[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 68219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28470]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of the YouthBuild Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored proposal for a new information 
collection titled, ``Impact Evaluation of the YouthBuild Program,'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this Information Collection Request (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 email 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), email: [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks OMB approval under the PRA 
for an initial information collection in support of an impact 
evaluation of the YouthBuild Program. Specifically, the DOL seeks to 
conduct a census survey of all 2011 DOL funded YouthBuild grantees and 
Corporation for National and Community Service funded grantees that do 
not also receive DOL funding. The impact evaluation of the YouthBuild 
Program is a seven-year experimental design impact evaluation. 
YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that addresses 
several core issues facing low-income communities: education, 
employment, crime prevention, leadership development, and housing. The 
program primarily serves high school dropouts and focuses on helping 
them attain a high school diploma or general educational development 
certificate and teaching them construction skills geared toward career 
placement. The evaluation will measure core program outcomes including 
educational attainment, postsecondary planning, employment, earnings, 
delinquency, and involvement with the criminal justice system, and 
youth social and emotional development. The evaluation represents an 
important opportunity for the DOL to add to the growing body of 
knowledge about the impacts of second-chance programs for youth who 
have dropped out of high school, including outcomes related to 
educational attainment, postsecondary planning, employment, earnings, 
delinquency, and involvement with the criminal justice system, and 
youth social and emotional development.
    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 May 11, 2011 (76 FR 
27363).
    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 mention ICR Reference Number 201108-
1205-005. 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).
    Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation of the YouthBuild Program.
    ICR Reference Number: 201108-1205-005.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Not for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 114.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 114.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 57.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 27, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28470 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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