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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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The site visits to a selection of
approximately eight States are intended
to allow a deeper understanding of why
particular measures were selected,
progress in implementing performance
measures, and related challenges. This
fieldwork will include semi-structured
interviews and focus groups. The States
will be selected based on the results of
the survey and other study knowledge,
to include a mix of locations in terms
of geographic region, performance
measures being used, and status of
implementation. Semi-structured
interviews with a selection of
approximately eight employers are
intended to more fully explore issues of
interest that emerge from the employer
survey responses. Employer interview
respondents will be selected based on
survey responses as well as suggestions
from NASWA regarding employers with
particularly strong experience engaging
with the workforce system.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
the analysis of employer performance
measurement approaches. 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 related to
employer services, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
ICR to survey and fieldwork
respondents, including the validity of
the study approach and assumptions
used;
• enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including 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).
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED TIME BURDEN
Total
number of
respondents
Information collection activity
Survey—State WIOA Administrator .....................................
Survey—Employer ...............................................................
Site Visit Protocol—State Administrator ..............................
Site Visit Protocol—Local Administrator ..............................
Site Visit Protocol—State and Local Workforce Development Board Staff and Members .......................................
Site Visit Protocol—State and Local Staff Collecting Performance Data ..................................................................
Site Visit Protocol—American Job Center Staff ..................
Interview—Employer ............................................................
Annual
number of
respondents
a 43
Average
burden per
response
(hours)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Annual
burden hours
32
8
14
158
11
3
1
1
1
1
0.75
0.33
0.75
0.75
11
53
8
2
32
11
1
0.75
8
16
8
5
13
3
1
1
1
0.75
1
0.75
4
13
2
653
218
........................
........................
101
b 474
c 40
Total ..............................................................................
a Based
on an 80 percent response rate.
on a 50 percent response rate.
c One focus group of five per site visit.
b Based
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III. Current Actions
At this time, the Department of Labor
is requesting clearance for data
collection via online surveys and
fieldwork for the analysis of employer
performance measurement approaches.
Type of review: New ICR
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW
Affected Public: Individuals working
on state and local workforce
development programs, Workforce
Development Boards, and American Job
Centers selected for surveys and
fieldwork; HR department
representatives of businesses selected
for surveys and interviews.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval; they will also become a matter
of public record.
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Dated: February 27, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Analysis of Employer Performance Measurement
Approaches
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
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
addressee 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: 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
[email protected].
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 rule-making, 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 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 start-up 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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The site visits to a selection of approximately eight States are
intended to allow a deeper understanding of why particular measures
were selected, progress in implementing performance measures, and
related challenges. This fieldwork will include semi-structured
interviews and focus groups. The States will be selected based on the
results of the survey and other study knowledge, to include a mix of
locations in terms of geographic region, performance measures being
used, and status of implementation. Semi-structured interviews with a
selection of approximately eight employers are intended to more fully
explore issues of interest that emerge from the employer survey
responses. Employer interview respondents will be selected based on
survey responses as well as suggestions from NASWA regarding employers
with particularly strong experience engaging with the workforce system.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data
collection for the analysis of employer performance measurement
approaches. 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
related to employer services, including whether the information will
have practical utility;
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the ICR to survey and fieldwork respondents, including the
validity of the study approach and assumptions used;
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
minimize the burden of the information collection on
respondents, including 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).
Table 1--Estimated Time Burden
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Number of Average burden
Information collection activity Total number Annual number responses per per response Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent (hours) hours
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Survey--State WIOA Administrator \a\ 43 14 1 0.75 11
Survey--Employer................ \b\ 474 158 1 0.33 53
Site Visit Protocol--State 32 11 1 0.75 8
Administrator..................
Site Visit Protocol--Local 8 3 1 0.75 2
Administrator..................
Site Visit Protocol--State and 32 11 1 0.75 8
Local Workforce Development
Board Staff and Members........
Site Visit Protocol--State and 16 5 1 0.75 4
Local Staff Collecting
Performance Data...............
Site Visit Protocol--American \c\ 40 13 1 1 13
Job Center Staff...............
Interview--Employer............. 8 3 1 0.75 2
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Total....................... 653 218 .............. .............. 101
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\a\ Based on an 80 percent response rate.
\b\ Based on a 50 percent response rate.
\c\ One focus group of five per site visit.
III. Current Actions
At this time, the Department of Labor is requesting clearance for
data collection via online surveys and fieldwork for the analysis of
employer performance measurement approaches.
Type of review: New ICR
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW
Affected Public: Individuals working on state and local workforce
development programs, Workforce Development Boards, and American Job
Centers selected for surveys and fieldwork; HR department
representatives of businesses selected for surveys and interviews.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval; 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. 2018-04546 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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