[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55707-55708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22907]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Comment Request for Information Collection for YouthBuild (YB) 
Reporting System, OMB 1205-0464, Extension With Revisions

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 
with 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 collection of data regarding the Youth Build 
Reporting System (expires April 30, 2014).
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before November 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Gregg Weltz Room N-4508, 
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-693-3527 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3113. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This is a request for the Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration's (ETA) to extend the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements of the YouthBuild (YB) program and to add an 
additional section to an existing form to enable the collection of 
information on the number of affordable housing units built or 
renovated by YouthBuild participants. This reporting structure features 
standardized data collection for program participants and quarterly 
progress and Management Information System (MIS) report formats. All 
data collection and reporting is done by YouthBuild grantees.
    The quarterly progress reports (ETA-9136) provide a detailed, 
narrative account of program activities, accomplishments, and progress 
toward performance outcomes during the quarter. The quarterly 
performance reports (ETA-9138) include aggregate and participant-level 
information on demographic characteristics, types of services received, 
placements, outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically, these reports 
collect data on individuals who receive education, occupational skill 
training, leadership development services, and other services essential 
to preparing at-risk youth for high-wage, high-demand occupations 
through YouthBuild programs. There are no changes proposed for ETA-9136 
or ETA-9138 in this information collection request package. ETA-9143, 
however, is being revised in response to the Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG) Audit Report No. 18-11-001-03-001, ``Recovery Act: ETA 
Needs to Strengthen Management Controls to Meet YouthBuild Program 
Objectives,'' issued on March 31, 2011. One of the findings was that 
``ETA has not designed and implemented a process to measure the 
increase in the supply of affordable homes for low income families.'' 
The OIG recommended that a process be developed to measure the increase 
in affordable permanent housing units resulting from the program.
    ETA-9143 is being revised to add a section, part C, that requests 
information on the number of houses or apartments that were built or 
renovated each year and allows ETA to demonstrate on an annual basis 
the increase in affordable housing units supported by YouthBuild. In 
addition, Parts A and B of ETA-9143 are being streamlined to make it 
easier to complete and to eliminate duplicate information.
    The accuracy, reliability, and comparability of program reports 
submitted by grantees using federal funds are fundamental elements of 
good public administration and are necessary tools for maintaining and 
demonstrating system integrity. The use of a standard set of data 
elements, definitions, and specifications at all levels of the 
workforce system helps improve the quality of performance information 
that is received by ETA.

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 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

    Type of Review: extension with revisions.
    Title: YouthBuild (YB) Reporting System.
    OMB Number: OMB 1205-0464.
    Affected Public: Grantees--Not for profit institutions
    Form(s): ETA-9136, ETA-9138 and ETA-9143, Work Site Description.

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                                                                            Total     Average time
         Form/activity            Total respondents       Frequency         annual    per response  Total annual
                                                                          responses      (hours)    burden hours
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Participant Data Collection....  6,000 youth         Collected by              6,000           1.8     10,800
                                  participants.       grantees,
                                                      continual.
Quarterly narrative progress     220 grantees......  Quarterly.........          880          16       14,080
 report.
Quarterly performance report.    220 grantees......  Quarterly.........          880          16       14,080
 ETA-9138.
ETA-9143--Work Site Description  425* prospective    Annual                      425            .5        212.50
 Parts A and B (Prospective       applicants.         competitions.
 Applicants).
ETA-9143--Work Site Description  220 grantees......  Annually..........          220            . 5       110
 Parts A and B (Existing
 Grantees).
Housing Census ETA-9143,         220 grantees......  annually..........          220            .5        110
 Section 2.
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    Totals.....................  220 grantees......  ..................        8,625  ............     39,392.50
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* Based on the average number (425 per year) of applications received in ETA's last three YouthBuild
  competitions.

    Total Annual Respondents: 645.
    Annual Frequency: annually and quarterly.
    Total Annual Responses: 8,625.
    Average Time per Response: 4.6.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 39,392.5.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $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: September 1, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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