[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56841-56842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23069]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy 
Pilot Evaluation, Continuing 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 is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is 
soliciting comments concerning the collection of data about the 
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Pilot Evaluation. 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 section below on or before December 23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods: Email: [email protected]; Deborah Martierrez, 
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: Deborah Martierrez by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-5091.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), U.S. Department 
of Labor (DOL), was approved under OMB number 1290-0012 for a data 
collection activity as part of the Cascades Job Corps College and 
Career Academy Evaluation Pilot Evaluation. The goal of the evaluation 
is to determine the effectiveness of the Pilot program in improving 
employment and educational outcomes for youth ages 21 and under. The 
impact study randomly assigns individuals to receive program services 
or to a group that cannot access these services but who can participate 
in other similar programs. The impact study will compare the employment 
and educational outcomes of the groups to determine the effectiveness 
of the pilot program. The evaluation also includes an implementation 
study that will describe the services participants receive through the 
pilot program as well as provide operational lessons.
    This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on 
two proposed changes to information collection activities for the 
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Evaluation Pilot 
Evaluation:
    1. Extension of data collection through the follow-up tracking 
form; and
    2. A modest increase in burden for the implementation site visits.
    The extension of the follow-up data collection and additional 
burden for the implementation site visits will provide vital data for 
the evaluation.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor 
is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the 
Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy Evaluation Pilot 
Evaluation. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the 
following:
    [cir] 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;
    [cir] evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the 
proposed information collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions;
    [cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    [cir] 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 submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is 
requesting clearance for extending ongoing tracking of participants, 
and an expansion of site visits.
    Type of Review: Continuing information collection request.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0012.
    Affected Public: Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy 
Evaluation Pilot Evaluation grantees, partners and participants.
    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.

                                          Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
   Type of instrument  (form/        Number of       Number of     Total  number   burden  time      Estimated
            activity)               respondents    responses per   of  responses   per  response   Burden Hours
                                                    respondent                        (hours)
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Interview Protocol--Center                 \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Director (Center Overview).....
Interview Protocol--Community              \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Culture, Student Support
 Systems, Student Rewards &
 Recognitions, and Disciplinary
 Policies.......................

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Interview Protocol--Education &            \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Training Services Overview.....
Interview Protocol--Education &            \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Training Planning & Counseling
 Services Overview..............
Interview Protocol--High School,           \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 High School Equivalency, Basic
 Education, and Education &
 Training Support Services
 Overview.......................
Interview Protocol--Trade/                 \2\ 2               1               2               1               2
 Pathway Managers or Supervisors
 (IT and Healthcare Trade/
 Pathway Overview)..............
Interview Protocol--College                \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Services Overview..............
Interview Protocol--Non-                   \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Cognitive Social and Workplace
 Skills Development Services
 Overview.......................
Interview Protocol--Recruitment,           \1\ 1               1               1               1               1
 Admissions, and Intake Services
 Overview.......................
Interview Protocol--Career                 \3\ 3               1               3               1               3
 Transition Readiness, Career
 Transition Services,
 Internship, and/or other
 Placement Services Overview....
Interview Protocol--Employer/              \4\ 2               1               2             0.5               1
 Service Provider Partners......
Interview Protocol--Traditional           \5\ 20               1              20               1              20
 Center Student Focus Groups....
Follow-up Tracking Form.........         \6\ 207             1.5             310             0.1              31
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    Total.......................             242  ..............             345  ..............              65
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\1\ Assumes 1 interview at CCCA and 1 interview at each of 2 different Traditional JC Centers (for a total of 3
  interviews) of one hour each, over the three-year clearance period.
\2\ Assumes approximately 2 interviews at CCCA and 2 interviews at 2 different Traditional JC Centers (for a
  total of 6 interviews) of one hour each, over the three-year clearance period.
\3\ Assumes approximately 3 interviews at CCCA and 3 interviews at 2 different Traditional JC Centers (for a
  total of 9 interviews) of one hour each, over the three-year clearance period.
\4\ Assumes approximately 2 interviews at CCCA and 2 interviews at 2 different Traditional JC Centers (for a
  total of 6 interviews) of a half-hour each, over the three-year clearance period.
\5\ Assumes 10 students per focus group, with 2 focus groups (one group of 10 for Health track and one group of
  10 for IT track) at each of 3 sites (CCCA and 2 different Traditional JC Centers) for a total of 60 students
  over the three-year clearance period.
\6\ Total sample size for follow-up tracking is 620 study participants over the three-year clearance period.


Christina Yancey,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-23069 Filed 10-22-19; 8:45 am]
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