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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request, Homeless 

Veterans Reintegration Program 

(HVRP) Impact Evaluation, New 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation 

Office, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

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 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 is properly 

assessed. 

Currently, DOL is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of survey data 

about the HVRP Impact Evaluation. A 

copy of the proposed Information 

Collection Request (ICR) can be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

in the addressee section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee’s section below on or before 

October 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either one of the following methods: 

Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; 

Mail or Courier: Christina Yancey, Chief 

Evaluation Office, OASP, 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. 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: 

Christina Yancey by email at 

ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: As the only federal 

program wholly focused on employment 

services for veterans experiencing 

homelessness, HVRP sits at the nexus of 

these three critical policy arenas: 

veterans, employment, and housing. 

Since 1987, HVRP has assisted veterans 

experiencing homelessness through 

competitive grants to state, local, and 

tribal governments; local Workforce 

Development Boards; private for-project 

and non-profit organizations; and 

community organizations. In the most 

recent Program Year (PY) 2018, DOL 

announced awards to 163 grantees to 

support an estimated 18,000 veterans. 

These are one-year grants; a new set of 

grantees will receive PY 2019 awards. 

The HVRP Impact Evaluation is 

examining the effectiveness of the HVRP 

program, building evidence of HVRP’s 

effects on participants’ employment and 

earning-related outcomes. In addition, 

the evaluation will provide a better 

understanding of program models and 

variations, partnerships, and 

populations served. Goals of the specific 

data collection plan included in this 

Notice is to help DOL make informed 

decisions about effective ways to 

improve the service systems seeking to 

support veterans experiencing 

homelessness. The research questions to 

be answered by the planned data 

collection pertain to how HVRPs are 

implemented; what are the different 

approaches to service provision; how 

systems and partnerships are developed 

and maintained; and what the service 

landscape is in the absence of HVRP. 

This Federal Register Notice provides 

the opportunity to comment on four 

proposed data collection instruments 

that will be used in the evaluation’s 

implementation study: 

* Grantee survey. The grantee survey 

will be administered to all HVRP 

grantees to collect the following 

information: (1) Key referral sources for 

participants; (2) key recruitment sources 

and challenges; (3) number and type of 

services; (4) list of services offered onsite and through referrals; (5) key 

partners and referral sources; (6) type 

and mode of communication; and (7) 

types of coordination and collaboration. 

The survey will be administered via 

web. It is expected to take participants 

an average of 60 minutes to complete 

the survey and yield a 100% response 

rate. 

* Key informant interview guide. The 

study team will visit eight grantees for 

two to three days to interview (1) 

program directors and managers; (2) job 

developers; (3) employment specialists; 

(4) case managers; and (5) outreach 

workers with interviews averaging 60 

minutes. In addition to the grantee staff, 

the team will interview managers of 

partner entities from employment, 

homelessness/housing, and veteran’s 

agencies and service providers. To 

ensure consistent data collection, the 

team will use a field discussion guide 

designed to gather information relevant 

to all of the implement research 

questions. The guide will focus on 

understanding (1) target populations 

and enrollment process; (2) key 

components of the HVRP program 

model; (3) HVRP partners; and (4) 

implementation challenges and 

facilitators. The guide will also be used 

for telephone interviews with similar 

partner types in eight comparison areas 

that are selected for the impact study. 

* Partner assessment tool. A brief 

assessment will be administered to 

collect data on the strength of the HVRP 

partnership network. The assessment 

tool will be administered on paper, 

taking less than ten minutes to 

completed, and will ask key informants 

to assess and rate the strength of their 

community partners in providing 

employment services, assistance 

locating housing, critical health support 

services, and the use of employer 

relations for job placement. An openended question will allow respondents 

the opportunity to provide more 

information to contextualize their rating 

of each partner. 

