Notice2022-18619
Agency Information Collection for the Employment and Training Administration Quick Turnaround Surveys; Comment Request
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Published
August 30, 2022
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a revision of a currently approved collection for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Employment and Training Administration Quick Turnaround Surveys and Site Visits." This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53010-53011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18619]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection for the Employment and Training
Administration Quick Turnaround Surveys; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a revision of a
currently approved collection for the authority to conduct the
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Employment and Training
Administration Quick Turnaround Surveys and Site Visits.'' This comment
request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free by
contacting Charlotte Schifferes by telephone at (202) 693-3655 (this is
not a toll-free number), TTY (202) 693-7755, (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d5e4e45444b4b485f485e034e454c5f41425959486d494241034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4d5d565758585b4c5b4d105d565f4c52514a4a5b7e5a515210595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research,
Attention: Charlotte Schifferes, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-
5641, Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddaebeb5b4bbbbb8afb8aef3beb5bcafb1b2a9a9b89db9b2b1f3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7e6e65646b6b687f687e236e656c7f61627979684d696261236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>; or
by Fax (202) 693-2766.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlotte Schifferes by telephone at
(202) 693-3655 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3a0b0bbbab5b5b6a1b6a0fdb0bbb2a1bfbca7a7b693b7bcbffdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0774646f6e61616275627429646f66756b687373624763686b29606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public and federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
ETA is soliciting comments regarding a revision and extension of a
currently approved generic information collection. The collection would
allow for a quick review process by OMB of a series of 8 to 20 short
surveys or site visit protocols relevant to the broad spectrum of
programs administered by
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ETA, including those authorized by the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 and other statutes. The surveys and
interviews would cover a variety of issues, including but not limited
to governance, administration, funding, service design and delivery,
and participant experiences. Each survey and site visit protocol would
be short (typically 10-30 questions for different groups of
respondents). Depending on the purpose for collecting the information,
these may be conducted with state workforce agencies, local workforce
development boards, American Job Centers, partner programs, other
entities involved in activities relevant to ETA, and customers of the
workforce system and related programs. Each survey instrument and site
visit protocol will be designed on an ad hoc basis and will focus on
topics of pressing policy or research interest. Examples of broad topic
areas include but are not limited to:
<bullet> State and local management information systems,
<bullet> New processes and procedures,
<bullet> Services to, and their effectiveness with, different
target groups,
<bullet> Integration and coordination with other programs, and
<bullet> Local workforce investment board membership and training.
ETA is seeking an extension and revision of the current collection
to be able to obtain quick approval to conduct surveys and site visits
so that it can collect and analyze, on a timely basis, information on
various programs, practices, or problems, and to meet its obligations
to develop high quality policy, research, administrative guidance,
regulations, and technical assistance. ETA will request information in
these surveys and site visits that is not otherwise available. Other
research and evaluation efforts, including long-range evaluations, take
many years for data to be gathered and analyzed. Administrative
information, including quarterly or annual data reported by states and
local areas, do not provide sufficient information on key operational
practices, staff, or participant perspectives, and new or rapidly
emerging issues. ETA will make every effort to coordinate the ``quick
turnaround'' surveys and site visits with other data collections in ETA
or other parts of the Department of Labor, in order to ease the burden
on local, state, and other respondents, to avoid duplication, and to
fully explore how data and information from each study can be used to
inform other studies. Information from the quick turnaround surveys
will thus complement but not duplicate other ETA reporting requirements
or evaluation studies.
Section 169 of WIOA, Public Law 113-128, authorizes this
information collection for both evaluations (section 169(a)) and
research activities (section 169(b)).
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 it is approved by OMB under the PRA and displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control No.
1205-0436.
Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
in any comments.
DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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 submission of responses).
Agency: DOL-ETA.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Employment and Training Administration Quick
Turnaround Surveys.
Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0436.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit institutions;
customers of the workforce system and other programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Frequency: Various.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,333.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-18619 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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