[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60084-60085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24963]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Extension Request for Collection of Baseline Information for
Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Grants
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department or DOL), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
pre-clearance 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 (PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is
soliciting comments concerning the continued collection of baseline
data to support the evaluation of the impact of the Green Jobs and
Health Care American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or
Recovery Act)-funded training grants. The present OMB approval expires
January 31, 2011. This information collection follows an emergency
review that was conducted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.13. The submission for OMB emergency review
was approved on July 18, 2011. A copy of this ICR can be obtained from
the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Attn: Savi Swick, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210. Written
comments may be transmitted by facsimile to 202-693-2766 (this is not a
toll-free number) or e-mailed to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This baseline information collection supports an evaluation of the
impacts of the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJHC) training grants. This
evaluation is sponsored by ETA for worker training and placement in
high growth and emerging industries through training grants funded by
the 2009 Recovery Act, which was enacted in an effort to preserve and
create jobs, promote economic growth, and assist those impacted by the
recession. The Recovery Act included funding for four Solicitations for
Grant Applications (SGAs) with the goal of training workers in the
skills required to be employed in specific high-growth and emerging
industries including health care, energy efficiency, and renewable
energy. Two of these four SGAs that are the focus of this study, for
which baseline data must be collected, are:
Pathways Out of Poverty (POP) ($150 million for 38
projects).
Health Care and Other High Growth Emerging Industries
(HHG) ($225 million for 55 projects).
The overall aim of this evaluation is to determine the extent to
which enrollees achieve increases in employment, earnings, and career
advancement because of their participation in the training provided by
POP and HHG grantees and to identify promising best practices and
strategies for replication. Individuals enrolling in the GJHC training
programs have a 50/50 chance of receiving these services. Those
individuals not receiving the training services receive the existing
services offered by the grantee. Education, employment, and other
outcomes of the two groups will be compared over time to evaluate the
GJHC training grant impact. The evaluation will estimate the success in
providing educational and occupational skills training that fosters
entry into job fields that are innovative and/or experiencing high
growth, as in health care industry.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
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;
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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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.
III. Current Actions
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Type of Review: Regular Extension of Approved Information
Collection.
Title of Collection: Baseline Information for Green Jobs and Health
Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0481.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,024.
Frequency: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,024.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,600.
Total Annualized Capital and Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annualized Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $24,388.
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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and may be included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the final information collection request. The comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 15, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24963 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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