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Certification Quarterly Activity Report,’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: OMB will consider all written
comments that the agency receives on or
before December 3, 2018.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201810-1205-002
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–ETA, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is
not a toll-free number); or by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Foreign Labor
Certification Quarterly Activity Report,
information collection. Under the
foreign labor certification programs
administered by ETA, State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) are funded through
annually reimbursable grants. These
grants fund certain activities that
support the processing of applications
for temporary labor certification filed by
U.S. employers in order to hire foreign
workers in the H–2B or H–2A visa
categories to perform nonagricultural or
agricultural services or labor. Under the
grant agreements, SWAs must review
and transmit, through the intrastate and
interstate systems, job orders submitted
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by employers in order to recruit U.S.
workers prior to filling the job openings
with foreign workers.
In order to monitor the administration
of foreign labor certification activities by
the SWAs effectively, the Department
requires SWAs to report their workloads
related to these activities on a quarterly
basis. This collection of information is
conducted through Form ETA–9127,
Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly
Activity Report. This report is critical
for ensuring accountability and for
future program management, including
budget and workload management. This
information collection has been
classified as a revision, because of the
proposed (1) elimination of a question
referencing union contacts made by the
SWAs; (2) elimination of a question
located in both the H–2A and H–2B
sections that prompts SWAs to list the
most common deficiencies on the job
order; and (3) modification of the Form
ETA–9127 instructions in order to
promote clarity as a result of some
confusion expressed by SWAs.
Immigration and Nationality Act section
218 authorizes this information
collection. See 8 U.S.C. 1188.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by OMB under the PRA and
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. In addition, notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, no person
shall generally be subject to penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of
information that does not display a
valid Control Number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. DOL obtains OMB
approval for this information collection
under Control Number 1205–0457. The
DOL notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 21, 2018 (83 FR 28866).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1205–0457. OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
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• 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; and
• 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.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Title of Collection: Foreign Labor
Certification Quarterly Activity Report.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0457.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 216.
Average Time per Response: 1 hour
45 minutes.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
378 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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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.
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
SUMMARY:
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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, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data about the Evaluation of Strategies
Used in America’s Promise Job Driven
Grant Program Evaluation. 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
December 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; 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 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:
Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov, or call
202–430–1255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to design and
conduct an evaluation to assess the
success of the America’s Promise Job
Driven Grant Program (America’s
Promise). The goal of this project is to
build knowledge about the effectiveness
and implementation of the program. The
evaluation of America’s Promise
includes two components: (1) An
impact evaluation to measure the effects
of America’s Promise on participant
outcomes and (2) an implementation
evaluation to understand program
implementation and partnership
development for all 23 grantees. The
implementation evaluation includes
more detailed focus on program
implementation in 12 grantees and a
measurement of partnerships and
systems change in six grantees. This
request is part of a larger study which
has had other components, a grantee
survey and partner network survey,
submitted for approval in an earlier
clearance request. A 60-day notice to
solicit public comments on that package
was published in the Federal Register,
82 FR 32204 on July 12, 2017.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the implementation
evaluation: Semi-structured program
stakeholder interview protocols,
participant focus group protocols, and
semi-structured telephone interview
protocols
1. Semi-structured program
stakeholder interview protocols. Site
visits to approximately 12 grantees will
occur in fall 2019. These visits will last
two and a half days each. During these
site visits, we will conduct one-on-one
or small-group semi-structured
interviews with a broad range of
stakeholders, including grantee staff,
partner staff, employers, training and
education providers, and community
stakeholders. We will also observe
program activities to help us describe
key program components, assess the
quality of program delivery, and
understand participant needs. The
observations will not involve additional
burden.
2. Participant focus group protocols.
Also during the site visits, we will
conduct one focus group per site with
approximately five program
participants.
3. Semi-structured telephone
interview protocols. For approximately
11 sites that do not receive in-person
visits, we will conduct about two-hour
in-depth telephone interviews with
grantee managers and partners to cover
a subset of the information collected in
the site visits. The information
requested from these phone calls may be
tailored to the circumstances of each
grantee.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Evaluation
of Strategies Used in the America’s
Promise Job Driven Grant Program
Evaluation. DOL is particularly
interested in comments that do the
following:
Æ Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
Æ evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
Æ enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Æ 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
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for the semi-structured
program stakeholder interview
protocols, participant focus group
protocols, and semi-structured
telephone interview protocols.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: America’s Promise
Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation
grantees, partners and participants.
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.
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
respondents
Semi-structured program stakeholder
interview protocol ...............................
Participant focus group protocol ............
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Total
number of
responses
Estimated
burden hours
Semi-structured telephone interview
protocol ...............................................
3 15
1
15
2
30
Total ................................................
75
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1 Assumes
approximately 10 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit at approximately 12 grantees: 5 program staff members and 5 program partners over the three-year clearance period.
2 Assumes approximately 5 program participants at each focus group for approximately 12 grantees over the three-year clearance period.
3 Assumes approximately 4 telephone participants per approximately 11 grantees: 2 program staff members and 2 program partners over the
three-year clearance period.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone
at 301–837–1694 or fax at 301–837–
0319 with requests for additional
information or copies of the proposed
information collections and supporting
statements.
[NARA–2019–005]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NARA gives public notice
that it proposes to request extension of
two currently approved information
collections. The first information
collection is used when former Federal
civilian employees and other authorized
individuals request information from or
copies of documents in Official
Personnel Folders or Employee Medical
Folders from the National Personnel
Records Center (NPRC) of the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). The second information
collection is NA Form 6045, Volunteer
Service Application, used by
individuals who wish to volunteer at
the National Archives Building, the
National Archives at College Park,
regional records services facilities, and
Presidential Libraries. We invite you to
comment on these proposed information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: We must receive written
comments on or before December 31,
2018.
