[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1050]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Reintegration of Ex-
Offenders--Adult Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) proposal titled, ``Evaluation of the Reintegration of Ex-
Offenders--Adult 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 February 21, 2012.

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 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: The ETA seeks to collect information from 
program participants and staff in the random assignment evaluation of 
the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult Program (RExO). This evaluation 
will examine the impact of comprehensive employment-centered services 
on newly released prisoners' employment, earnings, and recidivism. The 
evaluation team will compare the outcomes of interest for RExO service 
recipients with those of eligible individuals who are randomly assigned 
to the control group and do not receive RExO services. The ETA requests 
approval to conduct two rounds of participant surveys to learn about 
participant characteristics and outcomes of RExO, a joint initiative 
launched in 2005 of the DOL, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and 
several other federal agencies. The purpose of the RExO, formerly known 
as the Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (PRI), is to provide employment-
centered services as well as case management, mentoring and a range of 
other supportive services to nonviolent offenders newly released from 
prison. The initiative builds on several earlier and ongoing federal 
reentry programs; including Weed and Seed, the Serious and Violent 
Offender Reentry Initiative, the Reentry Partnership Initiative, and, 
most directly, Ready4Work. RExO grantee programs follow a three-stage 
reentry framework that begins with pre-release services, progresses 
through structured reentry, and culminates in community reintegration.
    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 March 8, 2011 (76 
FR 12758).
    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 ICR Reference Number 
201105-1205-003. 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: Evaluation of the Reintegration of Ex-
Offenders--Adult Program.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201105-1205-003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; and State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,286.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 7,182.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,879.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: January 5, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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