[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69896-69897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28254]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Follow-Up Survey Information for Green Jobs 
and Health Care Impact Evaluation, American Recovery Reinvestment Act 
Grants

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, ``Follow-Up Survey Information for Green Jobs 
and Health Care Impact Evaluation, American Recovery Reinvestment Act 
Grants,'' 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 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 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: 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: In July, 2011, the OMB approved a baseline 
data collection ICR for the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 
Green Jobs and Health Care Grants Impact Evaluation (OMB 1205-0486), 
and in March, 2012, the OMB approved a subsequent ICR for a process 
study including site visits and focus groups (OMB 1205-0487). This new 
ICR is limited to follow-up interviews planned for all study 
participants 18 months and 36 months after the baseline collection. 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 
Pathways Out of Poverty and Healthcare Sector and other High Growth and 
Emerging Industry grantees and to identify promising best practices and 
strategies for replication.
    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. For additional information, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on April 12, 2012 (77 FR 
22001).
    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 201209-
1205-004. 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: Follow-Up Survey Information for Green Jobs 
and Health

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Care Impact Evaluation, American Recovery Reinvestment Act Grants.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201209-1205-004.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,024.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 4,024.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,213.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 6, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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