[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7877-7878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02765]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Evidence Building Portfolio

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Chief 
Evaluation Office (OS)-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 March 14, 2022.

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: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the 
U.S. DOL seeks approval to collect information for the implementation, 
outcome, and impact feasibility studies of two Job Corps demonstration 
pilots. The Job Scholars pilot has 30 separate grantees. The Idaho Job 
Corps pilot has one grantee, which operates four locations. These 
studies, funded as part of the broader Job Corps Evidence-Building 
Portfolio Program, aim to understand who the pilots enroll, what 
services they provide, how these services are implemented, and how the 
pilots compare with traditional Job Corps centers. The evaluation will 
also assess outcomes of participants in the demonstration pilots, as 
well as identify any best practices. The project also includes impact 
feasibility assessments of each of the pilots to assess the potential 
for conducting an impact evaluation of the pilot's effectiveness or 
similar future pilots. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR,

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see the related notice published in the Federal Register on January 8, 
2021 (86 FR 1528).
    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: Job Corps Evidence Building Portfolio.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 430.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 430.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 631 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

Nora Hernandez,
Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02765 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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