[Federal Register: September 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI)
Reporting System
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 pre-clearance
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, the
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, the
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments on
the establishment of a reporting and recordkeeping system to support
implementation of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI).
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Mr. Gregg Weltz, Program Manager, Office
of Workforce Investment/Office of Youth Services, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N4459, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-3527
(this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3861; e-mail:
weltz.greg@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregg Weltz, Program Manager,
Office of Workforce Investment/Office of Youth Services, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N4459, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-3527
(this is not a toll-free number); fax: (202) 693-3861; e-mail:
weltz.greg@dol.gov.
Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission Package may be
obtained directly at the Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/performance/guidance/ombcontrolnumber.cfm
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
In applying for the Prisoner Reentry Initiative grants, Faith-based
and Community Organization grantees agree to submit participant data
and quarterly aggregate reports for individuals who receive services
through PRI programs and their partnerships with One-Stop Centers,
local Workforce Investment Boards, employment providers, the criminal
justice system, and local housing authorities. The reports will include
aggregate data on demographic characteristics, types of services
received, placements, outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically,
they summarize data on participants who received employment and
placement services, housing assistance, mentoring, and other services
essential to reintegrating ex-offenders through PRI programs.
This is a request for approval to implement the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative through
an ETA-provided, web-based Management Information System (MIS). In
addition to reporting participant information and performance-related
outcomes, PRI grantees must demonstrate their ability to establish
effective partnerships with the criminal justice system, local
Workforce Investment Boards, local housing authorities, and other
partner agencies. They must also demonstrate the cost effectiveness of
their projects. The MIS reporting and recordkeeping system incorporates
each of these aspects necessary for program evaluation.
Five outcome measures will be used to measure success in the PRI
grants: entered employment rate, employment retention rate, attainment
of a degree or certificate, average six-month post-program earnings,
and recidivism rate. Several of these conform to the common performance
measures implemented across federal job training programs as of July 1,
2005. By standardizing the reporting and performance requirements of
different programs, the common measures give ETA the ability to compare
across programs the core goals of the workforce system--how many people
entered jobs; how many stayed employed; and how many successfully
completed an educational program. Although the common measures are an
integral part of ETA's performance accountability system, these
measures provide only part of the information necessary to effectively
oversee the workforce investment system. ETA will also collect
additional data from PRI grantees on program activities, participants,
and outcomes that are necessary for program management and to convey
full and accurate information on the performance of PRI programs to
policymakers and stakeholders.
This request establishes a reporting and record-keeping system for
a minimum level of information collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold PRI grantees appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they receive, including common
performance measures, and to allow the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management responsibilities.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Department is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed reporting and recordkeeping system for the PRI in order to:
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.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be obtained by contacting the office
listed above in the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) Reporting System.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: Faith-based and Community Organization Grantees.
Cite/Reference: Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220)
sections 172, 185, and 189.
Total Respondents: 30 grantees.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Average Total
Total Total time per annual
Form/activity respondents Frequency annual response burden
response (hours) hours
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Participant Data Collection............ 30 Continual................ 6,250 1.8 11,250
Quarterly narrative progress report.... 30 Quarterly................ 120 16 1,920
Quarterly performance report........... 30 Quarterly................ 120 16 1,920
Totals............................. 30 ......................... 6,490 ......... 15,090
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-19046 Filed 9-22-05; 8:45 am]
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