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Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Title of Collection: Tax Performance
System.
Form: TPS.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0332.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
52.
Frequency: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
52.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 1,709 hours (TPS review
1,669 hrs. + data entry 40 hrs.).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 88,868 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $ 0.
Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018–04509 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Youth CareerConnect (YCC) Grant
Program, Extension of Previously
Approved Collection
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
are properly assessed.
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SUMMARY:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the continued collection of
data about Youth Career Connect (YCC)
[SGA/DFA PY–13–01] grant program. 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’s section below on or before
May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Jessica
Lohmann, 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. 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
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Lohmann by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The information
collection activities described in this
notice will provide participant and
grantee data on the YCC program. In
spring 2014, the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) in DOL
awarded 24 grantees to implement the
YCC program, which is designed to
provide high school students skilldeveloping and work-based learning
opportunities through partnerships with
colleges and employers for jobs in highdemand occupations. DOL requests data
collection from YCC grantees for
tracking grant progress and oversight of
program performance reporting. This
reporting structure features
standardized individual data collection
on program participants in both
quarterly performance and narrative
formats. The information collection for
YCC grantee performance reporting also
includes an online Participant Tracking
System (PTS) that collects participantlevel data.
This document requests approval for
an extension of previously approved
information collection (OMB Control
No. 1291–0002) to continue to meet the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements of the YCC grant program.
This information collection maintains a
reporting and record-keeping system for
a minimum level of information
collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements,
to hold YCC grantees appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they
receive, allowing the Department to
fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
grantee reporting on the YCC program.
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 grantee
reporting on participant-level data and
quarterly reports.
Type of Review: Extension of
previously approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1291–0002
(ICR Reference No: 201412–1291–001).
Affected Public: YCC Grantees and
program participants.
ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Total
number of
respondents
Type of instrument
Participant-level Data Collection for Participant Tracking
System (PTS) ...................................................................
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number of
respondents
9,900
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responses per
respondent
3,300
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Average
burden
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response
2.67
Annual
estimated
burden hours
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ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Total
number of
respondents
Type of instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Average
burden
hour per
response
Number of
responses per
respondent
Annual
estimated
burden hours
Quarterly Narrative Progress Reports .................................
Quarterly Performance Reports ...........................................
24
24
8
8
4
4
10
4
320
128
Total ..............................................................................
9,948
3,316
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........................
9,226
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: February 27, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018–04545 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Analysis
of Employer Performance
Measurement Approaches
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 required 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, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about
the Analysis of Employer Performance
Measurement Approaches. 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: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
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addressee section below on or before
May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.fgov;
Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, 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 for this
information collection. 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
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), in
collaboration with the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA), is
conducting a 36-month analysis of
employer services measurement
approaches and metrics, as well as their
cross-state and cross-program
applicability, with a goal of
understanding and implementing a final
indicator of performance. Under the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA), the Secretaries of Labor
and Education are required to establish
one or more primary indicators of
performance that indicate the
effectiveness of core programs in serving
employers. Through town halls,
workgroups, and questions posed
through the notice of proposed rulemaking, the Secretaries of Labor and
Education established three measures to
be piloted by States: (1) An employee
retention measure, (2) an employer
penetration rate, and (3) a repeat
business measure. States were also
encouraged to pilot additional measures
to assess effectiveness in serving
employers. No clear metric has emerged
to date as a single point of measurement
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of success in providing services to
employers.
The study will explore and establish
an understanding of the state of the field
in the area of employer services
measurement and supplement the startup of reporting by the States on the
National Pilot measures. Key objectives
of the study include: (1) Developing and
understanding how employer services
are defined by the federal government,
States, localities, and core WIOA
programs and exploring options for
developing a uniform definition of
employer services; (2) identifying what
measures exist for understanding
employer services, key objectives of
these measures, and possibilities for
uniform implementation at the federal
level; and (3) developing options for an
evaluation design to assess the validity,
reliability, and feasibility of proposed
measures and alternative measures of
effectiveness in serving employers.
This notification requests clearance
for: (1) A 45-minute online survey of
state WIOA administrators in the fifty
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands; (2)
a 20-minute online survey of a sample
of employers identified in partnership
with the National Association of State
Workforce Agencies (NASWA); (3) site
visits that include structured interviews
and focus groups to approximately 8
States; and (4) interviews with
approximately 8 employers.
The survey of state WIOA
administrators will collect information
on which measures are being used by
States, including National Pilot
measures and alternate measures,
progress made in implementing those
measures, and how those measures are
being used beyond required federal
reporting.
The survey of a sample of employers
will document businesses’
understanding of employer services
from the workforce system and what it
means for those services to be effective.
The sample of employers will be drawn
from DirectEmployers members,
NASWA Business of the Year Award
Winners, and others recommended by
NASWA.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Youth CareerConnect (YCC) Grant
Program, Extension of Previously Approved Collection
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 are properly assessed.
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the continued
collection of data about Youth Career Connect (YCC) [SGA/DFA PY-13-01]
grant program. 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's section below on or before May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Jessica
Lohmann, 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.
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 approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Lohmann by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The information collection activities described in
this notice will provide participant and grantee data on the YCC
program. In spring 2014, the Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) in DOL awarded 24 grantees to implement the YCC program, which is
designed to provide high school students skill-developing and work-
based learning opportunities through partnerships with colleges and
employers for jobs in high-demand occupations. DOL requests data
collection from YCC grantees for tracking grant progress and oversight
of program performance reporting. This reporting structure features
standardized individual data collection on program participants in both
quarterly performance and narrative formats. The information collection
for YCC grantee performance reporting also includes an online
Participant Tracking System (PTS) that collects participant-level data.
This document requests approval for an extension of previously
approved information collection (OMB Control No. 1291-0002) to continue
to meet the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the YCC grant
program. This information collection maintains a reporting and record-
keeping system for a minimum level of information collection that is
necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold YCC
grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive,
allowing the Department to fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for grantee reporting on
the YCC program. 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
grantee reporting on participant-level data and quarterly reports.
Type of Review: Extension of previously approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1291-0002 (ICR Reference No: 201412-1291-001).
Affected Public: YCC Grantees and program participants.
Estimated Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden Annual
Type of instrument Total number Annual number responses per hour per estimated
of respondents of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Participant-level Data 9,900 3,300 1 2.67 8,811
Collection for Participant
Tracking System (PTS)..........
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Quarterly Narrative Progress 24 8 4 10 320
Reports........................
Quarterly Performance Reports... 24 8 4 4 128
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Total....................... 9,948 3,316 .............. .............. 9,226
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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: February 27, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-04545 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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