[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44867-44868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18181]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request for Information Collection for the Youth Career
Connect Grant Program, New Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
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 Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 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
collection requirements on respondents are properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning
the collection of data about Youth Career Connect (YCC) [SGA/DFA PY-13-
01] grant program.
A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before September 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Policy, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-2312, Washington, DC
20210, Attention: Evan Rosenberg. Telephone number: 202-693-3949 (this
is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-3593. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In applying for the YCC grant program, grantees agreed to submit
participant-level data and quarterly aggregate reports for individuals
who receive services through YCC programs and their partnerships with
entities administering the workforce investment system as established
under Section 1169(b) and 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(WIA), Local Education Agencies (LEA's), non-profit organizations with
program model experience, education and training providers such as
community colleges and other institutions of higher education and
employer partners. The reports will include aggregate data on
demographic characteristics, types of services received, placements,
program outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically, they will
summarize data on participants who received core YCC program services,
program enrollment, retention and credential rates, placement services,
and other services essential to successful outcomes for YCC program
participants.
This document requests approval for a new information collection to
meet the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the YCC grant
program.
Five outcome measures will be used to measure success in the YCC
grant programs:
Long-Term Measures
Final Program Retention Rate--the percentage of
participants who complete the program, of those who enter the program;
High School Diploma Attainment Rate--the percentage of
participants who attain a high-school diploma;
Credential Attainment Rate--the percentage of participants
who attain an industry-recognized credential in the specified H-1B
industry or occupation;
Diploma and Credential Attainment Rate--the percentage of
participants who attain a high-school diploma and credential in the
specified H-1B industry or occupation; and
Placement Rate--the percentage of participants who are
placed in one of the following: Unsubsidized employment, post-secondary
education, occupational skills training, or Registered Apprenticeship.
(The performance report also will include separate counts of the number
of participants who enter unsubsidized employment, enter post-secondary
education, enter occupational skills training, and enter a Registered
Apprenticeship.)
In addition to the five outcome measures described above, grantees will
report on a number of leading indicators that serve as predictors of
success. These indicators include the following short and long-term
measures:
Short-Term Measures
Enrollment Rate--the number of participants enrolled in
the program compared to the target number of participants identified in
the grant application;
Attendance Rate--the rate of school attendance by
participants in the program;
Chronic Absence Rate--the percentage of participants who
have missed 10 percent of school days for any reason-excused or
unexcused--as well as suspensions;
Mentoring Rate--percentage of participants who have
matched mentors and participate in formal mentoring;
Yearly Program Retention Rate--percentage of participants
who continue in program from one school year to the next;
Work Readiness Indicator--the percentage of participants
who are deemed work ready based on an employer evaluation conducted at
the end of each internship/work experience (using the DOL-developed
work readiness tool found at: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL07-10a4.pdf);
Internship Placement and Completion Rates--the percentage
of program participants who begin an internship and, of those who begin
an internship, the percentage who complete;
Post-Secondary Credit Attainment Rate--the percentage of
participants who attain post-secondary education credit from courses
taken during the program; and
Average Post-Secondary Credit Hours Attained--the average
number of post-secondary credits attained per participant while in the
program.
This information collection maintains a reporting and record-
keeping system for a minimum level of information collection that is
necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold YCC
grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive,
allowing the Department to fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
The information collection for YCC grantee performance reporting
includes setting up an online Participant
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Tracking System (PTS) that will collect participant-level data.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of
the proposed information collection, 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New collection.
Title: Youth Career Connect (YCC) grant program.
OMB Number: OMB Control Number 1205-0NEW.
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Affected Public: YCC Grantees and program participants.
Form(s): Total Annual Respondents--24 grantees.
Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
James H. Moore, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-18181 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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