[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 8827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03284]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0019]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Connecting Adults to Success: Career Navigator Training Study (CATS 
Study)

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0002. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W208DC, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Melanie Ali, (202) 245-8345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Connecting Adults to Success: Career Navigator 
Training Study (CATS Study).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 503,950.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,257.
    Abstract: This demonstration study will examine the impact of 
training for career navigators--local adult education provider staff 
who provide services to address the challenges that learners face 
navigating the transition to the workforce and to further education and 
training. The study will compare the education and employment outcomes 
of learners enrolled in adult education sites whose career navigators 
are assigned by lottery to receive the study's training (the treatment 
group) with the outcomes of learners enrolled in the business-as-usual 
sites who are assigned by lottery to receive the study's training after 
the study period (the comparison group). Approximately 64 adult 
education sites from across five to seven states are expected to 
participate in the study. Impacts on learners' education and employment 
outcomes will be examined after 18 and 30 months.

    Dated: February 10, 2022.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-03284 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]
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