[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 181 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58073-58074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20529]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of National Health Emergency (NHE) 
Grants To Address the Opioid Crisis

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)-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 October 19, 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.

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Department of Labor (DOL) has commissioned an evaluation of the 
National Health Emergency (NHE) Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grants 
to Address the Opioid Crisis. DOL awarded $22 million in NHE grants to 
six states in 2018. These grants enable states to test innovative 
approaches to address the economic and workforce-related impacts of the 
opioid epidemic. The evaluation of the NHE Grants to Address the Opioid 
Crisis offers a unique opportunity to build knowledge about the 
implementation of these approaches, identify perceived challenges and 
promising practices, and share information with grantees and other 
stakeholders as they seek to address the opioid crisis. The NHE grant 
program and subsequent evaluation are authorized by Title 29 of the 
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2018 (83 FR 66308).
    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-OASP.
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of National Health Emergency (NHE) 
Grants to Address the Opioid Crisis.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals 
or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 160.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 117 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Crystal Rennie,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-20529 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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