Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-funded Grants

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Green Jobs Emergency Supporting Statement - Part B - 5 11 2011.doc Supporting Statement B	2011-05-12
Green Jobs Emergency Supporting Statement - Part A - 6 21 2011.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-06-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197678	Baseline Data Collection, Staff Other-informed consent script	New
197676	Baseline Data Collection Other-baseline information	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1205-0481	ICR Reference No: 201105-1205-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of ARRA-funded Grants
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/01/2011
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/18/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/16/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	6 Months From Approved
Responses	12,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,600	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: ETA is undertaking the Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation of the Pathways Out of Poverty (POP – Green Jobs) and Health Care and High Growth Training grant initiatives. The goal of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which enrollees achieve increases in employment, earnings, and career advancement as a result of their participation in the training provided by Pathways and Health Care grantees and to identify promising best practices and strategies for replication.

Emergency Justfication: Emergency clearance is necessary for this baseline data collection for several reasons. The Pathways out of Poverty green jobs (POP) grants expire in February 2012; consequently, it is necessary to enroll participants in this study as soon as possible. Were the normal PRA clearance procedures used in this initial enrollment, the ETA would have too short a time to build up a sufficient sample for an impact study of these grants before they expire. Also, losing the POP grants would mean the study would lose its ability to look at green jobs, as they are the only green jobs training grants available for evaluation. Similarly, applying regular PRA clearance procedures to the HHG grants would not allow enough time before the grants expire to provide training that lasted more than a few months; such short-term training is unlikely to provide measurable impacts on earnings. Failure to collect baseline data in a timely manner will affect conducting a rigorous evaluation of these grants. Lack of a rigorous evaluation process will mean that no information will be available on the potential of training for green jobs as a strategy for reducing poverty or increasing employment. Finally, approximately 9 million dollars of ARRA funds are dedicated to evaluating these grants. Failure to conduct a rigorous evaluation with appropriate baseline information will make these evaluations less educational and therefore less usable in terms of guiding future policy initiatives. Conducting these evaluations without appropriate baseline data collection would be a waste of the taxpayer stimulus dollars that are currently dedicated to this evaluation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 303 414(c) Name of Law: American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century
   US Code: 29 USC 2801 Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act
  

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Baseline Data Collection, Staff
Baseline Data Collection

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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	12,000	0	0	12,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,600	0	0	2,600	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: The burden increase occurs because this is a new data collection effort.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $582,080

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)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 05/16/2011

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