[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9547-9548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04545]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Youth CareerConnect (YCC) Grant 
Program, Extension of Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 
Office, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), 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). 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, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the continued 
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 May 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods:
    Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Jessica 
Lohmann, Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB 
Control Number identified above for this information collection. 
Comments, including any personal information provided, become a matter 
of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB approval of the information collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Lohmann by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The information collection activities described in 
this notice will provide participant and grantee data on the YCC 
program. In spring 2014, the Employment and Training Administration 
(ETA) in DOL awarded 24 grantees to implement the YCC program, which is 
designed to provide high school students skill-developing and work-
based learning opportunities through partnerships with colleges and 
employers for jobs in high-demand occupations. DOL requests data 
collection from YCC grantees for tracking grant progress and oversight 
of program performance reporting. This reporting structure features 
standardized individual data collection on program participants in both 
quarterly performance and narrative formats. The information collection 
for YCC grantee performance reporting also includes an online 
Participant Tracking System (PTS) that collects participant-level data.
    This document requests approval for an extension of previously 
approved information collection (OMB Control No. 1291-0002) to continue 
to meet the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the YCC grant 
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.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting 
comments concerning the above data collection for grantee reporting on 
the YCC program. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the 
following:
     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.
     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--for example, 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for 
grantee reporting on participant-level data and quarterly reports.
    Type of Review: Extension of previously approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1291-0002 (ICR Reference No: 201412-1291-001).
    Affected Public: YCC Grantees and program participants.

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden      Annual
       Type of instrument          Total number    Annual number   responses per     hour per        estimated
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Participant-level Data                     9,900           3,300               1            2.67           8,811
 Collection for Participant
 Tracking System (PTS)..........

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Quarterly Narrative Progress                  24               8               4              10             320
 Reports........................
Quarterly Performance Reports...              24               8               4               4             128
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    Total.......................           9,948           3,316  ..............  ..............           9,226
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    Comments submitted in response to this 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.

    Dated: February 27, 2018.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-04545 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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