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Affected Public: Private Section:
Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 454,067.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 31,803,436 responses
(previously presented as 1,816,268).
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
626,406 hours (previously presented as
30,272 hours).
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,088,156.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: December 13, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–27332 Filed 12–18–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Apprenticeship Evidence-Building
Portfolio, 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
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 Apprenticeship
Evidence-Building Portfolio. 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
February 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Janet Javar,
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SUMMARY:
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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:
Janet Javar by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 693–5954.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to design and
conduct evaluations of DOL-funded
apprenticeship initiatives through the
Apprenticeship Evidence-Building
Portfolio. The portfolio of initiatives
includes the Scaling Apprenticeship
Through Sector-Based Strategies grants,
Closing the Skills Gap grants,
Transitioning Service Member
Apprenticeship demonstration, and
other DOL investments. The goal of this
five-year study is to build evidence on
apprenticeship models, practices, and
partnership strategies in high-growth
occupations and industries.
The overall study is comprised of
several components: (1) An
implementation study of the Scaling
Apprenticeship, Closing the Skill Gaps,
and other similar DOL initiatives to
develop typologies of apprenticeship
models and practices, identify
promising strategies across the portfolio,
and to better understand the
implementation of models to help
interpret impact evaluation findings; (2)
an impact evaluation to examine the
effectiveness of the models on
participants’ outcomes, such as
employment earnings and career
advancement; (3) an implementation
study on the Transitioning Service
Member Apprenticeship demonstration
to understand service delivery design
and implementation, challenges, and
promising practices. DOL will submit
additional ICRs for future data
collection requests for this overall
study.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the evaluations:
Baseline survey and informed consent
of program participants; baseline survey
and informed consent of program staff;
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interview guide for program staff;
interview guide for program partners;
focus group guide for program
participants; interview guide for
military apprenticeship placement
counselors; and focus group guide for
military participants.
1. Baseline survey and informed
consent of program participants. Survey
of program participants to collect
baseline information.
2. Baseline survey and informed
consent of program staff. Survey of
program staff, including supervisors,
instructors, and counselors, to collect
baseline information.
3. Interview guide for program staff.
Site visits to approximately 21 Scaling
Apprenticeship and Closing the Skills
Gaps grantees beginning in spring 2020.
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
program staff. 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.
4. Interview guide for program
partners. Also during these site visits,
we will conduct one-on-one or smallgroup semi-structured interviews with
staff from program partners, including
employers, training and education
providers, and community stakeholders.
5. Focus group guide for participants.
Also during these site visits, we will
conduct one focus group per site with
approximately 10 program participants.
6. Interview guide for military
apprenticeship placement counselors.
Site visits to approximately 8 VETS
grantees beginning in spring 2020.
These visits will last one and a half days
each. During these site visits, we will
conduct one-on-one interviews with
military apprenticeship placement
counselors. We will also observe other
relevant program activities to help us
describe key program components. The
observations will not involve additional
burden.
7. Focus group guide for military
participants. Also during these site
visits, we will conduct one focus group
per site with approximately 6 program
participants.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
the Apprenticeship Evidence-Building
Portfolio. 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
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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
Affected Public: Program staff,
program partners, and participants of
the Scaling Apprenticeship Through
Sector-Based Strategies grants, Closing
the Skills Gap grants, and Transitioning
Service Member Apprenticeship
demonstration. Additionally,
apprenticeship placement counselors of
the Transitioning Service Member
Apprenticeship demonstration.
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.
other forms of information technology—
for example, permitting electronic
submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL
is requesting clearance for the baseline
survey and informed consent of
participants; baseline survey and
informed consent of staff; interview
guide for program staff; interview guide
for program partners; focus group guide
for participants; interview guide for
apprenticeship placement counselors;
and focus group guide for military
participants.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Baseline survey and consent—program participants ..........
Baseline survey and consent—program staff ......................
Interview guide—program staff ............................................
Interview guide—program partners .....................................
Focus group guide—program participants ..........................
Interview guide—military apprenticeship placement counselors ................................................................................
Focus group guide—military participants ............................
1 5,000
Total ..............................................................................
Total number
of responses
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
burden hours
1
25
1
1
1
5,000
5,000
28
42
70
0.25
0.25
1.0
1.0
1.5
1,250
1,250
28
42
105
5 16
1
1
6
16
1.0
1.5
6
24
5,362
........................
10,162
........................
2,705
2 200
3 28
3 42
4 70
6
1 Assumes
5,000 participants randomized every year.
200 staff assist in participant randomization every year, each serving 25 participants.
7 sites visited per year with 4 program staff and 6 partner interviews per site.
4 Assumes 1 focus group with 10 participants per each site visited.
5 Assumes 1 focus group with 6 participants in each of 8 sites, spread over three years.
2 Assumes
3 Assumes
Christina Yancey,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Employer
Adoption of Voluntary Health and
Safety Standards, 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
information in accordance with the
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
19:13 Dec 18, 2019
Jkt 250001
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 Employer Adoption of
Voluntary Health and Safety Standards.
