[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23431]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Youth Opportunity Area Pilot

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 proposed information collection on the Youth 
Opportunity Area Pilot. A copy of the proposed information collection 
request can be obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the 
contact section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 
1997. Written comments should:

--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 use;
--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.

ADDRESSES: David Lah, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-5637, 
Washington, D.C., 202-219-5782.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Youth Opportunity Area Pilot is an attempt on the part of the 
Department of Labor to improve the labor market prospects of out-of-
school youth in a small number of high poverty areas. In this pilot, 
funds will be provided to three new Opportunity Areas. These new areas 
in the cities of New York and Boston, and in Kentucky's Lake County 
Area Development District. Funds will be used to expand employment, 
education, and training opportunities for out-of-school youth ages 16-
24, with priority given to high school dropouts. Each Opportunity Area 
will consist of an identified target area within a designated 
empowerment zone (EZ) or enterprise community (EC) with a population of 
between 10,000 and 20,000 persons and a poverty rate in the 1990 Census 
that is among the highest in the EZ/EC. Under this evaluation, a 
baseline youth employment rate will be determined for the three 
Opportunity Areas. This will be compared to an employment rate 
similarly calculated at the end of the pilot to determine its impact on 
the ability of youth in these areas to find jobs. In addition, 
information will be collected on whether the subject young people are 
parents and on any exposure they may have had to the criminal justice 
system.
    Type of Review: Paperwork Reduction.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Youth Opportunity Area Pilot.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Respondents: 720.
    Frequency: One follow-up survey.
    Total Responses: 1440.
    Average Time Per Response: One-half hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 720.
    Estimated Total Burden Cost: $400,000.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: August 28, 1997.
Gerard F. Fiala,
Administrator, Office of Policy and Research.
[FR Doc. 97-23431 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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