Self-Employment Training (SET) Demonstration Evaluation

OMB Control No: 1205-0505	ICR Reference No: 201408-1205-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201209-1205-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Self-Employment Training (SET) Demonstration Evaluation
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/20/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	01/31/2016	01/31/2016
Responses	10,002	0	10,002
Time Burden (Hours)	4,277	0	5,344
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This evaluation examines a reemployment program targeted towards dislocated workers, as defined by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), who wish to start or grow a business in their fields of expertise. The demonstration will seek to connect such workers to self-employment training, intensive business development assistance, and other services (including seed capital microgrants) to help them become more successful in self-employment. The main objective of the evaluation of the SET Demonstration is to understand whether providing dislocated workers with access to intensive business development services and self-employment training increases their likelihood of reemployment, their earnings, and their propensity to start a business.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 49(c) Name of Law: The Workforce Investment Act    PL: Pub.L. 112 - 96 2183(b)(1) Name of Law: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 37070	06/20/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 64354	10/19/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title Form No. Form Name Site Visits, Self-Employment Advisors, etc Seed Capital Request Form, Self-Employment Advisors Seed Capital Request Form, SET Program Participants Service Termination Information Follow-Up Survey for Self-Employment Training (SET) Demonstration Evaluation Applicants to the Program Case Study Interviews Participant Tracking Data Site Visits, Additional MDO & AJC Staff, etc

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10,002	10,002	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,277	5,344	0	-1,067	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: Given the available resources, the main way that ETA has identified to achieve sufficiently high response rates for the SET follow-up is to reduce the survey's length and complexity, retaining only the core information needed to calculate key impact measures and contextualize important findings. Experimental studies of web surveys have shown that reducing administration times can increase initial participation and, in some cases, reduce break-offs

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $800,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Thadeus Roberts 202 693-3510 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 10/07/2014

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