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Bronson at least seven (7) days in 

advance of the meeting. 

Catherine Pierce, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Justice 

Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and 

Delinquency Prevention, Child Protection 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8861 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Evaluation 

of the Unemployment Compensation 

Provisions of the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting, under the 

Departmental Management (DM) 

Account, the information collection 

request (ICR) proposal titled, 

‘‘Evaluation of the Unemployment 

Compensation Provisions of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, on the day 

following publication of this notice or 

by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for DOL–DM, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881 

(these are not toll-free numbers), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection is in support of 

an evaluation of the unemployment 

compensation (UC) provisions of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (ARRA) of 2009. The evaluation is 

designed to provide insights into five 

topics: (1) States’ decisions to adopt 

certain UC-related reforms encouraged 

by the ARRA, (2) states’ implementation 

experiences with these ARRA UC 

provisions, (3) the characteristics of 

recipients of different types of 

unemployment benefits during the time 

ARRA-related UC benefits were 

available, (4) the impact of ARRA UC 

provisions on recipients’ outcomes, and 

(5) additional research questions about 

the influence of the UC provisions of the 

ARRA on macroeconomic issues and 

state unemployment insurance (UI) trust 

funds. This package requests clearance 

for three data collection efforts 

conducted as part of the evaluation: (1) 

Survey of UI Recipients, (2) Survey of 

UI Administrators, and (3) Site Visit 

Data Collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information if the 

collection of information does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 

DOL seeks OMB approval for this 

information collection under OMB ICR 

Reference Number 201110–1225–001. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 12, 2011 (76 FR 

77260). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

reference OMB ICR Reference Number 

121110–1225–001. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–DM. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

Unemployment Compensation 

Provisions of the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 

OMB ICR Reference Number: 201110– 

1225–001. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households; Private Sector—For Profit 

Entities; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,491. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 2,901. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,801. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8776 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Proposed Collection of Follow-up 

Survey Information for Green Jobs and 

Health Care Impact Evaluation of 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (ARRA)-Funded Grants; New 

Collection 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department or 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 

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Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 

3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 

The proposed follow-up survey 

information collection is for an 

evaluation of the impact of the Green 

Jobs and Health Care ARRA-funded 

training grants. This evaluation is 

sponsored by ETA to understand the 

processes surrounding the design and 

implementation of these grants. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

June 11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this proposed 

information collection request may be 

obtained by contacting Savi Swick at 

202–693–3382 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or email: swick.savi@dol.gov. 

Comments are to be submitted to 

Department of Labor/Employment and 

Training Administration, Attn: Savi 

Swick, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Room N–5641, Washington, DC 20210. 

Written comments may be transmitted 

by facsimile to 202–693–2766 (this is 

not a toll-free number) or emailed to 

swick.savi@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The proposed follow-up survey 

information collection is for an 

evaluation of the impacts of the Green 

Jobs and Health Care (GJHC) training 

grants. This evaluation is sponsored by 

ETA for worker training and placement 

in high growth and emerging industries 

through training grants. 

In February 2009, President Obama 

signed the ARRA into law in an effort 

to preserve and create jobs, promote 

economic growth, and assist those 

impacted by the recession. The ARRA 

included funding for four Solicitations 

for Grant Applications (SGAs) with the 

goal of training workers in the skills 

required to be employed in specific 

high-growth and emerging industries 

including health care, energy efficiency, 

and renewable energy. This study 

focuses on the following two SGAs: 

• Pathways Out of Poverty (POP) 

($150 million for 38 projects). 

• Health Care and Other High Growth 

Emerging Industries (HHG) ($225 

million for 55 projects). 

The overall aim of this evaluation is 

to determine the extent to which 

enrollees achieve increases in 

employment, earnings, and career 

advancement because of their 

participation in the training provided by 

POP and HHG grantees and to identify 

promising best practices and strategies 

for replication. Individuals enrolling in 

the GJHC training programs have a 50/ 

50 chance of receiving these services. 

Those individuals not receiving the 

training services receive the existing 

services offered by the grantee. 

Education, employment, and other 

outcomes of the two groups will be 

compared over time to evaluate the 

GJHC training grant impact. The 

evaluation will estimate the success in 

providing educational and occupational 

skills training that fosters entry into job 

fields that are innovative and/or 

experiencing high growth, as in the 

health care industry. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department is particularly 

interested in comments which: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

III. Current Actions 

This proposed information collection 

will involve collecting data from 

recipients of four DOL/ETA grants that 

provide funding to train unemployed, 

underemployed, dislocated, and 

incumbent workers for employment and 

to create career pathways in health care 

and other growing industries. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title of Collection: Follow-up Survey 

Information for Green Jobs and Health 

Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-funded 

Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,024. 

