[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80814-80815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32625]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers 
Study

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the information 
collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Institutional Analysis of 
American Job Centers,'' 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.). Public comments 
on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before January 27, 2016.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201506-1225-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Seleda Perryman by telephone at 202-693-4131 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
DM, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Seleda Perryman by telephone 
at 202-693-4131 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers (AJCs) Study information 
collection. The DOL, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is 
sponsoring a comprehensive study to better understand the spectrum of 
institutional features that shape AJC day-to-day operations and 
customer experiences in order systematically to document key 
institutional characteristics of AJCs; present a comprehensive 
description of AJC funding, organization, administration and 
management, and service delivery structures and processes; and develop 
typologies of AJCs that capture the institutional variations 
documented. To achieve these goals, an in-depth institutional analysis 
will be conducted that documents AJC operations across 10 research 
domains: (1) Administrative structure; (2) partnerships; (3) 
performance and strategic management; (4) staffing; (5) physical 
environment; (6) Management Information System capacity and the use of 
technology-- including electronic tools and resources; (7) service 
delivery structure and linkages; (8) the program and service mix 
provided; (9) outreach; and (10) funding. In addition, the study will 
consider external factors that are particularly important for 
understanding AJC structure, operations, policies, and processes. These 
include LWIBs and state-level workforce agencies that have 
administrative and oversight responsibilities over AJCs.
    This ICR seeks clearance for (1) site visits to AJCs; (2) telephone 
interviews with state workforce administrators in states where site 
visits are conducted; and (3) a network analysis survey of selected 
study AJC partner organizations. To select AJCs for site visits, the 
study team will employ a two-stage sampling approach that will yield a 
purposive sample of AJCs. This approach aims to capture geographic 
diversity and variation in the types of administrative entities that 
operate AJCs. In the first stage of site selection, the study team will 
randomly select 80 comprehensive AJCs. In the second stage, the study 
team will select AJCs using purposive sampling based on variation in 
the types of administrative entities that manage AJC operations, 
geographic location, and urbanity.
    This proposed 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 August 1, 2014.
    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 thirty (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 1225-
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 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-DM.
    Title of Collection: Institutional Analysis of American Job Centers 
Study.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 1225-001.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments and Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2459.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2459.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2978 hours.

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    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: December 19, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32625 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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