Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship Initiative, New Collection, 43708-43709 [2018-18478]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Evaluation
of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative, New Collection
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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AGENCY:
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 data on the Evaluation of
the American Apprenticeship Initiative.
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.
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
October 26, 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. 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 Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The American
Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) awarded
funds to 46 grantees to support the
expansion of quality and innovative
apprenticeship training programs. The
Department of Labor is sponsoring an
evaluation of this initiative that
includes the following four components:
1. An implementation study to
describe how AAI programs develop,
operate and mature.
2. An outcomes study to examine inprogram and post-program outcomes of
participants in apprenticeships,
particularly around employment,
earnings, wages, and employment
retention, as well as pre-intervention
and post-intervention certification and
credential attainment.
3. A return on investment (ROI) study
to estimate the benefits and costs of
apprenticeship to employers.
4. An impact study to assess the
efforts of select AAI grantees to sell
apprenticeships to employers and to
assist employers in registration of
apprenticeships.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on two
proposed new information collection
activities that will be used in the
evaluation:
• Employer survey—a key source of
information for the ROI study, the
employer survey will be used to
generate an estimate of the returns
employers can expect by investing in
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apprenticeship programs. This on-line
survey asks about the firm’s
characteristics, sponsorship,
apprenticeship structure, and specific
questions about the costs and benefits
employers experience by offering
apprenticeship.
• Participant survey—a key source of
information for the outcomes study, the
survey gathers information about the
participants’ experience in an AAI
apprenticeship. The survey includes
questions on an apprentice’s
background prior to apprenticeship,
apprenticeship experiences, skills and
knowledge gained, and outcomes. The
survey will use a bi-modal approach:
on-line with telephone follow-up as
needed.
A separate information collection
activity notice on interview protocols
for implementation study site visits, a
grantee survey, and a management
information system (MIS) for the impact
study was published on September 13,
2017 (82 FR 43038). These collection
activities will commence once the
information collection request is
approved.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: DOL
is soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Evaluation
of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative. 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 survey of
employers affiliated with AAI grantees
and for the survey of participants served
through AAI grants.
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ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
respondents a
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hour
per response
(in hours)
Estimated
burden hours
Employer Survey ..................................................................
Participant Survey ................................................................
400 b
667 c
1
1
400
667
1
0.5
400
334
Totals ............................................................................
1,067
........................
1,067
........................
734
a We
are seeking a clearance period of three years.
a sample of 3,000 employers with a 40 percent response rate.
a sample of 2,500 participants with an 80 percent response rate.
b Assumes
c Assumes
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Employers offering
registered apprenticeships through
affiliation with AAI grantees and
participants in AAI apprenticeships.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018–18478 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service (VETS), Department of
Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO.
The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL
core programs and services that assist
veterans seeking employment and raise
employer awareness as to the
advantages of hiring veterans. There
will be an opportunity for individuals or
organizations to address the committee.
Any individual or organization that
wishes to do so should contact Mr.
Gregory Green at 202–693–4734.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
and/or materials in alternative format)
should notify the Advisory Committee
no later than Monday, September 10,
2018 by contacting Mr. Gregory Green at
202–693–4734. Requests made after this
date will be reviewed, but availability of
the requested accommodations cannot
be guaranteed. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities. This Notice also describes
the functions of the ACVETEO. Notice
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of this meeting is required under
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 20,
2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending
at approximately 4:00 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
Conference Room N–4437 C&D.
Members of the public are encouraged
to arrive early to allow for security
clearance into the Frances Perkins
Building.
Security Instructions: Meeting
participants should use the visitor’s
entrance to access the Frances Perkins
Building, one block north of
Constitution Avenue at 3rd and C
Streets NW. For security purposes
meeting participants must:
1. Present a valid photo ID to receive
a visitor badge.
2. Know the name of the event being
attended: The meeting event is the
Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO).
3. Visitor badges are issued by the
security officer at the Visitor Entrance
located at 3rd and C Streets NW. When
receiving a visitor badge, the security
officer will retain the visitor’s photo ID
until the visitor badge is returned to the
security desk.
4. Laptops and other electronic
devices may be inspected and logged for
identification purposes.
5. Due to limited parking options,
Metro’s Judiciary Square station is the
easiest way to access the Frances
Perkins Building.
Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting:
All meeting participants should submit
a notice of intent to attend by Friday,
September 7, 2018, via email to Mr.
Gregory Green at green.gregory.b@
dol.gov, subject line ‘‘September 2018
ACVETEO Meeting.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gregory Green, Assistant Designated
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Federal Official for the ACVETEO, (202)
693–4734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ACVETEO is a Congressionally
mandated advisory committee
authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code,
Section 4110 and subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, as amended. The ACVETEO is
responsible for: Assessing employment
and training needs of veterans;
determining the extent to which the
programs and activities of the U.S.
Department of Labor meet these needs;
assisting to conduct outreach to
employers seeking to hire veterans;
making recommendations to the
Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for VETS, with respect to
outreach activities and employment and
training needs of veterans; and carrying
out such other activities necessary to
make required reports and
recommendations. The ACVETEO meets
at least quarterly.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcome and remarks,
Matthew M. Miller, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Veterans’
Employment and Training Service
9:05 a.m. Administrative Business,
Gregory Green, Assistant
Designated Federal Official
9:10 a.m. Transition & Training
Subcommittee Discussion on Fiscal
Year 2018 recommendations
10:10 a.m. Barriers to Employment
Subcommittee Discussion on Fiscal
Year 2018 recommendations
11:10 a.m. Break
11:20 p.m. Direct Services
Subcommittee Discussion on Fiscal
Year recommendations
12:20 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Committee finalize
recommendations for the Fiscal
Year 2018
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Subcommittee Discussion/
Assignments, ACVETEO Chairman,
Eric Eversole
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Evaluation of the American Apprenticeship
Initiative, New Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 data on the Evaluation of the American
Apprenticeship Initiative. 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 October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; 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. 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 Janet Javar by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) awarded
funds to 46 grantees to support the expansion of quality and innovative
apprenticeship training programs. The Department of Labor is sponsoring
an evaluation of this initiative that includes the following four
components:
1. An implementation study to describe how AAI programs develop,
operate and mature.
2. An outcomes study to examine in-program and post-program
outcomes of participants in apprenticeships, particularly around
employment, earnings, wages, and employment retention, as well as pre-
intervention and post-intervention certification and credential
attainment.
3. A return on investment (ROI) study to estimate the benefits and
costs of apprenticeship to employers.
4. An impact study to assess the efforts of select AAI grantees to
sell apprenticeships to employers and to assist employers in
registration of apprenticeships.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
two proposed new information collection activities that will be used in
the evaluation:
Employer survey--a key source of information for the ROI
study, the employer survey will be used to generate an estimate of the
returns employers can expect by investing in apprenticeship programs.
This on-line survey asks about the firm's characteristics, sponsorship,
apprenticeship structure, and specific questions about the costs and
benefits employers experience by offering apprenticeship.
Participant survey--a key source of information for the
outcomes study, the survey gathers information about the participants'
experience in an AAI apprenticeship. The survey includes questions on
an apprentice's background prior to apprenticeship, apprenticeship
experiences, skills and knowledge gained, and outcomes. The survey will
use a bi-modal approach: on-line with telephone follow-up as needed.
A separate information collection activity notice on interview
protocols for implementation study site visits, a grantee survey, and a
management information system (MIS) for the impact study was published
on September 13, 2017 (82 FR 43038). These collection activities will
commence once the information collection request is approved.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for the Evaluation of the American
Apprenticeship Initiative. 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 survey of employers affiliated with AAI grantees and for the survey
of participants served through AAI grants.
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Estimated Burden Hours
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Average burden
Type of instrument (form/ Number of Number of Total number hour per Estimated
activity) respondents responses per of responses response (in burden hours
\a\ respondent hours)
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Employer Survey................. 400 \b\ 1 400 1 400
Participant Survey.............. 667 \c\ 1 667 0.5 334
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Totals...................... 1,067 .............. 1,067 .............. 734
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\a\ We are seeking a clearance period of three years.
\b\ Assumes a sample of 3,000 employers with a 40 percent response rate.
\c\ Assumes a sample of 2,500 participants with an 80 percent response rate.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Employers offering registered apprenticeships
through affiliation with AAI grantees and participants in AAI
apprenticeships.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-18478 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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