[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63807-63808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22307]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Disability Employment Initiative 
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. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 17, 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=201609-1230-001 (this link will only become active 
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 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-
ODEP, 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-

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4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
information collection requirements to conduct an evaluation of the 
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI). The DEI was designed to improve 
educational, training and employment opportunities and outcomes of 
youth and adults with disabilities by refining and expanding already 
identified successful public workforce strategies; improving 
coordination and collaboration among employment and training and asset 
development programs implemented at state and local levels; and build 
effective community partnerships that leverage public and private 
resources better to serve individuals with disabilities and improve 
employment outcomes. The study will use two distinct quasi-experimental 
design study designs to determine the impact of DEI interventions on 
participant outcomes. Information will be collected through annual site 
visits, a participant tracking system, and a survey.
    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 notices published in the Federal Register 
on January 12, 2016 (81 FR 1446) and May 26, 2016 (81 FR 36350).
    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 201609-
1230-001. 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-ODEP.
    Title of Collection: Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201609-1230-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,655.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 5,655.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 819 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: September 12, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-22307 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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