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Security Requirements for Accessing
Restricted Data.
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the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: There is no form number
associated with this information
collection. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office
of Justice Programs.
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or required to respond, as well as a brief
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5. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 55.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 55.
7. Time per Response: 3 hours.
8. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 165 hours.
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Costs Burden: $0.
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Dated: April 25, 2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Advisory Committee on Veterans’
Employment, Training and Employer
Outreach (ACVETEO): Charter Renewal
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service (VETS), Department of
Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Notice of ACVETEO charter
renewal.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
4110 of Title 38, U.S. Code, and the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and its
implementing regulations issued by the
U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA), the Secretary of Labor is
renewing the charter for the Advisory
Committee on Veterans’ Employment,
Training, and Employer Outreach
(ACVETEO).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ACVETEO’s responsibilities are to: (a)
assess employment and training needs
of veterans and their integration into the
workforce; (b) determine the extent to
which the programs and activities of the
Department of Labor (DOL) are meeting
such needs; (c) assist the Assistant
Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and
Training (ASVET) in conducting
outreach to employers with respect to
the training and skills of veterans and
the advantages afforded employers by
hiring veterans; (d) make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Labor, through the ASVET, with respect
to outreach activities and the
employment and training needs of
veterans; and (e) carry out such other
activities deemed necessary to make
required reports and recommendations
under Section 4110(f) of Title 38, U.S.
Code.
Per Section 4110(c)(1) of Title 38, U.S.
Code, the Secretary of Labor shall
appoint at least twelve, but no more
than sixteen, individuals to serve as
Special Government Employees of the
ACVETEO as follows: seven
individuals, one each from the
following organizations: (i) the Society
for Human Resource Management; (ii)
the Business Roundtable; (iii) the
National Association of State Workforce
Agencies; (iv) the United States
Chamber of Commerce; (v) the National
Federation of Independent Business; (vi)
a nationally recognized labor union or
organization; and (vii) the National
Governors Association. The Secretary
shall appoint not more than five
individuals nominated by veterans’
service organizations that have a
national employment program and not
more than five individuals who are
recognized authorities in the fields of
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business, employment, training,
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The ACVETEO will function in
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Federal Official, ACVETEO, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave NW, Washington, DC 20210; via
email to Mr. Gregory Green, Designated
Federal Official for the ACVETEO,
ACVETEO@dol.gov, (202) 693–4734.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
April 2023.
James D. Rodriguez,
Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Enhancing
Registered Apprenticeship Initiatives,
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 Enhancing Registered
Apprenticeship Initiatives. 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
July 3, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Monica Mean,
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.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monica Mean by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 693–6034.
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
Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship
Initiatives (ERAI) project. The purpose
of the project is three-fold:
(1) Design and conduct analyses that
add to the evidence base on
apprenticeship strategies and models
through an evaluation of the
Apprenticeship Building American
(ABA) grants.
(2) Conduct an impact and costbenefit evaluability assessment of preregistered apprenticeship programs that
lead to registered apprenticeship
programs (RAPs).
(3) Coordinate across the portfolio of
apprenticeship projects at CEO and
beyond to facilitate sharing of findings,
methods, and learning about
apprenticeship broadly across research
teams.
DOL’s CEO contracted with Urban
Institute and its partners, Mathematica,
and Social Policy Research Associates to
conduct the study of these efforts. The
ERAI will address the first purpose
above by conducting three
implementation studies based on the
four categories of the ABA grants:
(1) Implementation study of the ABA
State Apprenticeship System Building
and Modernization grants (Category 1)
(2) Implementation study of the ABA
Expansion of RAP Opportunities for
Youth grants (Category 2) and ABA
Ensuring Equitable RAP Pathways
through Pre-Apprenticeship Leading
to RAP enrollment and Equity
Partnerships grants (Category 3)
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(3) Implementation study of ABA
registered apprenticeship Hubs grants
(Category 4)
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the evaluations:
grantee surveys for the three ABA
implementation studies; surveys of preapprentice and apprentice participants;
a focus group guide for apprentices and
pre-apprentices; interview guides for
ABA grantee program staff; interview
guides for ABA grantee program
partners, employers, and Hub
customers; focus group guide for ABA
apprentice and pre-apprentice
participants; baseline survey and
informed consent of ABA preapprenticeship participants; and related
baseline survey and informed consent of
ABA program staff.
