13086 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 26, 2013 / Notices 

Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W– 

1407, Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: February 20, 2013. 

Jerri Murray, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, 

United States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04283 Filed 2–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Unemployment Insurance Data 

Validation Program 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employment 

and Training Administration (ETA) 

sponsored information collection 

request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Unemployment Insurance Data 

Validation Program,’’ 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 

March 28, 2013. 

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–ETA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a 

toll-free number), email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Unemployment Insurance Data 

Validation Program requires States to 

operate a system for ascertaining the 

validity (i.e., adherence to Federal 

reporting requirements) of specified 

unemployment insurance data 

submitted to the ETA on certain reports 

they are required to submit monthly or 

quarterly. Some of these data are used 

to assess performance, including for the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act, or to determine States grants for 

administration of the Unemployment 

Insurance Program. 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1205–0431. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on July 

31, 2013; however, it should be noted 

that existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. The new 

information collection requirements 

would take effect upon OMB approval. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on July 31, 2012 (77 FR 41452). 

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 

mention OMB Control Number 1205– 

0431. 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–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Unemployment 

Insurance Data Validation Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0431. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 53. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 34,550. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: February 20, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04374 Filed 2–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Job Clubs 

Study 

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 or by accessing: http:// 

www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/ 

OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

March 28, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either one of the following methods: 


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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 26, 2013 / Notices 13087 

Email: CFBNP@dol.gov; Mail or Courier: 

Center for Faith-Based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–2521, 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 Control 

Number identified above for this 

information collection. Because we 

continue to experience delays in 

receiving mail in 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: Ben 

Seigel by telephone at 202–693–6032 

(this is not a toll-free number) or by 

email at CFBNP@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Over the past several decades, job 

search support groups, commonly 

referred to as ‘‘job clubs’’ have evolved 

into one of several important activities 

used by the public workforce system 

and community-based organizations to 

enhance worker readiness and 

employability, as well as to provide 

ongoing support to unemployed and 

underemployed individuals as they 

search for jobs. While many job clubs 

are formally run through the public 

workforce system—including at 

Department of Labor funded American 

Job Centers—they have especially 

expanded in recent years through faithbased organizations, such as church 

ministries; volunteer-run networking 

groups that meet at coffee shops or 

public libraries; and online networking 

sites such as LinkedIn. 

There have been past evaluations of 

the effects of job clubs sponsored by the 

public sector on job placement, but 

there has been little assessment and/or 

empirical study of volunteer-run job 

clubs and job search support groups 

sponsored by faith-based and 

community-based organizations. For 

example, during the 1980s, there was a 

great deal of interest in job clubs to help 

a wide variety of unemployed workers, 

including older workers, welfare 

recipients, and formerly incarcerated 

individuals. A number of evaluations 

found that job clubs had a large and 

significant impact on speeding up 

participants’ return to work. While it 

would seem likely that volunteer-run 

job clubs and those offered through 

faith-based and community-based 

organizations could have similar effects 

in terms of speeding the return to work 

for unemployed individuals, there have 

been few (if any) rigorous empirical 

research studies completed on this 

subject. There have, however, been 

some qualitative studies completed on 

the role of community-based and faithbased organizations in providing 

employment and training services. For 

example, a 2001 study for the 

Department of Labor documented and 

assessed the role of faith-based 

organizations in providing employment 

and training services, based in part on 

interviews conducted by telephone with 

faith-based organizations. This study 

broadly assessed the role of these 

organizations in delivering such 

services, with a focus on the role of 

faith-based organizations in providing 

job readiness workshops, job clubs, and 

other types of assistance to help 

unemployed individuals find jobs. 

Site visits to six organizations 

sponsoring job clubs is the focus of this 

ICR aimed at: (1) Systematically 

describing the key characteristics of the 

volunteer-run groups and other new 

types of job clubs being offered across 

a range of communities; (2) 

documenting how they differ from and 

are similar to the job clubs operated by 

publicly-funded workforce agencies 

(such as the American Job Centers); and 

(3) identifying promising practices that 

might warrant more rigorous formal 

evaluation of individual impacts and 

effectiveness. The proposed data 

collection effort is necessary to fill a gap 

in existing knowledge about the extent, 

characteristics, and effectiveness of 

volunteer-led and faith-based and 

community-based organizations’ 

sponsorship of job clubs for 

unemployed and underemployed 

workers. 

