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Attorney General’s Task Force on
American Indian/Alaska Native
Children Exposed to Violence, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Room 5312, 810 Seventh
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Federal Express, Airborne, or UPS, mail
delivery should be addressed to the
same as above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background and Authority
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), the Department of Justice
announces the establishment of the AI/
AN Advisory Committee. The AI/AN
Advisory Committee will advise the
Attorney General on a broad array of
issues relating to addressing the
problem of AI/AN children exposed to
violence in the United States. The AI/
AN Advisory Committee is necessary
and in the public interest. The duration
of the AI/AN Advisory Committee is
one year unless renewed by the
Attorney General. The Committee will
terminate on December 31, 2014. It is
anticipated that the first meeting of the
AI/AN Task Force Advisory Committee
will occur after October 1, 2013.
Establishment of the AI/AN Advisory
Committee implements a
recommendation from the Attorney
General’s National Task Force on
Children Exposed to Violence. The AI/
AN Advisory Committee is governed by
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees. The AI/AN
Advisory Committee shall advise the
Attorney General on the pervasive
problems associated with AI/AN
children’s exposure to violence, and
submit a final written report to the
Attorney General with policy
recommendations to address these
issues. The AI/AN Advisory Committee
shall conduct up to 4 public hearings
and 6 listening sessions to explore ways
to improve the identification, screening,
assessment, and treatment of AI/AN
children traumatized by violence. It will
also identify ways AI/AN communities
can overcome the impact of violence,
including consultation with AI/AN
youth. The AI/AN Advisory Committee
will examine the needs of AI/AN
children living in urban or rural settings
outside of reservations and villages and
pay special attention to issues of trauma
that AI/AN children who have been
convicted and sentenced to
incarceration in the state, tribal and
federal judicial systems may experience.

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II. Structure

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The AI/AN Advisory Committee shall
consist of up to 13 members, including
the Chair. Members of the Advisory
Committee shall be chosen to ensure
objectivity, professional expertise, and
balance. The members and chair shall
be selected from a cross section of
experts who are knowledgeable about
issues relating to AI/AN children’s
exposure to violence. Members will
include current and former elected
officials, practitioners, child and family
advocates, licensed clinicians, and other
subject matter experts. Members will be
appointed by the Attorney General.
Members shall be invited to serve for
the full term of the Advisory Committee
(through October 31, 2014). The four (4)
public hearings shall be held in
locations identified by OJJDP and all
other meetings shall be held at the call
of the Designated Federal Officer who
shall approve the agenda and shall be
present at all meetings. A vacancy on
the AI/AN Advisory Committee shall be
filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made and
shall be subject to any conditions that
applied with respect to the original
appointment. An individual chosen to
fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the
remainder of the term of the member
replaced. The vacancy shall not affect
the power of the remaining members to
execute the duties of the AI/AN
Advisory Committee. All members of
the AI/AN Advisory Committee shall
adhere to the conflict of interest rules
applicable to Special Government
Employees as such employees are
defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). These rules
include relevant provisions in 18 U.S.C.
related to criminal activity, Standards of
Ethical Conduct for Employees of the
Executive Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and
Executive Order 12674 (as modified by
Executive Order 12731). Management
and support services shall be provided
by the Designated Federal Officer,
OJJDP, DOJ.

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation
the Accessibility of American Job
Centers for People With Disabilities

Janet Chiancone,
Associate Administrator for Budget and
Administration, Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice
Programs.
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Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy/Chief Evaluation
Office, DOL.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that required
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 can be
properly assessed.
A copy of the proposed ICR can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
notice.

