[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51858-51859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16667]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Senior 
Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Programmatic and 
Performance Requirement

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
revision to the information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Senior 
Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).'' This comment request is 
part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (PRA).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
October 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation, 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free by 
contacting Toni Wilson-King by telephone at 202-693-2922, TTY 1-800-
877-8339, (this is not a toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is 
not a toll-free number), or by email at [email protected].
    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of 
National Programs, Tools and Technical Assistance, Senior Community 
Service Employment Program, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC; 
by email: [email protected]; or by Fax 202-693-3015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Wilson-King by telephone at 202-
693-2922 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation 
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly 
assessed.
    The purposes of this Information Collection Request are to fulfill 
the Older Americans Act (Reauthorized by the Supporting Older Americans 
Act of 2020, Public Law 116-131 (March 25, 2020)), revise SCSEP's 
Customer Satisfaction Survey collection instruments, ETA 9124A--
Participant Survey, ETA 9124B--Host Agency Survey, and ETA 9124C--
Employer Survey), and revise the method of administration for the 
Employer Survey. These changes are required to make the surveys more 
efficient and less burdensome for respondents, as well as to make them 
more relevant to the current SCSEP environment and standard business 
practices (sections 513(b)(1)(E); 42 U.S.C. 3056k(b)(1)(E) and 20 CFR 
641.700 and 710).
    The SCSEP, authorized by title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA), 
is the only Federally sponsored employment and training program 
targeted specifically to low-income, older individuals who want to 
enter or reenter the workforce. The SCSEP performance measures, as 
specified in the SCSEP 2018 Final Rule and section 513 of the OAA (42 
U.S.C. 3056k, as amended by Pub. L. 114-144) are as follows:
    (a) Hours (in the aggregate) of community service employment.
    (b) The percentage of project participants who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the second quarter after exit from the project.
    (c) The percentage of project participants who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the project.
    (d) The median earnings of project participants who are in 
unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the 
project.
    (e) Indicators of effectiveness in serving employers, host 
agencies, and project participants; and
    (f) The number of eligible individuals served, including the number 
of participating individuals described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or 
(b)(2) of section 518.
    This information collection measures effectiveness in serving 
employers, host agencies, and project participants, and 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 it is approved by OMB 
under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In 
addition, notwithstanding

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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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB control number 
1205-0040.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses).
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Senior Community Service Employment Program 
(SCSEP).
    Forms: ETA 9124A; ETA 9124B; ETA 9124C1 and 9124C2.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0040.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, State, local and 
Tribal governments, and the private sector (businesses or other for-
profits, and not-for-profit institutions).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,832.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 18,832.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,787 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-16667 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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