[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35157-35158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12471]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; EDA Workforce Data Collection Instrument

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 29, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
    Title: EDA Workforce Data Collection Instrument.
    OMB Control Number: New information collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Frequency: System Lead 
Entities/Backbone Organizations: 50 respondents, responding 
semiannually on their systems and corresponding characteristics, and 
responding quarterly with data collected from all training providers 
within the system, including information on participants trained by 
each training provider. As the Good Jobs Challenge is a new grant 
program, EDA anticipates that these estimates will be further refined 
based on data generated during the period of performance of Good Jobs 
Challenge grants.
    Estimated Average Hours per Response: Semiannual data collection on 
the system and corresponding characteristics: 2 hours. Quarterly data 
collection on training providers and their training participants: 16.7 
hours.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 3,533 hours.

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 Type of metric (all information
  to be provided by system lead       Number of     Hours per response  Number of responses    Total estimated
           respondents)               responses                               per year               time
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System Information...............            * 50  2 hours............  2 (Semiannually)...  200 hours.
Training Provider and Training               * 50  16.7 hours (4        4 (Quarterly)......  3,333 hours.
 Participant Information.                           training providers
                                                    serving 50
                                                    participants each*
                                                    x 5 minutes per
                                                    participant).
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    Total........................  ..............  ...................  ...................  3,533 hours.
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* The number of responses should be considered estimates given the Good Jobs Challenge intended impact. Given
  investment alignment and program priorities are founded on equity, there could be lower number of stakeholders
  participating given their efforts to work with individuals most underserved.

    Needs and Uses: To effectively administer and monitor its economic 
development assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from 
applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. Under 
the EDA American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Good Jobs Challenge, award 
recipients will be required to submit identified program metrics and 
information to ensure that EDA workforce investments are evidence-based 
and data-driven, and accountable to participants and the public. EDA 
will require information on three key award stakeholders: (1) System 
Lead Entity/Backbone Organization, defined as the lead entity of a 
regional workforce training system or sectoral partnership; (2) 
Training Providers, defined as entities providing relevant training and 
learning in a regional workforce training system; and (3) Participants, 
defined as individuals directly trained and placed into jobs via a 
regional workforce training system. System Lead Entities/Backbone 
Organizations will also coordinate with relevant employers to 
understand program performance from the employers' perspective. All 
process, output, and outcome metrics are associated with the following 
objectives:
    <bullet> System Lead Entity/Backbone Organizations: (1) Establish, 
strengthen, or expand sectoral partnerships or regional workforce 
training systems; (2) Target underserved populations and areas to 
participate in the skills training program to reduce systemic 
inequities and barriers to employment and enhance diversity, equity, 
and inclusion in industry, including by securing and offering wrap-
around services; (3) Support employers in filling demand for good-
paying jobs, and (4) Leverage federal and non-federal funds to expand 
reach and support sustainability.
    <bullet> Training Providers: Provide skills training to unemployed, 
underemployed, or incumbent workers with opportunity for increased 
wages through targeted upskilling to place them into quality jobs and 
provide employers with skilled workers.
    <bullet> Participants: Position for employment and wage growth.
    EDA will require all ARP Act Good Jobs Challenge award recipients 
to submit data on the system on a semiannual basis and data on Training 
Providers and Participants within the system on a quarterly basis.
    Affected Public: Recipients of ARP Act Good Jobs Challenge awards, 
which may include a(n): District Organization; Indian Tribe or a 
consortium of Indian Tribes; State, county, city, or other political 
subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a state or 
local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development 
activities or a consortium of political subdivisions; Institution of 
Higher Education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; 
or

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Public or private non-profit organization or association, including 
labor unions, acting in cooperation with officials of a political 
subdivision of a State. Additionally, training providers and 
participants in regional workforce training systems will be affected.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-12471 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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