The period of performance of this 

effort is 12 months, ending September 

13, 2013. The overall budget is 

$299,784.44. The contractor is Capital 

Research Corporation with a subcontract 

to George Washington University. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

Currently, the Department of Labor is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

above data collection for the Job Clubs 

Study. 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. 

II. Current Actions 

At this time, the Department of Labor 

is requesting clearance for Job Clubs site 

visits. 

Type of review: New information 

collection request. 

OMB Number: None. 

Affected Public: Employees, 

volunteers, and/or members associated 

with six job clubs and their partner 

organizations. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: The Center 

for Faith-Based and Neighborhood 

Partnerships and its activities are 

guided by Executive Order 13279 

(December 12, 2002), ‘‘Equal Protection 

of the Laws for Faith-Based and 

Community Organizations’’ and 

Executive Order 13559 (November 17, 

2010), ‘‘Fundamental Principles and 

Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships 

with Faith-Based and Other 

Neighborhood Organizations.’’ 

For the Job Clubs site visits: 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 48. 

Average Time per Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 144 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $3,355(144 hours 

at $23.30* per hour). 

Note that, due to rounding, the 

numbers for the totals may differ from 

the sum of the component numbers. 

*U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Table B–3. Average hourly 

and weekly earnings of all employees on 

private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, 

seasonally adjusted (accessed from the 

following Web site as of September 2012: 

http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/ 

cesbtab3.htm)) 

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. 


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13088 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 26, 2013 / Notices 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

February 2013. 

Irasema Garza, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. 

Department of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04391 Filed 2–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

National Advisory Committee for Labor 

Provisions of U.S. Free Trade 

Agreements; Notice of Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting, March 

19, 2013. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Office of 

Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) gives 

notice of a meeting of the National 

Advisory Committee for Labor 

Provisions of U.S. Free Trade 

Agreements (‘‘Committee’’ or ‘‘NAC’’), 

which was established by the Secretary 

of Labor. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss the implementation of the labor 

provisions of Free Trade Agreements, as 

well as a Subcommittee’s report on 

ILAB’s research priorities. 

DATES: The Committee will meet on 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 

the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Deputy 

Undersecretary’s Conference Room, 

Washington, DC 20210. Mail comments, 

views, or statements in response to this 

notice to Paula Church Albertson, Office 

of Trade and Labor Affairs, ILAB, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room S–5004, 

Washington, DC 20210; phone (202) 

693–4789; fax (202) 693–4784 (this is 

not a toll free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Church Albertson, Designated 

Federal Official, Office of Trade and 

Labor Affairs, Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

5004, Washington, DC 20210; phone 

(202) 693–4789. 

Individuals with disabilities wishing 

to attend the meeting should contact 

Ms. Albertson no later than March 12, 

2013, to obtain appropriate 

accommodations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NAC 

meetings are open to the public on a 

first-come, first-served basis, as seating 

is limited. Attendees must present valid 

identification and will be subject to 

security screening to access the 

Department of Labor for the meeting. 

Agenda: Agenda items will include an 

update and discussion on the 

implementation of the labor provisions 

of Free Trade Agreements, and a review 

and discussion by the full Committee of 

a Sub-Committee report on ILAB’s 

research priorities. 

Public Participation: Written data, 

views, or comments for consideration by 

the NAC on the agenda listed above 

should be submitted to Paula Church 

Albertson at the address listed above. 

Submissions received by March 12, 

2013 will be provided to Committee 

members and will be included in the 

record of the meeting. The Committee 

may take comments or questions from 

members of the public which were not 

submitted in writing by March 12 if 

time permits. 

Signed at Washington, DC, the 20th day of 

February 2013. 

Carol Pier, 

Acting Deputy Undersecretary, International 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04385 Filed 2–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Access to 

Multiemployer Plan Information 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Access 

to Multiemployer Plan Information,’’ to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 28, 2013. 

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–EBSA, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a 

toll-free number), 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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

is to extend, without change, existing 

disclosures that provide certain 

actuarial and financial information to 

multiemployer defined benefit pension 

plan participants and beneficiaries, 

employee representatives, and any 

employer that has an obligation to 

contribute to such a plan. 

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 that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1210–0131. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

February 28, 2013; however, it should 

be noted that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on November 27, 2013 (77 FR 

70828). 

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 

mention OMB Control Number 1210– 

0131. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 


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