[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42139-42140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18008]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Program in the Workforce Investment Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the proposed 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Evaluation of the Adult and 
Dislocated Worker Program in the Workforce Investment Act,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 17, 2011.

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 from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 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 
sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 
202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To determine whether the adult and 
dislocated worker services funded by Title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) are effective, the ETA is undertaking the WIA 
Random Assignment Impact Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Programs. The evaluation will address the following research questions:
     Does access to WIA intensive and training services-both 
individually and combined-lead adults and dislocated workers to achieve 
better educational, employment, earnings, and self-sufficiency outcomes 
than they would achieve in the absence of access to those services?
     Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by population 
subgroup? Is there variation by sex, age, race/ethnicity, unemployment 
insurance receipt, education level, previous employment history, adult 
and dislocated worker status, and veteran and disability status?
     How does the implementation of the WIA vary by Local 
Workforce Investment Area? Does the effectiveness of the WIA vary by 
how it is implemented? To what extent do implementation differences 
explain variations in the WIA's effectiveness?
     Do the benefits from WIA services exceed program costs? Do 
the benefits of intensive services exceed their costs? Do the benefits 
of training exceed its costs? Do the benefits exceed the costs for 
adults? Do they for dislocated workers?
    This 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 OMB 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 10, 2010 
(75 FR 69126).
    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 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number

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201101-1205-001. 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: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Type of Review: New Collection (Request for a new OMB Control 
Number).
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Adult and Dislocated Worker 
Program in the Workforce Investment Act.
    OMB Reference Number: 201101-1205-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,350.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 70,430.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 34,133.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 12, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-18008 Filed 7-15-11; 8:45 am]
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