program staff to document
WIOA implementation. The state and
local area program staffs who will be
interviewed include workforce board
staffs; staffs responsible for
implementation of Titles I, II, III, and IV;
state-level staffs in charge of
Unemployment Insurance (UI) program;
other state- and local area-level partner
staffs involved in WIOA
implementation; as well as key
American Job Center (AJC) operators
and center management staffs. Each
respondent will be interviewed once on
their experience with WIOA
implementation. A future information
collection request will include a
national survey of state-level workforce
administrators.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
the WIOA implementation study. DOL
is particularly interested in comments
that do the following:
• 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.
• 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—
for example, permitting electronic
submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL
is requesting clearance for the interview
protocols to be used during the site
visits.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: State and local
program staff involved in WIOA
implementation.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Total
number
respondents
Type of instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden
time per
response
(hours)
Annual
estimated
burden
(hours)
Estimated
total burden
(hours)
State-Level Staff Interview
Workforce board ................................................................................................
Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker program ...................................................
Title I Youth program ........................................................................................
Title II (Adult Education and Literacy) and IV (Vocational Rehabilitation) .......
Title III (Employment Service Program) ............................................................
Unemployment Insurance .................................................................................
Other state partner ............................................................................................
42
70
14
84
42
14
14
14
23
5
28
14
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.2
1.3
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.5
16.3
30.3
4.7
37.3
18.7
7.0
7.0
49
91
14
112
56
21
21
Local-Level Staff Interview
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Workforce board ................................................................................................
Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker program ...................................................
Title I Youth program ........................................................................................
American Job Center Operator .........................................................................
American Job Center Manager .........................................................................
Title II (Adult Education and Literacy) and IV (Vocational Rehabilitation) .......
Title III (Employment Service Program) ............................................................
Other local partner ............................................................................................
112
56
56
28
28
112
56
56
37
19
19
9
9
37
19
19
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.25
1.25
1.5
1.0
1.0
43.7
18.7
18.7
11.7
11.7
56.0
18.7
18.7
131
56
56
35
35
168
56
56
Total ...........................................................................................................
784
261
....................
....................
319
957
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Comments submitted in response to
this 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: November 15, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017–25833 Filed 11–29–17; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Renew an
Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity
for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by January 29, 2018 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Comments are invited on (a) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W
18000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays). You
also may obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument and instructions
from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title of Collection: Request for
Proposals.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0080.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2018.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The Federal
Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart
15.2—‘‘Solicitation and Receipt of
Proposals and Information’’ prescribes
policies and procedures for preparing
and issuing Requests for Proposals. The
FAR System has been developed in
accordance with the requirement of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act of 1974, as amended. The NSF Act
of 1950, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1870,
Sec. II, states that NSF has the authority
to:
(c) Enter into contracts or other
arrangements, or modifications thereof,
for the carrying on, by organizations or
individuals in the United States and
foreign countries, including other
government agencies of the United
States and of foreign countries, of such
scientific or engineering activities as the
Foundation deems necessary to carry
out the purposes of this Act, and, at the
request of the Secretary of Defense,
specific scientific or engineering
activities in connection with matters
relating to international cooperation or
national security, and, when deemed
appropriate by the Foundation, such
contracts or other arrangements or
modifications thereof, may be entered
into without legal consideration,
without performance or other bonds and
without regard to section 5 of title 41,
U.S.C.
Use of the Information: Request for
Proposals (RFP) is used to competitively
solicit proposals in response to NSF
need for services. Impact will be on
those individuals or organizations who
elect to submit proposals in response to
the RFP. Information gathered will be
evaluated in light of NSF procurement
requirements to determine who will be
awarded a contract.
Estimate of Burden: The Foundation
estimates that, on average, 558 hours per
respondent will be required to complete
the RFP.
Respondents: Individuals; business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; state,
local, or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses: 75.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 41,850 hours.
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Dated: November 27, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA) Implementation Study
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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 with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). 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 is properly assessed.
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
site visit data for a study of the implementation of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). A copy of the proposed
Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before January 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number 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 email or to submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the request for
OMB
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approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: WIOA, signed into law on July 22, 2014, authorized
and amended a series of employment and educational programs under five
titles. DOL seeks to understand how the implementation of WIOA is
changing the core workforce programs authorized under Title I (Adult,
Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs) and the Employment Service
program authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act and amended by Title
III, as well as how the implementation is contributing to more
integration with stakeholders in programs authorized under Titles II
(Adult Education and Literacy) and IV (Vocational Rehabilitation).
DOL is funding a study to document and describe how critical state-
level activities under WIOA are being implemented and identify possible
areas for which further technical assistance, guidance, or policies
might be needed in order to help implement the law. The study's major
research questions are: (1) How are the critical reforms under WIOA
related to the core workforce programs for Title I and III being
implemented? (2) to what extent is WIOA's vision for an integrated
workforce system being achieved through state- and local-level
synergies between Titles I and III and Titles II and IV stakeholders?
and (3) what changes or supplemental technical assistance, guidance, or
policy would be helpful to states administering the core programs and
in providing guidance and oversight to the local level to improve
service quality and management?
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
the proposed data collection instruments for the semi-structured
interviews that will be used during site visits to support the
implementation study. Site visits will be conducted in 14 states and
two local areas per state and will include semi-structured interviews
with state and local area program staff to document WIOA
implementation. The state and local area program staffs who will be
interviewed include workforce board staffs; staffs responsible for
implementation of Titles I, II, III, and IV; state-level staffs in
charge of Unemployment Insurance (UI) program; other state- and local
area-level partner staffs involved in WIOA implementation; as well as
key American Job Center (AJC) operators and center management staffs.
Each respondent will be interviewed once on their experience with WIOA
implementation. A future information collection request will include a
national survey of state-level workforce administrators.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for the WIOA
implementation study. DOL is particularly interested in comments that
do the following:
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.
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--for example,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for
the interview protocols to be used during the site visits.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: State and local program staff involved in WIOA
implementation.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Average
Total Annual Number of burden Annual Estimated
Type of instrument number number of responses time per estimated total
respondents respondents per response burden burden
respondent (hours) (hours) (hours)
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State-Level Staff Interview
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Workforce board................... 42 14 1 1.2 16.3 49
Title I Adult and Dislocated 70 23 1 1.3 30.3 91
Worker program...................
Title I Youth program............. 14 5 1 1.0 4.7 14
Title II (Adult Education and 84 28 1 1.3 37.3 112
Literacy) and IV (Vocational
Rehabilitation)..................
Title III (Employment Service 42 14 1 1.3 18.7 56
Program).........................
Unemployment Insurance............ 14 5 1 1.5 7.0 21
Other state partner............... 14 5 1 1.5 7.0 21
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Local-Level Staff Interview
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Workforce board................... 112 37 1 1.2 43.7 131
Title I Adult and Dislocated 56 19 1 1.0 18.7 56
Worker program...................
Title I Youth program............. 56 19 1 1.0 18.7 56
American Job Center Operator...... 28 9 1 1.25 11.7 35
American Job Center Manager....... 28 9 1 1.25 11.7 35
Title II (Adult Education and 112 37 1 1.5 56.0 168
Literacy) and IV (Vocational
Rehabilitation)..................
Title III (Employment Service 56 19 1 1.0 18.7 56
Program).........................
Other local partner............... 56 19 1 1.0 18.7 56
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Total......................... 784 261 ........... ........... 319 957
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Comments submitted in response to this 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: November 15, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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