[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50893-50894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23889]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Strategies Used in the TechHire 
and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Grant Programs

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Evaluation of Strategies Used in the 
TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Grant 
Programs,'' 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 December 4, 2017.

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=201706-1290-001 (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 to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ASP, 
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-
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: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the 
Evaluation of Strategies Used in the TechHire and Strengthening Working 
Families Initiative Grant Programs information collection that will 
support an evaluation of both the implementation and impact of the 
programs. The purpose of the evaluation is to identify whether the 
grants help low-wage workers obtain employment in and advance in H-1B 
industries and occupations and, if so, which strategies are most 
helpful. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 section 107 authorizes 
this information collection. See Public Law 114-113.
    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

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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 November 17, 2016 (81 FR 81172).
    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 201706-
1290-001. 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-OASP.
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of Strategies Used in the TechHire 
and Strengthening Working Families Initiative Grant Programs.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201706-1290-001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,156.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,156.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,116 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23889 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am]
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