* In-depth interview guide. The study 

team will conduct in-depth interviews 

with current and former HVRP 

participants. HVRP program directors 

will be asked to identify veterans who 

are currently enrolled in HVRP or those 

who recently exited the program. The 

instrument will collect data detailing 

information on (1) the participant’s 

pathways to homelessness; (2) barriers 

they face to looking for and staying in 

work; (3) experiences in HVRP and 

other employment and supportive 

services; and (4) their post-program 

outcomes. In addition, participants will 

be asked which parts of the HVPR 

program was most important to their 

success. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: 

Currently, DOL is soliciting comments 

concerning the above data collection for 

the HVRP Evaluation. DOL is 

particularly interested in comments that 

do the following: 

• 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, 


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including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• 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— 

for example, permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

III. Current Actions: DOL is requesting 

clearance for the grantee survey, key 

informant interview guide, partner 

assessment tool, and in-depth 

participant interview guide. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection request. 

OMC Control Number: 1290–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Veterans 

experiencing homelessness. 

Estimated Burden Hours: 

IMPLEMENTATION STUDY

Type of instrument Total number 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hour 

per response 

(hours) 

Annual 

estimated 

burden hours 

Grantee Survey .................................................................... 163 54 1 1 54 

Key Informant Interview Guide ............................................ 168 56 1 1 56 

Partner Assessment Tool .................................................... 80 27 1 .2 5 

In-Depth Interview Guide ..................................................... a 32 11 1 1.5 16 

Total .............................................................................. 443 148 ........................ ........................ 131 

a In-depth HVRP participant interviews will be conducted approximately 8 participants at four sites. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this 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. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Molly Irwin, 

Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17244 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Vacancy Posting: Chair of the 

Administrative Review Board 

Summary of Duties: The 

Administrative Review Board (ARB) 

Chair directs other ARB Members and 

administrative and professional staff in 

the performance of the ARB’s mission. 

The Chair directs the management of the 

ARB’s administrative, clerical, and 

professional staff and makes final 

decisions for the ARB on management 

matters, such as budget, personnel, 

space, and other services. The Chair 

exercises completely independent 

judgment in discharging his/her duties 

and responsibilities as required by law 

and any applicable regulations. In 

addition, the Chair and the ARB 

Members establish general policies for 

the ARB’s operations and promulgation 

of Rules of Practice and Procedure for 

all persons appearing before the ARB in 

the performance of its appellate review 

authority. 

Appointment Type: Excepted—The 

term of appointment is for two years or 

less and may be extended. 

Qualifications: The applicant should 

be well versed in whistleblower, 

immigration, child labor, employment 

discrimination, and federal 

construction/services contracts. This 

includes the processes, adjudication of 

claims, and the appeals process, as well 

as having the ability to interpret 

regulations and come to a consensus to 

determine an overall appeals 

determination with Members of the 

Board. Prior experience directing a team 

of professional, administrative, and 

clerical staff in management matters is 

required. 

To Be Considered: Applicants must 

provide a detailed resume containing a 

demonstrated ability to perform as Chair 

of the Board. 

Closing Date: Resumes must be 

submitted (postmarked, if sending by 

mail; submitted electronically; or 

received, if hand-delivered) by 11:59 

p.m. EDT on September 15, 2018. 

Resumes must be submitted to: 

sylvia.john@dol.gov or mail to: U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, ATTN: Office of Executive 

Resources, Room N2495, Washington, 

DC 20210, phone: 774–365–6851. This 

is not a toll-free number. 

Dated. August 6, 2018. 

Bryan Slater, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration & 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17375 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–HW–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2018–054] 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

Advisory Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: NARA announces an 

upcoming Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be on 

September 6, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 

1:00 p.m. EDT. You must register for the 

meeting by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 

4, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA); 700 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW; William G. 

McGowan Theater; Washington, DC 

20408. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal 

Officer for this committee, by mail at 

National Archives and Records 

Administration; Office of Government 

Information Services; 8601 Adelphi 

Road—OGIS; College Park, MD 20740– 

6001, by telephone at 202–741–5770, or 

by email at foia-advisory-committee@

nara.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

and meeting materials: You may find all 

meeting materials at https://

ogis.archives.gov/foia-advisorycommittee/2018-2020-term/ 

Meetings.htm. This will be the first 

meeting of the new committee term. The 


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