1–3. Surveys for ABA grantees. Three
surveys to all ABA grantees for each of
the three implementation studies listed
above. There are 5 grantees in the Study
1 survey, 19 grantees in the Study 2
survey, and 15 grantees in the Study 3
survey. These will be fielded in spring
2024.
4–5. Surveys of ABA participants. A
survey of Study 2 ABA apprentices and
a survey of Study 2 ABA preapprentices.
6. Focus group guide for ABA
participants. A guide for focus groups
conducted in Study 1 (5 total) and
Study 2 (4 total) assuming 10
participants per group.
7–9. Interview guides for ABA
program staff. During site visits,
interviews with 5 program staff from
ABA State grantees (study 1), 6 ABA
Youth or Pre-Apprenticeship grantees
(study 2), and 5 ABA Hub grantees
(study 3) will occur in the fall of 2024.
During these site visits, we will conduct
one-on-one or small-group semistructured interviews with program
staff.
10–12. Interview guides for ABA
program partners/employers. Also, as
part of each of 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.
13. Interview guide for ABA Hub
grantee customers. In addition, during
site visits for the Hub grantees (Category
4) we will interview customers for
which that Hub has provided technical
assistance.
14. Baseline survey and informed
consent of pre-apprenticeship
participants. Survey of ABA preapprenticeship program participants to
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collect baseline information for
potential future impact study.
15. Baseline survey and informed
consent of program staff. Survey of ABA
pre-apprenticeship (grant categories 1
and 2) program staff, including
supervisors, instructors, and counselors,
to collect baseline information and
informed consent.
DOL will submit additional requests
for future data collection for the overall
study.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for
Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship
Initiatives. 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 grantee
surveys for the three ABA
implementation studies; surveys of preapprentice and apprentice participants;
a focus group guide for apprentices and
pre-apprentices; interview guides for
ABA grantee program staff; interview
guides for ABA grantee program
partners, employers, and Hub
customers; focus group guide for ABA
apprentice and pre-apprentice
participants; baseline survey and
informed consent of ABA preapprenticeship participants; and related
baseline survey and informed consent of
ABA program staff.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Program staff,
program partners, and participants of
the Apprenticeship Building America
grants.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
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Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of instrument
ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship grantee survey ................
ABA State grantee survey ........................................................
ABA Hub grantee survey ..........................................................
ABA Pre-apprenticeship participant survey ..............................
ABA Apprenticeship participant survey .....................................
ABA participant focus group protocol .......................................
ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship grantee staff interview
protocol ..................................................................................
ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship partner/employer interview protocol ..........................................................................
ABA State grantee staff/partner interview protocol ..................
ABA State employer interview protocol ....................................
ABA Hub grantee staff interview protocol .................................
ABA Hub partner interview protocol .........................................
ABA Hub customer interview protocol ......................................
ABA Impact Baseline survey—pre-apprentices ........................
ABA Impact Baseline survey and consent–program staff 3 ......
Total ...................................................................................
Number of
responses
per
respondent
2 19
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Estimated
burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
($) 1
Annual
burden
costs
4 90
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
5
15
1,000
1,000
90
3
1.5
1.5
1
1
1.5
57
7.5
22.5
1,000
1,000
135
36.92
36.92
36.92
7.25
7.25
7.25
2,104.44
276.90
830.70
7,250
7,250
978.75
5 24
1
24
1
24
36.92
886.08
5 18
9 40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
25
18
30
10
20
20
15
1,000
1,000
1
1
1
1
1
.5
0.33
0.33
18
30
10
20
20
7.5
330
330
36.92
36.92
36.92
36.92
36.92
36.92
7.25
36.92
664.65
1,107.60
369.20
738.40
738.40
276.90
2,392.50
12,183.60
3,306
39
4,266
16.66
3,011.5
435.12
38,048.03
25
2 15
3 1,000
3 1,000
6 30
6 10
7 20
7 20
7 15
8 1000
Note: Each of the activities described in the table below, with the exception of the ABA Impact Baseline survey and consent appearing in last two rows, will take
place within one calendar year so the annualized burden represents the total burden for the study. The ABA Impact Baseline survey for pre-apprentices and consent
from administered by program staff represent annualized estimates for random assignment. We estimate these activities could cover up to three years.
