[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60084-60085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24963]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Extension Request for Collection of Baseline Information for 
Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department or DOL), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
pre-clearance 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 (PRA) [44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the continued collection of baseline 
data to support the evaluation of the impact of the Green Jobs and 
Health Care American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or 
Recovery Act)-funded training grants. The present OMB approval expires 
January 31, 2011. This information collection follows an emergency 
review that was conducted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.13. The submission for OMB emergency review 
was approved on July 18, 2011. A copy of this ICR can be obtained from 
the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before November 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration, Attn: Savi Swick, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210. Written 
comments may be transmitted by facsimile to 202-693-2766 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or e-mailed to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This baseline information collection supports an evaluation of the 
impacts of the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJHC) training grants. This 
evaluation is sponsored by ETA for worker training and placement in 
high growth and emerging industries through training grants funded by 
the 2009 Recovery Act, which was enacted in an effort to preserve and 
create jobs, promote economic growth, and assist those impacted by the 
recession. The Recovery Act included funding for four Solicitations for 
Grant Applications (SGAs) with the goal of training workers in the 
skills required to be employed in specific high-growth and emerging 
industries including health care, energy efficiency, and renewable 
energy. Two of these four SGAs that are the focus of this study, for 
which baseline data must be collected, are:
     Pathways Out of Poverty (POP) ($150 million for 38 
projects).
     Health Care and Other High Growth Emerging Industries 
(HHG) ($225 million for 55 projects).
    The overall aim of this evaluation is to determine the extent to 
which enrollees achieve increases in employment, earnings, and career 
advancement because of their participation in the training provided by 
POP and HHG grantees and to identify promising best practices and 
strategies for replication. Individuals enrolling in the GJHC training 
programs have a 50/50 chance of receiving these services. Those 
individuals not receiving the training services receive the existing 
services offered by the grantee. Education, employment, and other 
outcomes of the two groups will be compared over time to evaluate the 
GJHC training grant impact. The evaluation will estimate the success in 
providing educational and occupational skills training that fosters 
entry into job fields that are innovative and/or experiencing high 
growth, as in health care industry.

II. Review Focus

    The Department 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 submission of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Regular Extension of Approved Information 
Collection.
    Title of Collection: Baseline Information for Green Jobs and Health 
Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-Funded Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0481.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,024.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,024.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,600.
    Total Annualized Capital and Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annualized Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $24,388.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and may be included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the final information collection request. The comments will 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: September 15, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24963 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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