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Tracking System (PTS) that will collect 

participant-level data. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimate of the 

proposed information collection, 

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. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Title: Youth Career Connect (YCC) 

grant program. 

OMB Number: OMB Control Number 

1205–0NEW. 

Affected Public: YCC Grantees and 

program participants. 

Form(s): Total Annual Respondents— 

24 grantees. 

Annual Frequency: Quarterly. 

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. 

James H. Moore, Jr., 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. 

Department of Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Evaluation 

of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Community College Career Training 

(TAACCCT) Grants Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 

Office, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that required 

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. 

A copy of the proposed 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 

September 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either one of the following methods: 

Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; 

Mail or Courier: Erika Liliedahl, Chief 

Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–2312, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., 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. Because we continue to 

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the Washington, DC area, commenters 

are strongly encouraged to transmit their 

comments electronically via email or to 

submit them by mail early. 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: 

Erika Liliedahl by telephone at 202– 

693–5992 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at ChiefEvaluationOffice@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Community College Career Training 

(TAACCCT) grants program provides 

community colleges and other eligible 

institutions of higher education with 

funds to expand and improve their 

ability to deliver education and career 

training programs that can be completed 

in two years or less and are suited for 

workers who are eligible for training 

under the Trade Adjustment Assistance 

for Workers program. TAACCCT-funded 

programs assist participants in acquiring 

the skills, degrees, and credentials 

needed employment while also meeting 

the needs of employers for skilled 

workers. A total of 185 grants have been 

awarded with 49 in fiscal year 2011 

(‘‘Round 1’’), 79 in fiscal year 2012 

(‘‘Round 2’’), and 57 in fiscal year 2013 

(‘‘Round 3’’). 

The purpose of the evaluation, funded 

by the Chief Evaluation Office, is to 

evaluate the national TAACCCT grants 

program, using a mixed-method design 

including outcome analysis, formal 

implementation analysis, performance 

assessment, and evaluability 

assessment. All Round 2 and 3 grantees 

and several Round 1 grantees have 

independent third-party evaluations. 

The national evaluator is collaborating 

with grantees and their evaluators and 

will provide a nationwide assessment of 

the overall initiative. 

This package requests clearance for an 

online survey of all participating 

TAACCCT colleges and structured 

fieldwork in the form of site visits to 10 

Round 2 and 10 Round 3 grantees. 

The online survey is aimed at 

developing a comprehensive description 

of grant activities undertaken by 

participating TAACCCT colleges, as 

well as assessing the extent to which 

grantees have achieved the main goals 

under the initiative. Unlike the planned 

site visits to a small select group of 

TAACCCT grants, the online survey will 

provide an opportunity to collect 

responses to survey questions from all 

colleges that are a part of the 178 Round 

1–3 TAACCCT grants. 

There are two primary data sources 

for the structured fieldwork: Semistructured interviews and focus groups. 

Interviews will be conducted with 

college administrators, program 

coordinators, faculty and instructional 

staff, industry and community partners, 

and employers. Field researchers will 

use a modular interview guide, 

organized by major topics that can be 

adapted based on the respondent’s 

knowledge base, to prompt discussions 

on the approaches used and experiences 

of the grantees and stakeholders. Inperson interviews will provide firsthand 

about the experiences of those involved 

in planning, implementing, and 

participating in the programs and the 

characteristics that contribute to success 

or lack of success in addressing and 

overcoming workforce challenges. 

To understand the experiences and 

perspectives of the participants in the 

TAACCCT-funded activities, the 

research team will conduct focus groups 

of students at each site. Focus group 

questions will be open-ended and 

designed to elicit detailed responses. 

From the focus groups with program 

participants, researchers will learn 

about their perceptions regarding the 

training and service delivery approaches 

including, recruitment and orientation 

to the training or career path, supports 

provided before and after training, 

educational attainment and 

employment, and satisfaction with the 

training program. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Department of Labor is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

above data collection for the national 

evaluation of the TAACCCT grants 

program. Comments are requested 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 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, including 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. 

III. Current Actions 

At this time, the Department of Labor 

is requesting clearance for data 

collection for the national evaluation of 

the TAACCCT grants program via 

survey and fieldwork efforts. 

Type of review: New information 

collection request. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Students 

participating in and staff and partners 

associated with implementing 

TAACCCT grant programs. 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 1,440. 

Average Time per Response: 76 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,824 

hours. 

Total Other Burden Cost: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this request will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval; they 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

James H. Moore, Jr., 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. 

Department of Labor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Institutional Analysis of American Job 

Centers (AJCs) Study 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that required 

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. 


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