2012-8455. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, “Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation,” to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES:

Submit comments on or before May 9, 2012.

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 from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain,, on the day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [e-mail].

Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the DOL-ODEP, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: [phone]/Fax: [phone] (these are not toll-free numbers), email: [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This ICR is to obtain OMB approval for two proposed information collections associated with an evaluation of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI). Specifically they are: 1. Annual Site Visits/Telephone Calls to sixteen DEI grantees and 2. Implementation of the DEI Data System. These data collection efforts are essential to the measurement of program implementation, system change, program impact, and customer outcomes and will provide the DOL with important information for strategic planning, program replication and development of disability employment policy.

This proposed 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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2011 (76 FR 35915).

Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB ICR Reference Number 201104-01230-001. The OMB 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 through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Agency: DOL-ODEP.

Title of Collection: Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation.

OMB ICR Reference Number: 201104-1230-001.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector—Businesses or Other For-Profits and Not-For-Profit Institutions; and State, Local, and Tribal Governments.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 72,927.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 435,824.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 36,158.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

Dated: April 3, 2012.

Michel Smyth,

Departmental Clearance Officer.