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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation
of Strategies Used in TechHire and
Strengthening Working Families
Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
AGENCY:
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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 about the Evaluation
of Strategies Used in TechHire and
SWFI Grant Programs. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
SUMMARY:
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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
May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Christina Yancey, 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. Commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. 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:
Christina Yancey by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202)693–5910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO), in collaboration with the
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), of DOL seeks to
build evidence about effective
approaches to prepare Americans with
skills and connect them to well-paying,
middle- and high-skilled, and high
growth jobs in H-lB industries (such as
IT, healthcare, advanced manufacturing,
financial services, and broadband). The
evaluation will advance the evidence on
innovative approaches being used to
meet these goals in the TechHire
Partnership (TechHire) and
Strengthening Working Families
Initiative (SWFI) grant programs. The
evaluation will include two
components, an implementation study
and an impact study. This Federal
Register Notice provides the
opportunity to comment on the
proposed data collection instrument
that will be used in the last stage of the
impact study. The goal of the impact
study is to provide rigorous evidence on
the effectiveness of strategies used in
the TechHire and SFWI grant programs.
The impact study consists of both a
randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a
quasi-experimental design (QED)
evaluation. Five grantees have been
selected to participate in an RCT. The
QED includes all 53 TechHire and SWFI
grantees and uses the pooled RCT
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control group as the comparison group
using propensity score matching. The
QED will collect data from an existing
wage record data. It will also use data
from the implementation study in an
effort to analyze how variation in
program correlates with implementation
factors.
In January 2018, OMB approved the
baseline data collection for this
evaluation (OMB 1290–0014), which
includes a baseline information form
(BIF), 6-month follow-up participant
survey, a participant tracking form, and
a first round of site visit interviews. A
second data collection for this
evaluation is currently under review by
OMB. This second collection includes a
survey of grantees, semi-structured
telephone interviews with grantees, a
template for partner contact
information, a survey of partners, semistructured telephone interviews with
partners, and a second round of site
visit interviews. This Federal Register
Notice provides the opportunity to
comment on the proposed data
collection instrument that will be used
in the last stage of this evaluation.
• 18-month participant follow-up
survey. The 18 month follow-up survey
is the last piece of data collection
required for this study. It will be
administered 18 months after random
assignment, to both the treatment and
control groups. The purpose of the
survey is to collect information on
outcomes not available in existing data.
These include current and past
employment situation, hours worked,
wages, shift work, employer benefits,
job search activities, job satisfaction,
promotion, education and training
participation, criminal justice
involvement, and childcare. The
information will be delivered via a web
survey, with three reminders sent via
text message, email, and additional
follow-up via telephone and field
locator engagement.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
the Evaluation of Strategies Use in the
TechHire and SWFI programs. 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;
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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, DOL
is requesting clearance for an 18-month
participant follow-up survey.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: TechHire and SWFI
grantees and partners.
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
Type of instrument (form/activity)
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
burden hours
18-month follow up participant survey .................................
454 a
1
454
.5
227
a Based
on an expected 80% response rate from participants.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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
can be properly assessed. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the ‘‘Veterans Supplement
to the Current Population Survey
(CPS),’’ to be conducted in August 2019,
August 2020, and August 2021.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the individual listed
below in the Addresses section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before May 6, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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Send comments to Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by fax to 202–691–5111
(this is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691–
7763 (this is not a toll free number). (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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The CPS has been the principal
source of the official Government
statistics on employment and
unemployment since 1940. Collection of
labor force data through the CPS is
necessary to meet the requirements in
Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1
and 2. The Veterans Supplement
provides information on the labor force
status of veterans with a serviceconnected disability; combat-zone
veterans; past or present National Guard
and Reserve members; recently
discharged veterans; and Afghanistan,
Iraq, and Vietnam veterans. The
supplement also provides information
on veterans’ participation in various
transition and employment and training
programs. The data collected through
this supplement will be used by the
Veterans Employment and Training
Service and the Department of Veterans
Affairs to determine policies that better
meet the needs of our Nation’s veteran
population.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Veterans Supplement to the CPS. An
extension without change of a currently
approved collection is needed to
continue to provide the Nation with
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timely information about the labor force
status of veterans with a serviceconnected disability; combat-zone
veterans; past or present National Guard
and Reserve members; recently
discharged veterans; and veterans who
have served in Afghanistan, Iraq, or
Vietnam.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Veterans Supplement to the
CPS.
OMB Number: 1220–0102.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 7,800.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 7,800.
Average Time per Response:
Approximately 3.25 minutes.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in TechHire and
Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents is properly assessed. Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about the Evaluation of Strategies
Used in TechHire and SWFI Grant Programs. 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 May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier:
Christina Yancey, 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.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit them by mail early. 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: Christina Yancey by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by phone at (202)693-5910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), in collaboration
with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), of DOL seeks to
build evidence about effective approaches to prepare Americans with
skills and connect them to well-paying, middle- and high-skilled, and
high growth jobs in H-lB industries (such as IT, healthcare, advanced
manufacturing, financial services, and broadband). The evaluation will
advance the evidence on innovative approaches being used to meet these
goals in the TechHire Partnership (TechHire) and Strengthening Working
Families Initiative (SWFI) grant programs. The evaluation will include
two components, an implementation study and an impact study. This
Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on the
proposed data collection instrument that will be used in the last stage
of the impact study. The goal of the impact study is to provide
rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of strategies used in the
TechHire and SFWI grant programs. The impact study consists of both a
randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a quasi-experimental design (QED)
evaluation. Five grantees have been selected to participate in an RCT.
The QED includes all 53 TechHire and SWFI grantees and uses the pooled
RCT control group as the comparison group using propensity score
matching. The QED will collect data from an existing wage record data.
It will also use data from the implementation study in an effort to
analyze how variation in program correlates with implementation
factors.
In January 2018, OMB approved the baseline data collection for this
evaluation (OMB 1290-0014), which includes a baseline information form
(BIF), 6-month follow-up participant survey, a participant tracking
form, and a first round of site visit interviews. A second data
collection for this evaluation is currently under review by OMB. This
second collection includes a survey of grantees, semi-structured
telephone interviews with grantees, a template for partner contact
information, a survey of partners, semi-structured telephone interviews
with partners, and a second round of site visit interviews. This
Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on the
proposed data collection instrument that will be used in the last stage
of this evaluation.
18-month participant follow-up survey. The 18 month
follow-up survey is the last piece of data collection required for this
study. It will be administered 18 months after random assignment, to
both the treatment and control groups. The purpose of the survey is to
collect information on outcomes not available in existing data. These
include current and past employment situation, hours worked, wages,
shift work, employer benefits, job search activities, job satisfaction,
promotion, education and training participation, criminal justice
involvement, and childcare. The information will be delivered via a web
survey, with three reminders sent via text message, email, and
additional follow-up via telephone and field locator engagement.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for the Evaluation of
Strategies Use in the TechHire and SWFI programs. 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;
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[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, DOL is requesting clearance for
an 18-month participant follow-up survey.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: TechHire and SWFI grantees and partners.
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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Average burden
Number of Number of Total number of time per Estimated
Type of instrument (form/activity) respondents responses per responses response burden hours
respondent (hours)
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18-month follow up participant survey.............................. 454 \a\ 1 454 .5 227
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\a\ Based on an expected 80% response rate from participants.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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