Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision of Information Collection; Comment Request. The Evaluation of the Pathway Home Grant Program (Pathway Home Evaluation), 34895-34896 [2023-11455]
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issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 24, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Chief Evaluation Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Revision of
Information Collection; Comment
Request. The Evaluation of the
Pathway Home Grant Program
(Pathway Home Evaluation)
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 Evaluation of the
Pathway Home Grant Program (Pathway
Home 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 much be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
July 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Monica Mean, Chief
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Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S–2312, 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
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 conduct an
evaluation of the DOL-funded Pathway
Home grant program, which aims to
improve the ability of people in the
justice system to find meaningful
employment and avoid recidivism. The
goal of this four-year evaluation is to
build knowledge about the
implementation of the Pathway Home
grantees and their effectiveness in
improving employment and recidivism
outcomes for adults reentering the
community after incarceration.
The overall study has two
components: (1) an implementation
evaluation of the Pathway Home grants
to describe program models and
services, partnerships, and participant
characteristics; and (2) an impact
evaluation to examine the effectiveness
of the Pathway Home grants on
participants’ outcomes, such as
credential attainment, employment and
earnings, and ongoing criminal justice
involvement.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on two
proposed data collection instruments
that the evaluation will use: follow-up
survey of impact study participants, and
protocol for virtual discussions with
grantee staff. The follow-up survey will
be used as part of the impact study to
measure outcomes for study
participants. The virtual discussions
with grantee staff will be used as part of
the implementation study to understand
the sustainability of the programs.
1. Follow-up survey for impact study
participants. Survey of 2,500 impact
study participants conducted
approximately 12–15 months after their
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release to collect information on topics
including participants’ skills and
credential attainment, employment and
economic wellbeing, and health and
stability after reentering their
communities.
2. Protocol for virtual discussions with
grantee staff responsible for overseeing
the grants. Small group and one-on-one
virtual discussions with grant
administrators to understand
sustainability of the Pathway Home
grantee programs.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
on the above data collection instruments
for the Pathway Home grant program.
DOL is particularly interested in
comments that do the following:
a. 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;
b. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
c. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
d. 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 the follow-up
survey of study participants, and the
protocol for virtual group discussions
with grantee staff.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0039.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: There are no direct costs to
respondents.
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
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Total number
of responses
Estimated
burden hours
Follow-up survey of study participants ................................
Protocol for program administrators and frontline staff virtual discussions: Grant administrators .............................
1 533
1
533
.42
222
2 13
1
13
1.5
20
Total ..............................................................................
546
........................
546
........................
242
1 This assumes we will survey the 2,500 impact study participants enrolled at baseline and obtain a 64 percent response rate. This results in
533 respondents when annualized over three years.
2 This assumes we invite a total of 44 grant administrators to participate in the discussions, with a 90 percent response rate. This results in 13
respondents when annualized over three years.
Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S.
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023–11455 Filed 5–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Attestation for Employers Seeking To
Employ H–2B Nonimmigrant Workers
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before June 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
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ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Information Collection Request (ICR)
supports the Temporary Final Rule
(TFR), Exercise of Time-Limited
Authority to Increase the Numerical
Limitation for FY 2023 for H–2B
Temporary Nonagricultural Worker
Program and Portability Flexibility for
H–2B Workers Seeking to Change
Employers, which is being promulgated
by DOL and the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). The
regulatory requirements have been
codified at 8 CFR part 214 and 20 CFR
part 655. The ICR includes the
Attestation for Employers Seeking to
Employ H–2B Nonimmigrant Workers
under Section 204 of Division O of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,
Public Law 117–103, and Continuing
Appropriations and Ukraine
Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2023, Public Law 117–180, Form ETA–
9142–B–CAA–7, and other information
collection requirements (e.g.,
recruitment efforts, recordkeeping
requirements). For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on December 15, 2022
(87 FR 76816).
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 the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
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to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Title of Collection: Attestation for
Employers Seeking to Employ H–2B
Nonimmigrant Workers.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0554.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 4,312.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 4,312.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
39,541 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0143]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Qualification/Certification
Program Request for MSHA Individual
Identification Number (MIIN)
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision of
Information Collection; Comment Request. The Evaluation of the Pathway
Home Grant Program (Pathway Home Evaluation)
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
Evaluation of the Pathway Home Grant Program (Pathway Home 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 much be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before July 31, 2023.
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, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-2312, 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 conduct an evaluation of the DOL-
funded Pathway Home grant program, which aims to improve the ability of
people in the justice system to find meaningful employment and avoid
recidivism. The goal of this four-year evaluation is to build knowledge
about the implementation of the Pathway Home grantees and their
effectiveness in improving employment and recidivism outcomes for
adults reentering the community after incarceration.
The overall study has two components: (1) an implementation
evaluation of the Pathway Home grants to describe program models and
services, partnerships, and participant characteristics; and (2) an
impact evaluation to examine the effectiveness of the Pathway Home
grants on participants' outcomes, such as credential attainment,
employment and earnings, and ongoing criminal justice involvement.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
two proposed data collection instruments that the evaluation will use:
follow-up survey of impact study participants, and protocol for virtual
discussions with grantee staff. The follow-up survey will be used as
part of the impact study to measure outcomes for study participants.
The virtual discussions with grantee staff will be used as part of the
implementation study to understand the sustainability of the programs.
1. Follow-up survey for impact study participants. Survey of 2,500
impact study participants conducted approximately 12-15 months after
their release to collect information on topics including participants'
skills and credential attainment, employment and economic wellbeing,
and health and stability after reentering their communities.
2. Protocol for virtual discussions with grantee staff responsible
for overseeing the grants. Small group and one-on-one virtual
discussions with grant administrators to understand sustainability of
the Pathway Home grantee programs.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting
comments on the above data collection instruments for the Pathway Home
grant program. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the
following:
a. 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;
b. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
c. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
d. 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
the follow-up survey of study participants, and the protocol for
virtual group discussions with grantee staff.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief
Evaluation Office, Department of Labor.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0039.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: There are no direct costs
to respondents.
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
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Average
Type of instrument (form/ Number of Number of Total number burden time Estimated
activity) respondents responses per of responses per response burden hours
respondent (hours)
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Follow-up survey of study \1\ 533 1 533 .42 222
participants...................
Protocol for program \2\ 13 1 13 1.5 20
administrators and frontline
staff virtual discussions:
Grant administrators...........
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Total....................... 546 .............. 546 .............. 242
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\1\ This assumes we will survey the 2,500 impact study participants enrolled at baseline and obtain a 64 percent
response rate. This results in 533 respondents when annualized over three years.
\2\ This assumes we invite a total of 44 grant administrators to participate in the discussions, with a 90
percent response rate. This results in 13 respondents when annualized over three years.
Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-11455 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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