Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release Evaluation

OMB Control No: 1291-0009	ICR Reference No: 201603-1291-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OASAM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release Evaluation
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/19/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/08/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	577	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	420	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: DOL is funding twenty local workforce investment boards to implement the Linking Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) program, which strengthens connections between public workforce systems and local correctional facilities by establishing satellite American Job Centers within local jails. The LEAP Evaluation, sponsored by DOL's Chief Evaluation Office, will use (1) semi-structured interviews with program administrators and managers; (2) focus groups with front-line staff, representatives from LEAP partner organizations, and program participants; and (3) respondent information forms from focus group participants, in order to learn how the program was implemented.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 220 172 Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act of 1998

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:
	80 FR 79936	12/23/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 62177	09/08/2016
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 Focus Group Protocol Front-Line Staff Interview Master Protocol Respondent Information Form- Postrelease Participants Focus Group Protocol- Postrelease Participants Respondent Information Form - Prelease Participants Respondent Information Form- Partner Staff Respondent Information Form- Frontline Staff Focus Group Protocol- Prerelease Participants Focus Group Protocol - Partner Staff

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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	577	0	0	577	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	420	0	0	420	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $448,920

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: Christina Yancey 202 693-5910 [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: 09/08/2016

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