[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17787-17788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07576]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Reintegration of
Ex-Offenders-Adult Reporting System, Extension With Revisions
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)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that
respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with
minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), collection
instruments are clearly understood and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the information
collection request (ICR) to collect data about the extension of the
currently approved reporting and recordkeeping system to support the
Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult (RExO-Adult) grants, which expires
on May 31, 2015.
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 Number:
1025-0455.
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses
section below on or before June 1, 2015.
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 Annie Leonetti, Division of Youth Services--RExO, Room N-
4508, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number:
202-693-2746 (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: 202-693-3113. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In applying for the Reintegration of Ex-Offender-Adult grants,
applicants agree to submit participant data and quarterly aggregate
reports for individuals who receive services through RExO-Adult
programs and their partnerships with American Job Centers, local
Workforce Investment Boards, employment providers, the criminal justice
system, and local housing authorities. The reports include aggregate
data on demographic characteristics, types of services received,
placements, outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically, they
summarize data on participants who received employment and placement
services, housing assistance, mentoring, and other services essential
to reintegrating ex-offenders through RExO-Adult programs.
The Department requests an extension of the currently approved
information collection to meet the reporting and record-keeping
requirements of the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult grants through
an ETA-provided, Web-based Management Information System (MIS). In
addition to reporting participant information and performance-related
outcomes, RExO-Adult grantees demonstrate their ability to establish
effective partnerships with the criminal justice system, local
Workforce Investment Boards, local housing authorities, and other
partner agencies. They also document the cost effectiveness of their
projects. The MIS reporting and record-keeping system incorporates each
of these aspects necessary for program evaluation.
This information collection maintains a reporting and record-
keeping system for a minimum level of information collection that is
necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold RExO-
Adult grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they
receive, including common 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;
Valuate 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
[ssquf] Agency: DOL-ETA.
[ssquf] Type of Review: Extension with Changes--additional data
elements.
[ssquf] Title of Collection: Reintegration of Ex-offenders-Adult
Reporting System.
[ssquf] Form(s): Quarterly Performance Report and Quarterly
Narrative Report.
[ssquf] OMB Control Number: 1205-0455.
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[ssquf] Affected Public: Faith-Based and Community Organizations
and State and Local Criminal Justice and Workforce Development
Agencies.
[ssquf] Estimated Number of Respondents: 40 Grantees.
[ssquf] Frequency: Quarterly.
[ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Responses: 160.
[ssquf] Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.8 hours.
[ssquf] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,245.
[ssquf] Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Average time
Form/activity Total Frequency Total annual per response Total annual
respondents response (hours) burden hours
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Participant Data Collection.. 40 Continual....... 5,625 1.8 10,125
Quarterly narrative progress 40 Quarterly....... 160 16 2,560
report.
Quarterly performance report. 40 Quarterly....... 160 16 2,560
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Totals................... 40 ................ 5,945 ............... 15,245
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We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of
the ICR the comments received in response to this comment request; they
will also become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2015-07576 Filed 4-1-15; 8:45 am]
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