1 Hourly wage for program staff and partners reflects the May 2021 mean hourly wage estimate for ‘‘social and community service managers’’ as reported by the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 2022, ‘‘May 2021 National Occupational Employment and
Wage Estimates United States,’’ (accessed from the following website as of March 29, 2022: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm. For apprentices and preapprentices the hourly wage listed is the minimum wage.
2 Assumes each of the ABA grantees is surveyed.
3 This assumes that we survey roughly 3,000 apprentices and 3,000 pre-apprentices with a 33 percent response rate.
4 Assumes 5 focus groups (one per state) in study 1 and 4 focus groups in study 2. Assumes 10 participants per group.
5 Assumes 6 sites visited for study 2 and interview 4 program staff and 3 partners (including employers) per site.
6 Assumes 5 sites visited for study 1 and interview 4 grantee staff and 3 partners (other than employers) and 2 employers.
7 Assumes 5 sites visited for study 3 interviews with 4 grantee staff, 4 partners (including employers) and 3 customers.
8 Assumes 1,000 participants randomized every year.
9 The burden estimate for the program staff assumes they will help with collecting the baseline survey and consent form information from program participants. Assumes 40 staff assist in participant randomization every year, each serving 25 participants.
Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S.
Department of Labor.
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This Committee reports to the NAC.
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—Office of Chief Health and Medical
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship
Initiatives, 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
Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship Initiatives. 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 July 3, 2023.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Monica Mean,
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: Monica Mean by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-6034.
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 Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship Initiatives (ERAI) project. The
purpose of the project is three-fold:
(1) Design and conduct analyses that add to the evidence base on
apprenticeship strategies and models through an evaluation of the
Apprenticeship Building American (ABA) grants.
(2) Conduct an impact and cost-benefit evaluability assessment of
pre-registered apprenticeship programs that lead to registered
apprenticeship programs (RAPs).
(3) Coordinate across the portfolio of apprenticeship projects at
CEO and beyond to facilitate sharing of findings, methods, and learning
about apprenticeship broadly across research teams.
DOL's CEO contracted with Urban Institute and its partners,
Mathematica, and Social Policy Research Associates to conduct the study
of these efforts. The ERAI will address the first purpose above by
conducting three implementation studies based on the four categories of
the ABA grants:
(1) Implementation study of the ABA State Apprenticeship System
Building and Modernization grants (Category 1)
(2) Implementation study of the ABA Expansion of RAP Opportunities for
Youth grants (Category 2) and ABA Ensuring Equitable RAP Pathways
through Pre-Apprenticeship Leading to RAP enrollment and Equity
Partnerships grants (Category 3)
(3) Implementation study of ABA registered apprenticeship Hubs grants
(Category 4)
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the
evaluations: grantee surveys for the three ABA implementation studies;
surveys of pre-apprentice and apprentice participants; a focus group
guide for apprentices and pre-apprentices; interview guides for ABA
grantee program staff; interview guides for ABA grantee program
partners, employers, and Hub customers; focus group guide for ABA
apprentice and pre-apprentice participants; baseline survey and
informed consent of ABA pre-apprenticeship participants; and related
baseline survey and informed consent of ABA program staff.
1-3. Surveys for ABA grantees. Three surveys to all ABA grantees
for each of the three implementation studies listed above. There are 5
grantees in the Study 1 survey, 19 grantees in the Study 2 survey, and
15 grantees in the Study 3 survey. These will be fielded in spring
2024.
4-5. Surveys of ABA participants. A survey of Study 2 ABA
apprentices and a survey of Study 2 ABA pre-apprentices.
6. Focus group guide for ABA participants. A guide for focus groups
conducted in Study 1 (5 total) and Study 2 (4 total) assuming 10
participants per group.
7-9. Interview guides for ABA program staff. During site visits,
interviews with 5 program staff from ABA State grantees (study 1), 6
ABA Youth or Pre-Apprenticeship grantees (study 2), and 5 ABA Hub
grantees (study 3) will occur in the fall of 2024. During these site
visits, we will conduct one-on-one or small-group semi-structured
interviews with program staff.
10-12. Interview guides for ABA program partners/employers. Also,
as part of each of 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.
13. Interview guide for ABA Hub grantee customers. In addition,
during site visits for the Hub grantees (Category 4) we will interview
customers for which that Hub has provided technical assistance.
14. Baseline survey and informed consent of pre-apprenticeship
participants. Survey of ABA pre-apprenticeship program participants to
collect baseline information for potential future impact study.
