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Dated: August 6, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child and Adult Care Food Program:
National Average Payment Rates, Day
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In notice document 2018–15464,
appearing on pages 34108 through
34110, in the issue of Thursday, July 19,
2018, make the following correction:
On page 34110, in the table, in the
‘‘Lunch and supper’’ column, under
‘‘Tier II’’, under ‘‘Next 150’’, in the last
row, ‘‘195’’ should read ‘‘105’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Extension of a
Current Information Collection;
Comment Request—Evaluation of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Employment and
Training (E&T) Pilots
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This is
a request for an extension of a current
information collection for the purpose
of evaluating the Fiscal Year 2015 Pilot
Projects to Reduce Dependency and
Increase Work Requirements and Work
Effort Under the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: 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
SUMMARY:
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of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to: Danielle
Deemer, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Danielle Deemer at 703–305–2576 or
via email to danielle.deemer@
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the Office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Danielle Deemer,
Office of Policy Support, Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
VA 22302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of SNAP E&T Pilots.
OMB Number: 0584–0604.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Current Information Collection without
Change.
Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) is a critical
work support for low-income people
and families. SNAP benefits help
eligible low-income families put food on
the table in times of need. It also
supports critical and needed skills and
job training so that recipients can obtain
good jobs that lead to self-sufficiency.
SNAP’s long-standing mission of
helping unemployed and
underemployed people is challenging.
To help them and their families achieve
self-sufficiency, strategies are needed to
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impart the skills employers want, and to
help address other barriers to
employment. Some participants need
assistance developing a resume and
accessing job leads, others need
education and training, and still others
need help overcoming barriers that
prevent them from working steadily.
The SNAP Employment and Training
(E&T) program provides assistance to
unemployed and underemployed clients
in the form of job search, job skills
training, education (basic, postsecondary, vocational), work experience
or training and workfare, but limited
information exists on what is most
effective in connecting these
participants to gainful employment.
The Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L.
113–79, Section 4022), otherwise known
as the 2014 Farm Bill, authorized grants
for up to 10 pilot sites to develop and
rigorously test innovative SNAP E&T
strategies for engaging more SNAP work
registrants in unsubsidized
employment, increasing participants’
earnings, and reducing reliance on
public assistance. The pilots’ significant
funding can expand the reach of
employment and training services and
enable States to experiment with
promising strategies to increase
engagement and promote employment.
An evaluation of the pilot sites will be
critical in helping Congress and FNS
identify strategies that effectively assist
SNAP participants to succeed in the
labor market and become self-sufficient.
The 10 States receiving grants to fund
pilot projects are California, Delaware,
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois,
Mississippi, Vermont, Virginia and
Washington State. The evaluation will
collect data from all 10 pilot sites in
2015–2016 (baseline), 2016–2018 (12month follow-up) and 2018–2020 (36month follow-up). The data collected for
this evaluation will be used for
implementation, impact, participant and
cost-benefit analyses for each pilot site.
Research objectives include: (1)
Documenting the context and operations
of each pilot, identifying lessons
learned, and helping to interpret and
understand impacts within each pilot
and across pilots, (2) identifying the
impacts on employment, earnings, and
reliance on public assistance and food
security and other outcomes to
determine what works and what works
for whom, (3) examining the
characteristics of service paths of pilot
participants and the control group to
assess whether the mere presence of the
pilots and their offer of services or
participation requirements influence
whether people apply for SNAP (entry
effects), and (4) estimating the total and
component costs of each pilot to
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provide an estimate of the return to each
dollar invested in the pilot services.
Primary outcomes will be participant
employment, earnings, and
participation in public assistance
programs, which will be measured
through State administrative records, a
baseline survey administered during
enrollment into the study, and followup telephone surveys conducted at
approximately 12 months and 36
months after participants enroll in the
pilot. Impacts on secondary outcomes,
such as food security, health status, and
self-esteem will be measured through
the follow-up telephone surveys as well.
The end products (interim and final
reports) will provide scientifically valid
evidence of the pilot project impacts.
