Notice2022-20396
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fidelity Bonding Demonstration
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Published
September 21, 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 proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Fidelity Bonding Demonstration." 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 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57720-57721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20396]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Fidelity Bonding Demonstration.'' 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
November 21, 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 Mallery Johnson by telephone at 202-693-3497 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b3b6b1b7aab6b7f7b4b8b5b5bcaba099bdb6b5f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8828780869b8786c6858984848d9a91a88c8784c68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd5d0d7d1ccd0d191d2ded3d3dacdc6ffdbd0d391d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be1e4e3e5f8e4e5a5e6eae7e7eef9f2cbefe4e7a5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>. Though hard copy mail frequently
experiences delays, comments can also be delivered by mail or courier
to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Reentry Employment Opportunities, Room N-4508, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mallery Johnson by telephone at 202-
693-3497 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48e8b8c8a978b8aca8985888881969da4808b88ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107a7f787e637f7e3e7d717c7c75626950747f7c3e777f66">[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.
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The Federal Bonding Program provides fidelity bonds protecting
employers who hire individuals with criminal records and other job
applicants from theft, forgery, or embezzlement by the employee.
Although the bonds have mainly been used for hires of individuals with
criminal records, any job applicant is eligible for bonding services,
including recovering substance abusers (alcohol or drugs) and persons
having poor financial credit, youth and adults who lack a work history,
individuals dishonorably discharged from the military, and others. Over
the years, the Federal Bonding Program has remained a relatively small
program, serving about 900 individuals each year. DOL expanded the use
of fidelity bonds to place individuals previously incarcerated in jobs
by providing multiple year grants to 24 states in 2019 and 8 additional
grants in 2020 for states to purchase such bonds. Relatedly, the number
of individuals served rose to approximately 1,050 in 2021.
In order to account for the accurate use and tracking of the
expansion of fidelity bonding, the Department is now seeking to extend
PRA approval for the Fidelity Bond Issuance Form. This form lists the
contact information of the job placement agency and the employer;
identifies the person being insured; and provides the amount and the
effective date of the bond issued. The form also identifies the
occupation, hourly wage, and hours per week of the job placement; the
employer type, industry, and size of the firm; and the gender, race,
and ethnicity of the person insured.
This information collection is conducted under the authority of
section 185(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA), which requires recipients of funds under title I to maintain
such records and submit such reports as the Secretary requires
regarding the performance of Title I programs and activities (including
Federal Bonding, a WIOA section 169 demonstration). The fidelity
bonding demonstration grantees will report a recidivism rate for
participants enrolled in Wagner-Peyser Employment Service. The proposed
reporting and record-keeping system provides a minimum level of
information collection that is necessary to comply with Equal
Opportunity requirements, to hold grantees appropriately accountable
for the Federal funds they receive to purchase bonds, and to allow the
Department to fulfil its oversight and management responsibilities.
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 1205-
0541. 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: Extension.
Title of Collection: Fidelity Bonding Demonstration.
Form: Fidelity Bonding Issuance Form.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0541.
Affected Public: State Workforce Agencies, local American Job
Center staff, private employers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Frequency: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 32,000.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,400 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $32,947.20.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-20396 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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