15. Baseline survey and informed consent of program staff. Survey
of ABA pre-apprenticeship (grant categories 1 and 2) program staff,
including supervisors, instructors, and counselors, to collect baseline
information and informed consent.
DOL will submit additional requests for future data collection for
the overall study.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments concerning the above data collection for Enhancing Registered
Apprenticeship Initiatives. 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
grantee surveys for the three ABA implementation studies; surveys of
pre-apprentice and apprentice participants; a focus group guide for
apprentices and pre-apprentices; interview guides for ABA grantee
program staff; interview guides for ABA grantee program partners,
employers, and Hub customers; focus group guide for ABA apprentice and
pre-apprentice participants; baseline survey and informed consent of
ABA pre-apprenticeship participants; and related baseline survey and
informed consent of ABA program staff.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
Affected Public: Program staff, program partners, and participants
of the Apprenticeship Building America grants.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Number of responses Total burden per Estimated Average Annual
Type of instrument respondents per number of response burden hourly wage burden
respondent responses (in hours) hours ($) \1\ costs
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ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship grantee survey.............. \2\ 19 1 19 3 57 36.92 2,104.44
ABA State grantee survey..................................... \2\ 5 1 5 1.5 7.5 36.92 276.90
ABA Hub grantee survey....................................... \2\ 15 1 15 1.5 22.5 36.92 830.70
ABA Pre-apprenticeship participant survey.................... \3\ 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 7.25 7,250
ABA Apprenticeship participant survey........................ \3\ 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 7.25 7,250
ABA participant focus group protocol......................... \4\ 90 1 90 1.5 135 7.25 978.75
ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship grantee staff interview \5\ 24 1 24 1 24 36.92 886.08
protocol....................................................
ABA Youth and Pre-Apprenticeship partner/employer interview \5\ 18 1 18 1 18 36.92 664.65
protocol....................................................
ABA State grantee staff/partner interview protocol........... \6\ 30 1 30 1 30 36.92 1,107.60
ABA State employer interview protocol........................ \6\ 10 1 10 1 10 36.92 369.20
ABA Hub grantee staff interview protocol..................... \7\ 20 1 20 1 20 36.92 738.40
ABA Hub partner interview protocol........................... \7\ 20 1 20 1 20 36.92 738.40
ABA Hub customer interview protocol.......................... \7\ 15 1 15 .5 7.5 36.92 276.90
ABA Impact Baseline survey--pre-apprentices.................. \8\ 1000 1 1,000 0.33 330 7.25 2,392.50
ABA Impact Baseline survey and consent-program staff \3\..... \9\ 40 25 1,000 0.33 330 36.92 12,183.60
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Total.................................................... 3,306 39 4,266 16.66 3,011.5 435.12 38,048.03
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Note: Each of the activities described in the table below, with the exception of the ABA Impact Baseline survey and consent appearing in last two rows,
will take place within one calendar year so the annualized burden represents the total burden for the study. The ABA Impact Baseline survey for pre-
apprentices and consent from administered by program staff represent annualized estimates for random assignment. We estimate these activities could
cover up to three years.
\1\ Hourly wage for program staff and partners reflects the May 2021 mean hourly wage estimate for ``social and community service managers'' as reported
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 2022, ``May 2021 National Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates United States,'' (accessed from the following website as of March 29, 2022: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm.
For apprentices and pre-apprentices the hourly wage listed is the minimum wage.
\2\ Assumes each of the ABA grantees is surveyed.
\3\ This assumes that we survey roughly 3,000 apprentices and 3,000 pre-apprentices with a 33 percent response rate.
\4\ Assumes 5 focus groups (one per state) in study 1 and 4 focus groups in study 2. Assumes 10 participants per group.
\5\ Assumes 6 sites visited for study 2 and interview 4 program staff and 3 partners (including employers) per site.
\6\ Assumes 5 sites visited for study 1 and interview 4 grantee staff and 3 partners (other than employers) and 2 employers.
\7\ Assumes 5 sites visited for study 3 interviews with 4 grantee staff, 4 partners (including employers) and 3 customers.
\8\ Assumes 1,000 participants randomized every year.
\9\ The burden estimate for the program staff assumes they will help with collecting the baseline survey and consent form information from program
participants. Assumes 40 staff assist in participant randomization every year, each serving 25 participants.
Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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