[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49422-49423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23677]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Data Collection for the Youth Fair Chance 
Program Evaluation

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance 
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 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that requested data 
can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden is minimized, 
reporting forms are clearly understood, and the impact of collection 
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the 
Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed new 

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(additional) collection of the Data for the Youth Fair Chance Program 
Evaluation. A copy of the proposed information collection request can 
be obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the contact 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 24, 
1995. If you anticipate that you will be submitting written comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, you should request an extension from the contact listed 
below as soon as possible. Effort will be made to accommodate each 
request, unless otherwise justified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mamoru Ishikawa, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration, Office of Policy and Research, Room 5637, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-5472 (ext. 
160), Internet Address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Public Law 102-367, the 1992 Amendments to the Job Training 
Partnership Act, authorized USDOL to award grants to local Youth Fair 
Chance (YFC) programs to establish community-based programs to provide 
education, training, and complementary services for youths living in 
high poverty areas. The two major elements of YFC are: (1) school-to-
work programs for youths in middle and high schools and (2) community 
learning centers for out-of-school youths. The legislation also 
directed programs to integrate a variety of services into the programs 
and to involve community residents in planning and guiding programs. In 
1994 USDOL awarded grants to 16 sites.
    The legislation authorizing the program specified that the 
Secretary of Labor provide for an ``evaluation of the YFC program to 
assess the outcomes of youth participating in the program.'' The survey 
of participants, which is the subject of this Federal Register notice, 
is intended to meet this legislated objective of the evaluation.

II. Current Actions

    The proposed survey of participants will collect information on a 
sample of YFC participants. It will collect information on the 
background characteristics of youth participating in YFC; the YFC 
activities they participated in; their assessment of the services 
provided by YFC; and their educational, training, employment and other 
outcomes.
    The sample for the survey will be obtained from each YFC site's 
management information system as will some data on background 
characteristics and service receipt. However, these data will also be 
collected on the survey to ensure that consistent data are collected 
among sites and so that data on outcomes can be collected. The survey 
will be conducted through a computer assisted telephone interviewing 
system with automatic call scheduling. This system is designed to 
minimize the burden on respondents by minimizing time on the telephone 
and by providing a mechanism for respondents to schedule calls. 
Participation in the survey is voluntary and confidential.
    Public comments should address the accuracy of the burden estimates 
and ways to minimize burden including the use of other techniques for 
data collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals participating in Youth Fair Chance 
programs.
    Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: September 18, 1995.
Gerard Fiala,
Administrator, Office of Policy and Research.
[FR Doc. 95-23677 Filed 9-22-95; 8:45 am]
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