SUMMARY:
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email them to tamee.fechhelm@
nara.gov.
Send comments to
Paperwork Reduction Act Comments
(MP), Room 4100; National Archives
and Records Administration; 8601
Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740–
6001, fax them to 301–837–0319, or
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Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed information
collections. The comments and
suggestions should address one or more
of the following points: (a) Whether the
proposed information collection is
necessary for NARA to properly perform
its functions; (b) NARA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed information
collection and its accuracy; (c) ways
NARA could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information it
collects; (d) ways NARA could
minimize the burden on respondents of
collecting the information, including
through information technology; and (e)
whether the collection affects small
businesses. We will summarize any
comments you submit and include the
summary in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. In this notice,
NARA solicits comments concerning the
following information collections:
1. Title: Forms relating to civilian
service records.
OMB number: 3095–0037.
Agency form number: NA Forms
13022, 13064, 13068.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Former Federal
civilian employees, their authorized
representatives, state and local
governments, and businesses.
Estimated number of respondents:
32,060.
Estimated time per response: 5
minutes.
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Frequency of response: On occasion,
when individuals desire to acquire
information from Federal civilian
employee personnel or medical records.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
2,671 hours.
Abstract: In accordance with rules
issued by the Office of Personnel
Management, the National Personnel
Records Center (NPRC) of the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) administers Official Personnel
Folders (OPF) and Employee Medical
Folders (EMF) of former Federal civilian
employees. When former Federal
civilian employees and other authorized
individuals request information from or
copies of documents in OPF or EMF,
they must provide in forms or in letters
certain information about the employee
and the nature of the request. The NA
Form 13022, Returned Request Form, is
used to request additional information
about the former Federal employee. The
NA Form 13064, Reply to Request
Involving Relief Agencies, is used to
request additional information about the
former relief agency employee. The NA
Form 13068, Walk-In Request for OPM
Records or Information, is used by
members of the public, with proper
authorization, to request a copy of a
Personnel or Medical record.
2. Title: Volunteer service application.
OMB number: 3095–0060.
Agency form number: NA Forms
6045, 6045a, 6045b, and 6045c.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated number of respondents:
500.
Estimated time per response: 25
minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
208 hours.
Abstract: NARA uses volunteer
resources to enhance its services to the
public and to further its mission of
providing ready access to essential
evidence. Volunteers assist in outreach
and public programs and provide
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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.
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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
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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, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about the Evaluation of Strategies
Used in America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation. 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 December 31, 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
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: Megan Lizik by email at
[email protected], or call 202-430-1255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct an evaluation
to assess the success of the America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program
(America's Promise). The goal of this project is to build knowledge
about the effectiveness and implementation of the program. The
evaluation of America's Promise includes two components: (1) An impact
evaluation to measure the effects of America's Promise on participant
outcomes and (2) an implementation evaluation to understand program
implementation and partnership development for all 23 grantees. The
implementation evaluation includes more detailed focus on program
implementation in 12 grantees and a measurement of partnerships and
systems change in six grantees. This request is part of a larger study
which has had other components, a grantee survey and partner network
survey, submitted for approval in an earlier clearance request. A 60-
day notice to solicit public comments on that package was published in
the Federal Register, 82 FR 32204 on July 12, 2017.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
implementation evaluation: Semi-structured program stakeholder
interview protocols, participant focus group protocols, and semi-
structured telephone interview protocols
1. Semi-structured program stakeholder interview protocols. Site
visits to approximately 12 grantees will occur in fall 2019. These
visits will last two and a half days each. During these site visits, we
will conduct one-on-one or small-group semi-structured interviews with
a broad range of stakeholders, including grantee staff, partner staff,
employers, training and education providers, and community
stakeholders. We will also observe program activities to help us
describe key program components, assess the quality of program
delivery, and understand participant needs. The observations will not
involve additional burden.
2. Participant focus group protocols. Also during the site visits,
we will conduct one focus group per site with approximately five
program participants.
3. Semi-structured telephone interview protocols. For approximately
11 sites that do not receive in-person visits, we will conduct about
two-hour in-depth telephone interviews with grantee managers and
partners to cover a subset of the information collected in the site
visits. The information requested from these phone calls may be
tailored to the circumstances of each grantee.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the
Evaluation of Strategies Used in the America's Promise Job Driven Grant
Program Evaluation. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do
the following:
[cir] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
[cir] evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
[cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for the semi-structured program stakeholder
interview protocols, participant focus group protocols, and semi-
structured telephone interview protocols.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: America's Promise Job Driven Grant Program
Evaluation grantees, partners and participants.
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.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of instrument (form/activity) Number of responses per Total number of time per Estimated burden
respondents respondent responses response (hours) hours
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Semi-structured program stakeholder interview protocol... \1\ 40 1 40 1.5 60
Participant focus group protocol......................... \2\ 20 1 20 1.5 30
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Semi-structured telephone interview protocol............. \3\ 15 1 15 2 30
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\1\ Assumes approximately 10 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit at approximately 12 grantees: 5 program staff members and 5
program partners over the three-year clearance period.
\2\ Assumes approximately 5 program participants at each focus group for approximately 12 grantees over the three-year clearance period.
\3\ Assumes approximately 4 telephone participants per approximately 11 grantees: 2 program staff members and 2 program partners over the three-year
clearance period.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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