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
February 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Chayun Yi, Chief
Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
PO 00000
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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:
Chayun Yi by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 693–5084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I.
Background: In recent years, a number
of national and international
organizations have developed voluntary
consensus-based standards designed to
help organizations manage workplace
safety and health in a systematic way.
The first of these, Occupational Health
and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS)
18001, was published in 1999. After its
adoption in 2007 as an official British
standard, OHSAS 18001 gained broader
acceptance worldwide. In 2005, the U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio,
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 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
Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio. 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 February 18, 2020.
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: Janet Javar by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-5954.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct evaluations of
DOL-funded apprenticeship initiatives through the Apprenticeship
Evidence-Building Portfolio. The portfolio of initiatives includes the
Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grants, Closing
the Skills Gap grants, Transitioning Service Member Apprenticeship
demonstration, and other DOL investments. The goal of this five-year
study is to build evidence on apprenticeship models, practices, and
partnership strategies in high-growth occupations and industries.
The overall study is comprised of several components: (1) An
implementation study of the Scaling Apprenticeship, Closing the Skill
Gaps, and other similar DOL initiatives to develop typologies of
apprenticeship models and practices, identify promising strategies
across the portfolio, and to better understand the implementation of
models to help interpret impact evaluation findings; (2) an impact
evaluation to examine the effectiveness of the models on participants'
outcomes, such as employment earnings and career advancement; (3) an
implementation study on the Transitioning Service Member Apprenticeship
demonstration to understand service delivery design and implementation,
challenges, and promising practices. DOL will submit additional ICRs
for future data collection requests for this overall study.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
evaluations: Baseline survey and informed consent of program
participants; baseline survey and informed consent of program staff;
interview guide for program staff; interview guide for program
partners; focus group guide for program participants; interview guide
for military apprenticeship placement counselors; and focus group guide
for military participants.
1. Baseline survey and informed consent of program participants.
Survey of program participants to collect baseline information.
2. Baseline survey and informed consent of program staff. Survey of
program staff, including supervisors, instructors, and counselors, to
collect baseline information.
3. Interview guide for program staff. Site visits to approximately
21 Scaling Apprenticeship and Closing the Skills Gaps grantees
beginning in spring 2020. 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 program staff. 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.
4. Interview guide for program partners. Also during these site
visits, we will conduct one-on-one or small-group semi-structured
interviews with staff from program partners, including employers,
training and education providers, and community stakeholders.
5. Focus group guide for participants. Also during these site
visits, we will conduct one focus group per site with approximately 10
program participants.
6. Interview guide for military apprenticeship placement
counselors. Site visits to approximately 8 VETS grantees beginning in
spring 2020. These visits will last one and a half days each. During
these site visits, we will conduct one-on-one interviews with military
apprenticeship placement counselors. We will also observe other
relevant program activities to help us describe key program components.
The observations will not involve additional burden.
7. Focus group guide for military participants. Also during these
site visits, we will conduct one focus group per site with
approximately 6 program participants.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for the Apprenticeship
Evidence-Building Portfolio. 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
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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 baseline survey and informed consent of participants; baseline
survey and informed consent of staff; interview guide for program
staff; interview guide for program partners; focus group guide for
participants; interview guide for apprenticeship placement counselors;
and focus group guide for military participants.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Program staff, program partners, and participants
of the Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grants,
Closing the Skills Gap grants, and Transitioning Service Member
Apprenticeship demonstration. Additionally, apprenticeship placement
counselors of the Transitioning Service Member Apprenticeship
demonstration.
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
Type of instrument (form/ Number of Number of Total number time per Estimated
activity) respondents responses per of responses response burden hours
respondent (hours)
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Baseline survey and consent-- \1\ 5,000 1 5,000 0.25 1,250
program participants...........
Baseline survey and consent-- \2\ 200 25 5,000 0.25 1,250
program staff..................
Interview guide--program staff.. \3\ 28 1 28 1.0 28
Interview guide--program \3\ 42 1 42 1.0 42
partners.......................
Focus group guide--program \4\ 70 1 70 1.5 105
participants...................
Interview guide--military 6 1 6 1.0 6
apprenticeship placement
counselors.....................
Focus group guide--military \5\ 16 1 16 1.5 24
participants...................
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Total....................... 5,362 .............. 10,162 .............. 2,705
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\1\ Assumes 5,000 participants randomized every year.
\2\ Assumes 200 staff assist in participant randomization every year, each serving 25 participants.
\3\ Assumes 7 sites visited per year with 4 program staff and 6 partner interviews per site.
\4\ Assumes 1 focus group with 10 participants per each site visited.
\5\ Assumes 1 focus group with 6 participants in each of 8 sites, spread over three years.
Christina Yancey,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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