[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 96 (Friday, May 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23074-23075] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-10104] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; State Exchange on Employment and Disability Initiative Evaluation ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``State Exchange on Employment and Disability Initiative Evaluation,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before June 19, 2017. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of [[Page 23075]] response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201612-1230-001 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL- ODEP, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) Initiative Evaluation information collection, which will consist of a brief on-line survey that will aid in the formative evaluation of the SEED initiative. The SEED initiative is designed to advance policy development at the State and local levels to promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This survey will be distributed to a sample of State Legislators and their staff who have had the opportunity to participate in SEED related activities and/or learn about SEED through various dissemination activities. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 Division H Title I section 107(a) authorizes this information collection. See Public Law 114-113 Division H Title I section 107(a). This proposed 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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2016 (81 FR 84618). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB ICR Reference Number 201612- 1230-001. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: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. Agency: DOL-ODEP. Title of Collection: State Exchange on Employment and Disability Initiative Evaluation. OMB ICR Reference Number: 201612-1230-001. Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 500. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 500. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 108 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). Dated: May 8, 2017. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-10104 Filed 5-18-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FX-P