Affected Public: Members of the
public affected by the data collection
include individuals and households;
State and local governments; and
Businesses from the Private sector (forprofit and not-for-profit). Respondent
types identified include (1) individuals
and households eligible for SNAP E&T
participation; (2) directors and managers
from State and local government
agencies supporting the SNAP E&T
programs; (3) staff from State and local
government agencies providing direct
services to SNAP E&T participants; (4)
directors and managers from private
sector for-profit businesses providing
SNAP E&T services; and (5) directors
and managers from private sector notfor-profit agencies providing SNAP E&T
services.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 53,830. This includes
52,870 individuals, 190 State and local
government directors/managers and
staff, and 770 private sector for-profit
business and not-for-profit agency
directors/managers. Of the 52,852
individuals completing a baseline
survey when applying for services, FNS
will contact 25,000 out of which 18,240
individuals in the treatment and
comparison groups will complete a 12month follow-up telephone survey
(6,760 will be non-responders). Of
18,240 respondents to the 12-month
follow-up, 11,090 will complete a 36month follow-up telephone survey
(7,150 nonrespondents). Among the
individuals contacted for the telephone
surveys, 1,200 may also be contacted for
a focus group and 200 for a case study
on topics of special interest to FNS. Of
the individuals contacted for the focus
groups and case studies, 280
participants will participate and 1,120
will decline and be considered
nonrespondents. 18 individuals were
contacted separately to pretest surveys
and focus groups. 170 State and local
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government agency directors/managers
will be contacted for in-person
interviews. 150 of those will be
interviewed two additional times; 10 of
the directors/managers will provide case
study data, 10 will provide documents
for review, 10 will complete the MOU,
10 will provide wage data, 10 will
provide entry effects data, and 10 will
provide entry effects data. A separate
group of 10 data director/managers will
be contacted for cost/benefit interviews
and 10 will be contacted to provide cost
data. 200 Private sector not-for-profit
and for-profit agency directors/managers
and staff will be contacted for cost/
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will also be contacted for in-person
interviews, and the directors and
managers for the case study will be
recruited from this group. 160
individuals will be contacted for a timeuse survey. This sample will also be
used to recruit staff to participate in the
case study. 210 staff members
responsible for data management will
also be contacted for the provision of
administrative data. Additionally, 200
private sector not-for-profit employer
training supervisors will be recruited to
participate in employer focus groups.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Respondent: Average of 5.49 response
for individuals per instrument or
activity, 5.79 responses for State and
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local government representatives for all
contacts, and 13.8 responses for private
sector representatives for all contacts.
The number of contacts per activity
average 5.6 across all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
317,108.
Estimated Time per Response: About
0.15 hours (9.26 minutes). The
estimated time per response varies from
0.02 to 4 hours depending on the
respondent group and data collection
activity, as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total annual burden is
49,972 hours.
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25.000
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12,500
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 155 / Friday, August 10, 2018 / Notices
Dated: August 1, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
please contact the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
National School Lunch, Special Milk,
and School Breakfast Programs,
National Average Payments/Maximum
Reimbursement Rates
Correction
In notice document 2018–15465,
appearing on pages 34105 through
34108, in the issue of Thursday, July 19,
2018, make the following correction:
On page 34107, in the table, in the
‘‘Maximum Rate’’ column, in the first
row, ‘‘0.30’’ should read ‘‘0.39’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Southern Region Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Southern Region
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold
its next meeting in Asheville, North
Carolina. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
receive recommendations concerning
recreation fee proposals on areas
managed by the Forest Service in
Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
North Carolina, Texas and South
Carolina. A summary of the proposals
that may be discussed at this meeting
will be posted at least 15 days prior to
the meeting at https://www.fs.usda.gov/
main/r8/recreation/racs.
The Southern Region Recreation RAC
is established consistent with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), and
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act of 2004 (the Act) (Pub. L. 108–447).
Additional information concerning the
Southern Region Recreation RAC can be
found by visiting the committee’s
website noted above.
DATES: The meeting will be held August
27 and August 28, 2018, 8:30 a.m.–5:30
p.m. Eastern Standard Time. All
Recreation RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting,
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The meeting will be held in
Asheville, North Carolina and the
address of the meeting location will be
posted on the committee’s website:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r8/
recreation/racs at least 15 days before
the meeting. When possible, the meeting
will be available via teleconference at 1–
888–844–9904, participant code
1482357. Portions of the meeting may be
field-based with limited phone
coverage, in which case the
teleconference will not be available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tiffany Williams, Southern Region
Recreation RAC Coordinator by phone
at 404–347–2769, or by email at r8_
rrac@fs.fed.us. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. An
agenda will be posted on https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/r8/recreation/
racs at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
Anyone who would like to bring related
matters to the attention of the committee
may provide written or oral comments.
