[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18001]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; YouthBuild Site Visit Protocols

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, ``YouthBuild Site Visit Protocols,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 23, 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 DOL-ETA, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 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].

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The YouthBuild Program Impact Evaluation is 
a seven-year, experimental design evaluation, funded by the ETA and the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The YouthBuild 
Program is a youth and community development program that addresses 
several core issues facing low-income communities: youth education, 
employment, criminal behavior, social and emotional development, and 
affordable 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 YouthBuild program 
evaluation represents an important opportunity for the DOL and CNCS to 
add to the growing body of knowledge about the impacts of so-called 
``second chance'' programs for youth who have dropped out of high 
school. Compared to peers who remain in school, high school dropouts 
are more likely to be disconnected from school and work, to be 
incarcerated, to be unmarried, and to have children outside of 
marriage. The target population for the program, and correspondingly 
the study, is out-of-school youth, aged 16-24, from low-income families 
or in foster care and who are offenders, migrants, disabled, or 
children of incarcerated parents.
    The DOL has submitted several ICRs to the OMB for approval as part 
of the overall YouthBuild evaluation, because data collected through 
the initial stages inform the development of the subsequent data 
collection instruments. This particular ICR pertains only to site visit 
protocols. For additional information, see the related notice published 
in the Federal Register on February 8, 2012.
    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 Control Number. See 
5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    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 OMB ICR Reference Number 201202-
1205-002. 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: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: YouthBuild Site Visit Protocols.
    OMB ICR Number: 201202-1205-002.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households and Private Sector--not-
for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 396.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,309.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,209.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 17, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-18001 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 a.m.]
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