Notice2024-04679

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employment Navigator Data Collection and Matching

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Published
March 6, 2024

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Labor Department

Abstract

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)-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.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 16033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04679]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Employment Navigator Data Collection and 
Matching

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Veterans' 
Employment and Training Service (VETS)-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 April 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <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.
    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) 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: Wilson Vadukumcherry by telephone at 
202-693-0110, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94d0dbd8cbc4c6d5cbc4c1d6d8ddd7d4f0fbf8baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89cdc6c5d6d9dbc8d6d9dccbc5c0cac9ede6e5a7eee6ff">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collections under OMB 
Control No. 1293-0016 provides to place job assistance counselors 
(Employment Navigators) on select military bases to assist 
transitioning service members move into the civilian labor force. 
Employment Navigators will assist transitioning service members to get 
placed on a best-fit pathway for his/her desired career. In order to 
create return on investment metrics, data must be collected on the 
services provided by Employment Navigators, and employment-based 
outcomes that follow. Data is expected to be collected directly from 
Employment Navigators assisting transitioning service members, as well 
as any DOL-approved service partners who also provided job-assistance 
services to the service members. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88418).
    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 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-VETS.
    Title of Collection: Employment Navigator Data Collection and 
Matching.
    OMB Control Number: 1293-0016.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,550.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 22,550.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,885 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Wilson Vadukumcherry,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-04679 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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