Written comments should be submitted
to Chris Sporl, Designated Federal
Official for the Southern Recreation
RAC, U.S. Forest Service, 1720
Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309,
or r8_rrac@fs.fed.us at least 5 days prior
to the meeting.
All comments, including names and
addresses, when provided, are placed in
the record and available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments at the USDA Forest
Service, 1720 Peachtree Road NW,
Atlanta, GA 30309. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead at 404–347–
2769 to facilitate entry into the USDA
Forest Service building.
Meeting Accommodations: If you
require reasonable accommodation,
please make your request in advance for
sign language interpreting, assistive
listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodation, please request this in
advance of the meeting by contacting
the person listed in the section titled
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All
reasonable accommodation requests are
managed on a case by case basis.
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
ADDRESSES:
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Chris Iverson,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission Public
Business meeting.
AGENCY:
Friday, August 17, 2018, 10:00
a.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: Place: National Place
Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
11th Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
20425. (Entrance on F Street NW.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Walch: (202) 376–8371; TTY:
(202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@
usccr.gov.
DATES:
This
business meeting is open to the public.
There will also be a call-in line for
individuals who desire to listen to the
presentations: 877–260–1479;
Conference ID 3752191. The event will
also live-stream at https://
www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos.
(Please note that streaming information
is subject to change.) Persons with
disabilities who need accommodation
should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
376–8105 or at access@usccr.gov at least
seven (7) business days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Presentation by Maine Advisory
Committee Chair on the
Committee’s recently released
report, Voting Rights in Maine
B. Presentation by Arizona Advisory
Committee Chair on the
Committee’s recently released
report, Voting Rights in Arizona
C. Discussion and Vote on
Commission report, An
Examination of Excessive Force and
Modern Policing Practices
D. Discussion and Vote on
Commission report, Contemporary
Civil Rights Challenges: A View
from the States, 2018 Survey of the
State Advisory Committees to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
E. Discussion and Vote on 2019
Business Meeting Calendar
F. Discussion and Vote on Fiscal Year
2019 Program Planning
G. Discussion and Vote on Fiscal Year
2020 Program Planning for
Statutory Enforcement Report
H. Discussion and Vote on
Commission’s Oregon Advisory
Committee Chair
I. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s Report
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Extension
of a Current Information Collection; Comment Request--Evaluation of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and
Training (E&T) Pilots
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the public and other public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This is a request for an extension of
a current information collection for the purpose of evaluating the
Fiscal Year 2015 Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work
Requirements and Work Effort Under the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: 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
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of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Danielle Deemer, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to
the attention of Danielle Deemer at 703-305-2576 or via email to
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
Office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Danielle
Deemer, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of SNAP E&T Pilots.
OMB Number: 0584-0604.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a Current Information Collection
without Change.
Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a
critical work support for low-income people and families. SNAP benefits
help eligible low-income families put food on the table in times of
need. It also supports critical and needed skills and job training so
that recipients can obtain good jobs that lead to self-sufficiency.
SNAP's long-standing mission of helping unemployed and underemployed
people is challenging. To help them and their families achieve self-
sufficiency, strategies are needed to impart the skills employers want,
and to help address other barriers to employment. Some participants
need assistance developing a resume and accessing job leads, others
need education and training, and still others need help overcoming
barriers that prevent them from working steadily. The SNAP Employment
and Training (E&T) program provides assistance to unemployed and
underemployed clients in the form of job search, job skills training,
education (basic, post-secondary, vocational), work experience or
training and workfare, but limited information exists on what is most
effective in connecting these participants to gainful employment.
The Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79, Section 4022),
otherwise known as the 2014 Farm Bill, authorized grants for up to 10
pilot sites to develop and rigorously test innovative SNAP E&T
strategies for engaging more SNAP work registrants in unsubsidized
employment, increasing participants' earnings, and reducing reliance on
public assistance. The pilots' significant funding can expand the reach
of employment and training services and enable States to experiment
with promising strategies to increase engagement and promote
employment. An evaluation of the pilot sites will be critical in
helping Congress and FNS identify strategies that effectively assist
SNAP participants to succeed in the labor market and become self-
sufficient.
