Notice2023-11455
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision of Information Collection; Comment Request. The Evaluation of the Pathway Home Grant Program (Pathway Home Evaluation)
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May 31, 2023
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Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34895-34896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11455]
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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f2c07060a092a190e031a0e1b060001200909060c0a2f0b000341080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5873727e7d5e6d7a776e7a6f727475547d7d72787e5b7f7477357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>; 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffbc97969a99ba899e938a9e8b969091b09999969c9abf9b9093d1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62210a0b07042714030e1703160b0d0c2d04040b010722060d0e4c050d14">[email protected]</span></a> 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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