[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52775-52776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26831]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed new collection of the Center for
Employment and Training (CET) 24-Month Follow-Up Survey. 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 December 8, 1997. The Department
of Labor is particularly interested in comments which:
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 through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Tom NaSell, Office of Policy and Research; 200 Constitution
Ave., NW, Room N-5629; Washington DC 20210; (202) 219-5782 (this is not
a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Center for Employment Training (CET) model of employment and
training programs for out-of-school youth has gained national attention
as a result of its strong employment impacts relative to comparable
programs. Building on this success, the Department of Labor (DOL) began
funding the CET Replication Project in December 1992, providing a grant
for CET-San Jose, CA to assist other programs in implementing CET-like
training. In 1994 DOL competitively
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awarded grants to select six of these programs in order to evaluate
the effects of the CET model on participating youth. Six additional
sites have also been selected from among CET programs in California and
Nevada. The purpose of this study, A Random Assignment Evaluation of
the CET Replication Sites, is to evaluate the CET model in the selected
sites to assess whether it can be replicated outside of San Jose, and
whether the replication sites have similarly positive employment
impacts on out-of-school youth.
In order to assess the success of CET outside of San Jose, DOL has
contracted with the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)
to evaluate the CET Republican Project. As part of this evaluation,
follow-up information will be collected on all youth undergoing random
assignment at the CET replication sites. This information will be
collected through a telephone survey conducted approximately 24 months
after the random assignment of youth. The 24-Month Follow-Up Survey
will be used to examine the effects of this employment and training
program on participants' outcomes two years after beginning the CET
training. It will also assess the subsequent outcomes of comparable
youth randomly assigned to a control group.
II. Current Actions
This is a request for OMB approval of a new information collection
for the CET Replication Project funded by the Department of Labor
(DOL). Information in the form of a follow-up phone or in-person survey
will be collected from randomly assigned participants at each of the
CET Replication Project sites on a one-time basis, approximately 24
months following their initial assignment to the program or control
groups. The survey data will be utilized to analyze the impact of the
CET program on participants' outcomes including education and training,
employment, earnings, public assistance participation, childbearing,
and other behaviors and activities. The findings will be directly
relevant for the future development of employment and training policy
for youth.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: CET 24-Month Follow-Up Survey.
OMB Number: 1205-NEW.
Affected Public: Participants in the CET Replication Project.
Total Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 1,500.
Average Time per Response: 37 Minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 925 Hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $6,808.
Comments submitted in response to this comment 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.
Dated: October 3, 1997.
Gerard F. Fiala,
Administrator, Office of Policy and Research.
[FR Doc. 97-26831 Filed 10-8-97; 8:45 am]
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