[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 32052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11459]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; America's Promise Evaluation

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Chief 
Evaluation Office (CEO)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before June 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chief Evaluation Office of the U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) has commissioned an evaluation of the 
America's Promise Job-Driven Grant program (America's Promise). The 
America's Promise evaluation offers a unique opportunity to build 
knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of these regional 
partnerships. Additionally, as the grants are in a mature state of 
operation, this evaluation is in a unique position to be able to learn 
about how grantees' established programs, employer partnerships, and 
service delivery approaches might be changing as a result of the COVID-
19 pandemic. A request to collect information for data collection 
activities associated with the implementation evaluation, as required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) (OMB Control Number 1290-0020) on February 
2, 2019. This package requests clearance for five additional data 
collection activities as part of the implementation evaluation:
    1. Program stakeholder interview protocol (in-person).
    2. Employer interview protocol.
    3. Participant focus group protocol.
    4. Participant focus group information form.
    5. Program stakeholder interview protocol (telephone). For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2018 (83 FR 
54943).
    This 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 the OMB approves it 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OS.
    Title of Collection: America's Promise Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households: Private Sector; 
Business or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 103.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 103.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 120 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: May 21, 2020.
Anthony May,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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