Frequency: Once at 18 months and 

once at 36 months. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

4,024. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,426. 

Total Annualized Capital and Startup 

Costs: $0. 

Total Annualized Operation and 

Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Total Estimated Annual Cost Burden: 

$85,953. 

Data collection activity Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate 

Total 

annualized 

cost 

Follow-up Surveys: 

a. 18-month .............................................................................................. 4,024 2,213 $19.42 $42,976.5 

b. 36-month .............................................................................................. 4,024 2,213 19.42 42,976.5 

TOTAL ............................................................................................... 4,024 4,426 n/a 85,953 

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Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and may 

be included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

final information collection request. The 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC on this 

3rd day of April, 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8724 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Investment Act; Native 

American Employment and Training 

Council 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 (a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, 

and Section 166 (h)(4) of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) [29 U.S.C. 

2911(h)(4)], notice is hereby given of the 

next meeting of the Native American 

Employment and Training Council 

(Council), as constituted under WIA. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1:30 

p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 

26, 2012, and continue until 5 p.m. that 

day. The meeting will reconvene at 9 

a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012, and 

adjourn at 3 p.m. that day. The period 

from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 26, 

2012, will be reserved for participation 

and presentations by members of the 

public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Museum and 

Cultural Resources Center, 151 Melacon 

Drive, Marksville, Louisiana 71351. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Members of the public not present may 

submit a written statement on or before 

April 18, 2012, to be included in the 

record of the meeting. Statements are to 

be submitted to Mrs. Evangeline M. 

Campbell, Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

4209, Washington, DC 20210. Persons 

who need special accommodations 

should contact Mr. Craig Lewis at (202) 

693–3384, at least two business days 

before the meeting. The formal agenda 

will focus on the following topics: (1) 

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), 

Employment and Training 

Administration Update; (2) U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of Public 

Engagement—Tribal Consultation Policy 

(TCP) Update; (3) DOL, Division of 

Indian and Native American Program 

Update; (4) Training and Technical 

Assistance; (5) Council Update; (6) 

Council Workgroup Reports; and (7) 

Council Recommendations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Evangeline M. Campbell, DFO, Division 

of Indian and Native American 

Programs, Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–4209, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone number (202) 693–3737 

(VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

April, 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8725 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4501–FR–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the 

Benefits and Costs of Federal 

Regulations and Unfunded Mandates 

on State, Local and Tribal Entities 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget, Executive Office of the 

President. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) requests comments 

on its Draft 2012 Report to Congress on 

the Benefits and Costs of Federal 

Regulations, available at: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

inforeg_regpol_reports_congress/. The 

Draft Report is divided into four 

chapters. Chapter I examines the 

benefits and costs of major Federal 

regulations issued in Fiscal Year 2011 

and summarizes the benefits and costs 

of major regulations issued between 

October 2001 and September 2011. It 

also discusses regulatory impacts on 

State, local, and tribal governments, 

small business, wages, and economic 

growth. Chapter II offers 

recommendations for regulatory reform. 

Chapter III provides an update on 

implementation of the Information 

Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes 

agency compliance with the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests 

that comments be submitted 

electronically to OMB within 60 days 

from the date of notice publication in 

the Federal Register through 

www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: To ensure consideration of 

comments as OMB prepares this Draft 

Report for submission to Congress, 

comments must be in writing and 

received by 60 days after publication. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of 

the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Direct 

comments to Docket ID OMB–2010– 

0008 

• Fax: (202) 395–7285. 

• Mail: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attn: Mabel 

Echols, NEOB, Room 10202, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. To 

ensure that your comments are received, 

we recommend that comments on this 

draft report be electronically submitted. 

All comments and recommendations 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be made available to the public, 

including by posting them on OMB’s 

Web site. For this reason, please do not 

include in your comments information 

of a confidential nature, such as 

sensitive personal information or 

proprietary information. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means OMB will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

For Further Information, contact: 

Mabel Echols, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, NEOB, Room 

10202, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: 

(202) 395–3741. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress 

directed the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual 

Report to Congress on the Costs and 

Benefits of Federal Regulations. 

Specifically, Section 624 of the FY 2001 

Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act, also known as the 

‘‘Regulatory Right-to-Know Act,’’ (the 

Act) requires OMB to submit a report on 

the costs and benefits of Federal 

regulations together with 

recommendation for reform. The Act 

states that the report should contain 

estimates of the costs and benefits of 

regulations in the aggregate, by agency 

and agency program, and by major rule, 

as well as an analysis of impacts of 

Federal regulation on State, local, and 

tribal governments, small businesses, 

wages, and economic growth. The Act 

also states that the report should be 

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