[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21630-21631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08435]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for a Youthful
Offender Grants Management Information System, New Collection
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps 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 can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data for a proposed management information system for Youthful Offender
Grants.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before June 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Richard Morris, Division of Youth
Services, Reintegration of Ex-Offenders, Room N-4511, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3603 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech
impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/
TDD). Fax: 202-693-2764. Email: [email protected]. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Each year, the Department of Labor/Employment and Training
Administration is appropriated funds for youthful offender
demonstration projects. The Department of Labor uses these funds for a
variety of multi-site demonstrations aimed at developing model programs
for serving young offenders. The Department expects over the next few
years to award 28 new Youthful Offender grants in various sets of
demonstrations each year for two years of operation and up to one year
of follow-up services and post-placement data collection. In any given
year this will result in 28 grants in their first year of operation, 28
grants in their second year of operation, and 28 grants providing
follow-up services and tracking post-placement outcomes, for a total of
84 grants collecting data each year.
This data collection request is to permit the Department of Labor
to implement a management information system for these various sets of
grantees. ETA will be collecting data from these grantees on
participant characteristics, services provided, and participant
outcomes. This request establishes a reporting and recordkeeping system
for a minimum level of information collection that is necessary to
comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold Youthful Offender
grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive,
including performance measures, and to allow the Department to fulfill
its oversight and management responsibilities.
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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title: Youthful Offender Grants Management Information System.
OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: State and Local Government Agencies, Faith-Based
and Community-Based Organizations.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $0.
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Number of
Data collection activity respondents Frequency Total Average time Burden hours
(grantees) responses per response
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Participant Record............ 84 Continual....... 12,000 1.8 21,600
Performance Report............ 84 Quarterly....... 336 30 10,080
Recidivism Report............. 84 Annual.......... 12,000 .5 6,000
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Total..................... 84 ................ 24,336 1.55 37,600
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Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of March 2013.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-08435 Filed 4-10-13; 8:45 am]
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