The 10 States receiving grants to fund pilot projects are
California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi,
Vermont, Virginia and Washington State. The evaluation will collect
data from all 10 pilot sites in 2015-2016 (baseline), 2016-2018 (12-
month follow-up) and 2018-2020 (36-month follow-up). The data collected
for this evaluation will be used for implementation, impact,
participant and cost-benefit analyses for each pilot site. Research
objectives include: (1) Documenting the context and operations of each
pilot, identifying lessons learned, and helping to interpret and
understand impacts within each pilot and across pilots, (2) identifying
the impacts on employment, earnings, and reliance on public assistance
and food security and other outcomes to determine what works and what
works for whom, (3) examining the characteristics of service paths of
pilot participants and the control group to assess whether the mere
presence of the pilots and their offer of services or participation
requirements influence whether people apply for SNAP (entry effects),
and (4) estimating the total and component costs of each pilot to
provide an estimate of the return to each dollar invested in the pilot
services.
Primary outcomes will be participant employment, earnings, and
participation in public assistance programs, which will be measured
through State administrative records, a baseline survey administered
during enrollment into the study, and follow-up telephone surveys
conducted at approximately 12 months and 36 months after participants
enroll in the pilot. Impacts on secondary outcomes, such as food
security, health status, and self-esteem will be measured through the
follow-up telephone surveys as well. The end products (interim and
final reports) will provide scientifically valid evidence of the pilot
project impacts.
Affected Public: Members of the public affected by the data
collection include individuals and households; State and local
governments; and Businesses from the Private sector (for-profit and
not-for-profit). Respondent types identified include (1) individuals
and households eligible for SNAP E&T participation; (2) directors and
managers from State and local government agencies supporting the SNAP
E&T programs; (3) staff from State and local government agencies
providing direct services to SNAP E&T participants; (4) directors and
managers from private sector for-profit businesses providing SNAP E&T
services; and (5) directors and managers from private sector not-for-
profit agencies providing SNAP E&T services.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 53,830. This includes 52,870 individuals, 190 State and
local government directors/managers and staff, and 770 private sector
for-profit business and not-for-profit agency directors/managers. Of
the 52,852 individuals completing a baseline survey when applying for
services, FNS will contact 25,000 out of which 18,240 individuals in
the treatment and comparison groups will complete a 12-month follow-up
telephone survey (6,760 will be non-responders). Of 18,240 respondents
to the 12-month follow-up, 11,090 will complete a 36-month follow-up
telephone survey (7,150 nonrespondents). Among the individuals
contacted for the telephone surveys, 1,200 may also be contacted for a
focus group and 200 for a case study on topics of special interest to
FNS. Of the individuals contacted for the focus groups and case
studies, 280 participants will participate and 1,120 will decline and
be considered nonrespondents. 18 individuals were contacted separately
to pretest surveys and focus groups. 170 State and local
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government agency directors/managers will be contacted for in-person
interviews. 150 of those will be interviewed two additional times; 10
of the directors/managers will provide case study data, 10 will provide
documents for review, 10 will complete the MOU, 10 will provide wage
data, 10 will provide entry effects data, and 10 will provide entry
effects data. A separate group of 10 data director/managers will be
contacted for cost/benefit interviews and 10 will be contacted to
provide cost data. 200 Private sector not-for-profit and for-profit
agency directors/managers and staff will be contacted for cost/benefit
interviews. These individuals will also be contacted for in-person
interviews, and the directors and managers for the case study will be
recruited from this group. 160 individuals will be contacted for a
time-use survey. This sample will also be used to recruit staff to
participate in the case study. 210 staff members responsible for data
management will also be contacted for the provision of administrative
data. Additionally, 200 private sector not-for-profit employer training
supervisors will be recruited to participate in employer focus groups.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: Average of 5.49
response for individuals per instrument or activity, 5.79 responses for
State and local government representatives for all contacts, and 13.8
responses for private sector representatives for all contacts. The
number of contacts per activity average 5.6 across all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 317,108.
Estimated Time per Response: About 0.15 hours (9.26 minutes). The
estimated time per response varies from 0.02 to 4 hours depending on
the respondent group and data collection activity, as shown in the
table below.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total annual
burden is 49,972 hours.
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Dated: August 1, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
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