SUMMARY:

Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or
Courier: Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Room S–1303, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210, Attention: Richard Horne,
Director, Division of Policy Planning
and Research. 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.
Because we continue to experience
delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC area, commenters are
strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. 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.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Horne by telephone at 202–

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693–7880 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: American Job Centers
(AJCs), formerly called One-Stop Career
Centers, were established under the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA), to
offer training referrals, career
counseling, job listings, and similar
employment-related services to help
Americans find work and enhance their
long-term economic security. Today,
there are 1,751 comprehensive and 963
affiliate AJCs. By law, the AJC system
must ensure that its programs, services,
and facilities provide programmatic,
communication, and physical
accessibility to all qualified persons
with disabilities (PWD) under Section
504 and Titles II and III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).1
The level of accessibility of the AJC
system for PWDs may be a factor in the
employability of the 27 million
Americans over 16 years old with
disabilities. Therefore, it is important
for policymakers to understand the level
of accessibility and to identify ways to
improve the accessibility of the AJC
system for PWD.
The Evaluation of the Accessibility of
American Job Centers (AJC) for People
with Disabilities (PWD), funded by the
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief
Evaluation Office, will help
policymakers and program
administrators understand the level of
accessibility of AJCs and identify ways
to improve the accessibility for PWD. In
addition to identifying the degree to
which AJCs provide accessible services
to PWD, the study will examine
differences in the levels of accessibility
by the type of accessibility required,
such as physical, programmatic, and
communication and the characteristics
of AJCs (e.g., affiliate vs.
comprehensive, or rural vs. urban) or
the nature of AJC services provided
(e.g., core, intensive, and training). This
is not an audit for compliance with laws
and regulations regarding accessibility
for American Job Centers. Rather, the
purpose of the study is to gather data to
paint a broad picture about the degree
to which American Job Centers as a
whole are accessible to persons with
disabilities.
This package requests clearance for
(1) a survey of AJC Directors, (2) semistructured interviews with AJC staff at
100 AJCs, (3) observations related to the
accessibility of AJC activities and
facilities at 100 AJCs and (4) focus
1 Blanck, P., Hill, E., Siegel, C.D., & Waterstone,
M. (2009). Disability civil rights law and policy:
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groups with AJC customers with
disabilities at 10 AJCs.
The survey will take place over a
period of approximately three months.
The survey will be administered to all
2,714 comprehensive and affiliate AJCs
nationwide. The survey will be
administered via the web and recipients
will be notified about the survey by
mail, with email reminders. Each survey
will take about 40 minutes, on average,
to complete, and an 80% response rate
is expected.
All on-site data collection (i.e.,
interviews, observations and focus
groups) will take place over a period of
approximately four months. Interviews
and observations will take place at
approximately 100 comprehensive and
affiliate AJCs nationwide. Between 4–5
staff members will be interviewed in
each AJC and each interview will last 75
minutes, on average. Focus groups will
involve approximately 8–10 customers
in each group and reasonable
accommodations for disabilities will be
provided for all attending participants,
as needed. Focus groups will last
approximately 90 minutes and all
participants will receive $25 for their
attendance.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for the Evaluation
the Accessibility of American Job
Centers for People with Disabilities.
Comments are requested to:
* 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; and
* Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance to conduct (1) one survey of
all comprehensive and affiliate AJC
Directors, (2) semi-structured interviews
and observations with staff from 100
American Job Centers (AJCs), and (3)
focus groups with AJC customers with
disabilities at 10 AJCs, for the

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Evaluation of the Accessibility of
American Job Centers for People with
Disabilities.
Type of review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: American Job Center
Directors.
Frequency: One survey.
Total Responses: 2,171.
Average Time per Response: 40
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,447
hours.
Average Annual Other Burden Cost:
$0.
Affected Public: American Job Center
Staff.
Frequency: 1 Interview.
Total Responses: 400.
Average Time per Response: 60–90
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 450
hours.
Average Annual Other Burden Cost:
$0.
Affected Public: PWD Customers of
AJCs.
Frequency: 1 focus group.
Total Responses: 100.
Average Time per Response: 110
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 183
hours.
Average Annual Other Burden Cost:
$0.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval; they
will also become a matter of public
record.
James H. Moore, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S.
Department of Labor.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 13–109]

NASA Federal Advisory Committees
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Annual Invitation for Public
Nominations by U.S. Citizens for
Service on NASA Federal Advisory
Committees.
AGENCY:

NASA announces its annual
invitation for public nominations for
service on NASA Federal advisory
committees. U.S. citizens may nominate
individuals and also submit self-

SUMMARY:

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