[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04685]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Formative Data 
Collections for Research and Evaluation, New 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 for formative 
data collections for research and evaluations. 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 May 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods:
    Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Chayun Yi, 
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: Chayun Yi by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-5084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct evaluations of 
DOL-funded programs. Under this generic clearance, DOL would engage in 
a variety of formative data collections with researchers, 
practitioners, TA providers, service providers and potential 
participants throughout the field to fulfill the following goals: (1) 
Inform the development of CEO research, (2) maintain a research agenda 
that is rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that research products are as 
current as possible and (4) inform the provision of technical 
assistance. CEO envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-
structured discussions, focus groups, surveys, and telephone or in-
person interviews, in order to reach these goals. Following standard 
OMB requirements, DOL will submit a change request for each individual 
data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request 
will include the individual instrument(s), a justification specific to 
the individual information collection, and any supplementary documents. 
OMB should review requests within 10 days of submission.
    Type of Review: New information collection request.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Affected Public: The populations to be studied include key 
stakeholder groups involved in DOL projects and programs, state or 
local government officials, service providers, participants in DOL 
programs or similar comparison groups, experts in fields pertaining to 
DOL research and programs, or others involved in conducting DOL 
research or evaluation projects.
    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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Semi-structured discussions and            3,000               1           3,000               1           3,000
 focus groups...................
Interviews......................           1,500               1           1,500               1           1,500
Questionnaires/surveys..........           1,000               1           1,000               1           1,000
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    Total.......................           5,500  ..............           5,500  ..............           5,500
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Christina Yancey,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-04685 Filed 3-5-21; 8:45 am]
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