[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22001-22003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8724]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection of Follow-up Survey Information for Green 
Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-Funded Grants; New Collection

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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

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Reduction Act of 1995 [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.
    The proposed follow-up survey information collection is for an 
evaluation of the impact of the Green Jobs and Health Care ARRA-funded 
training grants. This evaluation is sponsored by ETA to understand the 
processes surrounding the design and implementation of these grants.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before June 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this proposed information collection request may 
be obtained by contacting Savi Swick at 202-693-3382 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or email: [email protected]. Comments are to be 
submitted to 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 emailed 
to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The proposed follow-up survey information collection is for 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.
    In February 2009, President Obama signed the ARRA into law in an 
effort to preserve and create jobs, promote economic growth, and assist 
those impacted by the recession. The ARRA 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. This study focuses on the following two SGAs:
     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 the 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

    This proposed information collection will involve collecting data 
from recipients of four DOL/ETA grants that provide funding to train 
unemployed, underemployed, dislocated, and incumbent workers for 
employment and to create career pathways in health care and other 
growing industries.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title of Collection: Follow-up Survey Information for Green Jobs 
and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-funded Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,024.
    Frequency: Once at 18 months and once at 36 months.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,024.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,426.
    Total Annualized Capital and Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annualized Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $85,953.

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                                                                                                       Total
            Data collection activity                 Number of     Total burden   Average hourly    annualized
                                                    respondents        hours         wage rate         cost
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Follow-up Surveys:
    a. 18-month.................................           4,024           2,213          $19.42       $42,976.5
    b. 36-month.................................           4,024           2,213           19.42        42,976.5
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        TOTAL...................................           4,024           4,426             n/a          85,953
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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: Signed at Washington, DC on this 3rd day of April, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-8724 Filed 4-11-12; 8:45 am]
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