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Vol. 62, No. 225

Friday, November 21, 1997

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request for Employee

Surveys in the Benefit/Cost Analysis of

the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase

from People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled (the Committee) is inviting

public comment on surveys submitted

for review by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Committee is

seeking public comment on surveys

being conducted as part of 2

comprehensive Benefit/Cost Analysis of

the JWOD Program. This request is for

renewal with revisions of a

questionnaire for interviews with

individuals who are blind or have other

severe disabilities employed on

contracts authorized under the JWOD

Act and for renewal of the Employee

Information Form.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Daniel Werfel, Desk

Officer for the Committee for Purchase,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room

10235, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503. Requests for

copies of the OMB submission and the

proposed information collection

requests should be submitted to Sheryl

Kennerly, Committee for Purchase from

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheryl Kennerly, Committee for

Purchase from People Who Are Blind or

Severely Disabled, 1215 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Suite 310, Arlington, VA

22202–4302, telephone: 703–603–7740,

fax: 703–603–0655.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

enabling regulations for the JWOD Act

prescribe that the Committee: ‘‘Conduct

a continuing study and evaluation of its

activities under the JWOD Act for the

purpose of assuring the effective and

efficient administration of the JWOD

Act. The Committee may study,

independently, or in cooperation with

other public or nonprofit private

agencies, problems relating to (1) The

employment of the blind or individuals

with other severe disabilities * * *.’’

(41 CFR Ch. 51–2.2(g)).

As part of the effort to evaluate its

activities and study the employment of

individuals who are blind or severely

disabled, the Committee has initiated a

comprehensive analysis of benefits and

costs of the JWOD Program. The

following survey instruments included

in the submission for OMB approval are

required to collect data for determining

the benefits and costs of the JWOD

Program to individuals who are blind or

have other severe disabilities and to

taxpayers in general. Comments should

reference the title of the collection of

information to which they apply.

Title: JWOD Employee Interview

Questionnaire.

Type of Review: Reinstatement with

revisions.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Individuals who are

blind or severely disabled and who

participated in the baseline surveys for

this study.

Burden Estimate:

Responses: 360.

Total Burden Hours: 180 hours.

Average Burden per respondent:

30 minutes.

Abstract: The burden estimate above

is based on actual use of the previous

survey questionnaire in baseline

interviews with the same individuals

who will participate in interviews using

the revised follow-up survey. This

survey instrument will be used in oral

interviews conducted either by

telephone or in person depending on

individual circumstances. The followup survey has been revised based on

comments and issues identified during

the baseline interviews. The follow-up

survey is significantly shorter than the

baseline survey. Data collected will be

used to determine long-term effects of

employment provided through the

JWOD Program.

Title: Employee Mail Questionnaire.

Type of Review: Reinstatement with

Revisions.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Individuals who are

blind or severely disabled who

participated in the baseline surveys for

this study and who are not available for

an oral interview.

Burden Estimate:

Responses: 129.

Total Burden Hours: 64.5 hours.

Average Burden per respondent:

30 minutes.

Abstract: This survey contains the

same survey questions as the Employee

Interview Questionnaire with formatting

changes suited for self-administration

through a paper format. This survey will

be sent to individuals who are not able

or available to participate in an oral

interview.

Title: JWOD Employee Information

Form.

Type of Review: Reinstatement with

revisions.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Nonprofit agencies

that employed individuals who are

blind or severely disabled who

participated in the baseline surveys for

this study.

Burden Estimate:

Responses: 82.

Total Burden Hours: 196.8 hours.

Average Burden per respondent:

2.4 hours per agency.

Abstract: This survey will be

completed by the nonprofit agencies

who currently or previously employed

individuals participating in the baseline

survey. The information to be collected

by this survey will provide critical

contact information and will provide

employment data that cannot be

accurately obtained from each survey

respondent. The estimate of burden is

based on a similar Employee

Information Form completed by the

same nonprofit agencies at the baseline

stage.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–30679 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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