[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59244-59245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27533]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection for Voice of Latino Workforce
Experience Survey; Comment Request
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration.
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
an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 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 collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
one-time telephone survey of Latinos, entitled Voice of Latino
Workforce Experience.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice or by accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before January 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N5641, Washington, DC 20210, Attention:
Mr. Daniel Carroll. Telephone number: 202-693-2795 (this is not a toll-
free number). Fax: 202-693-2766. E-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Latino Americans are one of the fastest-growing segments of the
American workforce, and projections indicate that this trend will
continue. Latinos represent a substantial workforce asset because of
their overall youth and notable rates of labor force participation,
particularly in light of trends such as the aging of the workforce and
slower labor force growth. However, Latinos tend to be concentrated in
occupations with relatively low wages and few career options and
experience higher unemployment rates and lower earnings than most other
U.S. population groups. Workforce development is vital to ensuring that
this growing portion of the U.S. labor force can reach its full
potential. Yet, the Latino population and workforce are very diverse,
and more detailed, specific information has been needed to ensure that
programs and services are tailored to the various types of Latino
workers' needs and preferences.
To understand the continuum of Latino perspectives on the economy,
jobs, and public workforce investment system and increase the capacity
to assist local workforce investment boards, the proposed survey, Voice
of Latino Workforce Experience, will collect and analyze first-person
accounts of experiences and opinions from Latino workers in Washington,
DC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois.
This will be a one-time telephone survey with a sample of self-
identified Latino workers in each of the three metropolitan regions.
The survey will
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collect important information on a variety of topics, including basic
demographics, current occupation, participation in workforce education
and training programs, training needed for a better job, and obstacles
to participating in necessary training.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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 appropriated 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.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Voice of Latino Workforce Experience Survey.
OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Respondents: 4,800.
Frequency: One-time survey.
Total Responses: 4,800.
Average Time per Response: 5.25 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 420 (see Table 1, below).
Table 1--Estimated Burden Hours
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Average Time
Who will be interviewed? Survey Instrument Respondents per Respondent Total Hours
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Latino Workers................ Questionnaire................... 1,200 15 minutes 300
Phone Answerer................ Point of Contact Only........... 3,600 2 minutes 120
Total......................... 4,800 420
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Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0
Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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: Signed October 30, 2009.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-27533 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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