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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79963-79964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22432]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Older Workers Study 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.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to

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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). 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, the Department of Labor is soliciting 
comments concerning the collection of data about the Senior Community 
Service Employment Program (SCSEP). A copy of the proposed Information 
Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office 
listed below in the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before December 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following 
methods: Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Marie-
Ellen Ehounou, 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: Marie-Ellen Ehounou by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 693-5506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Background: The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) intends to design and conduct an impact study 
of the Senior Community Service Employment Program Sector-based 
Training Grants Demonstration for Low-income Older Workers. This impact 
study is part of the larger Older Workers Study, which includes the 
following components:
    (1) A review of existing knowledge and data to inform evaluation 
activities,
    (2) An implementation evaluation design,
    (3) An early implementation study and in-depth implementation study 
of programs receiving the 2020 SCSEP grants,
    (4) An impact evaluation that identifies an intervention for a 
pilot and rigorously evaluates the impact of the intervention on older 
workers' employment outcomes (primarily placement outcomes), and
    (5) An evaluability assessment and potential future research 
options that would address important gaps in the evidence base related 
to employment services for older workers.
    DOL's CEO contracted with Urban Institute and its partner Capital 
Research Corporation to conduct the Older Workers Study.
    This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on 
the proposed data collection instrument that will be used in the 
evaluation: the participant Baseline Information Form and informed 
consent for the Impact Study.
    DOL will submit additional requests for future data collection for 
the overall study.
    II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, DOL is soliciting 
comments concerning the above data collection for the Older Workers 
Impact Study. 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, 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: At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for 
a Baseline Information Form and informed consent form for participants 
in the Older Workers Impact Study.
    Type of Review: New information collection request.
    OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    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.

                                                              Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                                       Average                    Average
                                                      Number of       Number of     Total number     burden per     Estimated      hourly       Annual
                Type of instrument                   respondents    responses per   of responses    response  (in     burden     wage  ($)      burden
                                                                     respondents                       hours)         hours         \1\         costs
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Informed Consent and Baseline Information From...           1,600               1           1,600             .25          400     \1\ 7.25       $2,900
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    Total........................................           1,600               1           1,600             .25          400     \1\ 7.25        2,900
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\1\ Hourly wage for participants is the minimum wage.

Alix Gould-Werth,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-22432 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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