[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64354-64355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25735]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Self-Employment Training Demonstration 
Evaluation

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, ``Self-Employment Training Demonstration 
Evaluation,'' 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 November 19, 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, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), 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 Self-Employment Training (SET) 
Demonstration Evaluation examines a reemployment program targeted 
towards dislocated workers, as defined by the Workforce Investment Act, 
who wish to start or grow a business in their fields of expertise. The 
demonstration will seek to connect such workers to self-employment 
training, intensive business development assistance, and other services 
(including seed capital microgrants) to help them become more 
successful in self-employment. The main objective of the evaluation of 
the SET Demonstration is to understand whether providing dislocated 
workers with access to intensive business development services and 
self-employment training increases their likelihood of reemployment, 
their earnings, and their propensity to start a business.
    This evaluation contains a number of information collections 
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. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on June 20, 2012 (77 FR 37070).
    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 201209-
1205-001. 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

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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: Self-Employment Training Demonstration 
Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 201209-1205-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; and Private Sector--businesses or other for profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10,002.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,344.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 15, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25735 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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