[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34895-34896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11455]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 
Office


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revision of 
Information Collection; Comment Request. The Evaluation of the Pathway 
Home Grant Program (Pathway Home Evaluation)

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 about The 
Evaluation of the Pathway Home Grant Program (Pathway Home Evaluation). 
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 much be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Monica 
Mean, Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-2312, 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: Monica Mean by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-6034

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to conduct an evaluation of the DOL-
funded Pathway Home grant program, which aims to improve the ability of 
people in the justice system to find meaningful employment and avoid 
recidivism. The goal of this four-year evaluation is to build knowledge 
about the implementation of the Pathway Home grantees and their 
effectiveness in improving employment and recidivism outcomes for 
adults reentering the community after incarceration.
    The overall study has two components: (1) an implementation 
evaluation of the Pathway Home grants to describe program models and 
services, partnerships, and participant characteristics; and (2) an 
impact evaluation to examine the effectiveness of the Pathway Home 
grants on participants' outcomes, such as credential attainment, 
employment and earnings, and ongoing criminal justice involvement.
    This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on 
two proposed data collection instruments that the evaluation will use: 
follow-up survey of impact study participants, and protocol for virtual 
discussions with grantee staff. The follow-up survey will be used as 
part of the impact study to measure outcomes for study participants. 
The virtual discussions with grantee staff will be used as part of the 
implementation study to understand the sustainability of the programs.
    1. Follow-up survey for impact study participants. Survey of 2,500 
impact study participants conducted approximately 12-15 months after 
their release to collect information on topics including participants' 
skills and credential attainment, employment and economic wellbeing, 
and health and stability after reentering their communities.
    2. Protocol for virtual discussions with grantee staff responsible 
for overseeing the grants. Small group and one-on-one virtual 
discussions with grant administrators to understand sustainability of 
the Pathway Home grantee programs.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting 
comments on the above data collection instruments for the Pathway Home 
grant program. DOL is particularly interested in comments that do the 
following:
    a. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    b. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the 
proposed information collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions;
    c. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    d. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology--for example, permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for 
the follow-up survey of study participants, and the protocol for 
virtual group discussions with grantee staff.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief 
Evaluation Office, Department of Labor.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0039.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: There are no direct costs 
to respondents.
    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.

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                                          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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Follow-up survey of study                \1\ 533               1             533             .42             222
 participants...................
Protocol for program                      \2\ 13               1              13             1.5              20
 administrators and frontline
 staff virtual discussions:
 Grant administrators...........
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    Total.......................             546  ..............             546  ..............             242
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\1\ This assumes we will survey the 2,500 impact study participants enrolled at baseline and obtain a 64 percent
  response rate. This results in 533 respondents when annualized over three years.
\2\ This assumes we invite a total of 44 grant administrators to participate in the discussions, with a 90
  percent response rate. This results in 13 respondents when annualized over three years.


Karen Livingston,
Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-11455 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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