Notice2022-12471
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EDA Workforce Data Collection Instrument
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Published
June 9, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentEconomic Development Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35157-35158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12471]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EDA Workforce Data Collection Instrument
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 29, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
Title: EDA Workforce Data Collection Instrument.
OMB Control Number: New information collection.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
Estimated Number of Respondents and Frequency: System Lead
Entities/Backbone Organizations: 50 respondents, responding
semiannually on their systems and corresponding characteristics, and
responding quarterly with data collected from all training providers
within the system, including information on participants trained by
each training provider. As the Good Jobs Challenge is a new grant
program, EDA anticipates that these estimates will be further refined
based on data generated during the period of performance of Good Jobs
Challenge grants.
Estimated Average Hours per Response: Semiannual data collection on
the system and corresponding characteristics: 2 hours. Quarterly data
collection on training providers and their training participants: 16.7
hours.
Estimated Burden Hours: 3,533 hours.
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Type of metric (all information
to be provided by system lead Number of Hours per response Number of responses Total estimated
respondents) responses per year time
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System Information............... * 50 2 hours............ 2 (Semiannually)... 200 hours.
Training Provider and Training * 50 16.7 hours (4 4 (Quarterly)...... 3,333 hours.
Participant Information. training providers
serving 50
participants each*
x 5 minutes per
participant).
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Total........................ .............. ................... ................... 3,533 hours.
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* The number of responses should be considered estimates given the Good Jobs Challenge intended impact. Given
investment alignment and program priorities are founded on equity, there could be lower number of stakeholders
participating given their efforts to work with individuals most underserved.
Needs and Uses: To effectively administer and monitor its economic
development assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from
applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. Under
the EDA American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Good Jobs Challenge, award
recipients will be required to submit identified program metrics and
information to ensure that EDA workforce investments are evidence-based
and data-driven, and accountable to participants and the public. EDA
will require information on three key award stakeholders: (1) System
Lead Entity/Backbone Organization, defined as the lead entity of a
regional workforce training system or sectoral partnership; (2)
Training Providers, defined as entities providing relevant training and
learning in a regional workforce training system; and (3) Participants,
defined as individuals directly trained and placed into jobs via a
regional workforce training system. System Lead Entities/Backbone
Organizations will also coordinate with relevant employers to
understand program performance from the employers' perspective. All
process, output, and outcome metrics are associated with the following
objectives:
<bullet> System Lead Entity/Backbone Organizations: (1) Establish,
strengthen, or expand sectoral partnerships or regional workforce
training systems; (2) Target underserved populations and areas to
participate in the skills training program to reduce systemic
inequities and barriers to employment and enhance diversity, equity,
and inclusion in industry, including by securing and offering wrap-
around services; (3) Support employers in filling demand for good-
paying jobs, and (4) Leverage federal and non-federal funds to expand
reach and support sustainability.
<bullet> Training Providers: Provide skills training to unemployed,
underemployed, or incumbent workers with opportunity for increased
wages through targeted upskilling to place them into quality jobs and
provide employers with skilled workers.
<bullet> Participants: Position for employment and wage growth.
EDA will require all ARP Act Good Jobs Challenge award recipients
to submit data on the system on a semiannual basis and data on Training
Providers and Participants within the system on a quarterly basis.
Affected Public: Recipients of ARP Act Good Jobs Challenge awards,
which may include a(n): District Organization; Indian Tribe or a
consortium of Indian Tribes; State, county, city, or other political
subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a state or
local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development
activities or a consortium of political subdivisions; Institution of
Higher Education or a consortium of institutions of higher education;
or
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Public or private non-profit organization or association, including
labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a political
subdivision of a State. Additionally, training providers and
participants in regional workforce training systems will be affected.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-12471 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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