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to the OWCP to request payment of an
additional rehabilitation maintenance
amount to cover incidental costs of
obtaining vocational rehabilitation
services. For example, when a disabled
worker attends a training program, Form
OWCP–17 may be used to request
reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs
such as travel expenses. This
information collection has been
classified as a revision; several minor
changes were made to Form OWCP–17
that should enhance recordkeeping, ease
of use, and to reflect current
administrative practices. The FECA and
the LHWCA authorize this information
collection. See 5 U.S.C. 8121 and 33
U.S.C. 939.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1240–0012. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
August 31, 2015; however, the DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
April 29, 2015 (80 FR 23823).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1240–0012. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• 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
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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
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Rehabilitation
Maintenance Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0012.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 370.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,752.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
625 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: July 17, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request for
Information Collection for the National
Guard Youth ChalleNGe Job
ChalleNGe Evaluation, New Collection
ACTION:

Notice

The Department of Labor, 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 requested
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 is properly
assessed. A copy of the proposed
Information Collection Request (ICR)
can be obtained by contacting the office

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listed in the addressee section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
September 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: [email protected];
Mail or Courier: Molly Irwin, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Molly Irwin by telephone at 202–693–
5091 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe
program is one of a handful of
interventions that have demonstrated
positive, sustained impacts on the
educational attainment and labor market
outcomes of youth who are not in
school or the labor force. The goal of
Youth ChalleNGe, a residential program,
is to build confidence and maturity,
teach practical life skills, and help
youth obtain a high school diploma or
GED. The program’s numerous activities
address its eight core pillars:
Leadership/followership, responsible
citizenship, service to community, lifecoping skills, physical fitness, health
and hygiene, job skills, and academic
excellence.
To build on the success of Youth
ChalleNGe, the Employment and
Training Administration issued $12
million in grants in early 2015 for three
Youth ChalleNGe programs to: (1)
Expand the program’s target population
to include youth who have been
involved with the courts and (2) add an
occupational training component,
known as Job ChalleNGe. The addition
of the Job ChalleNGe component will
expand the residential time by five
months and offer the following
activities: (1) Occupation skills training,
(2) individualized career and academic
counseling, (3) work-based learning
opportunities, and (4) leadership
development activities.
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe
Job ChalleNGe Evaluation, funded by
the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief
Evaluation Office, will help
policymakers and program
administrators determine the impacts of
expanding Youth ChalleNGe to courtinvolved youth and adding the Job
ChalleNGe component to the existing
Youth ChalleNGe model. The study will
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enhancements are implemented and
how effective they are, both for youth
overall and for court-involved youth in
particular. The study will address four
research questions: (1) How were the
programs implemented?, (2) What
impacts did Youth ChalleNGe and Job
ChalleNGe have on the outcomes of
participants?, (3) To what extent did
participation in Job ChalleNGe change
the overall impact of Youth ChalleNGe
on program participants?, and (4) To
what extent did impacts vary for
selected subpopulations of participants?
The first research question will be
addressed through an implementation
study of the three grantee
demonstrations. The remaining three
questions will be addressed through an
impact study of the Youth ChalleNGe
and Job ChalleNGe programs. For the
impact study, the feasibility of using
randomized controlled trials to estimate
program effectiveness will be assessed;
if needed, a comparison group of youth
from Youth ChalleNGe sites that did not
receive grants will be included in the
study. Only youth who agree to
participate in the study will be allowed
to participate in the Youth ChalleNGe
and Job ChalleNGe programs at the
grantees included in the study; active
consent will be obtained from youth 18
years of age or older and from a parent
or guardian of youth under the age of
18.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on two

the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe
Job ChalleNGe Evaluation. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that
do the following:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimate of the
proposed information collection,
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
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(for example, permitting electronic
submissions of responses).

proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the National Guard
Youth ChalleNGe Job ChalleNGe
evaluation:
(1) Baseline Information Form (BIF).
A BIF will be included in the Youth
ChalleNGe application packet and
completed by youth. The form will
collect demographic information as well
as baseline measures of major outcome
variables, including: Current
employment, past delinquency,
expectations about future education,
work experience and other topics, and
detailed contact information.
(2) Site visit protocols. Site visits will
occur twice. The first will occur early in
the study period and will collect
information about grantees’ plans and
procedures, the backgrounds and
experiences of youth served, the nature
of employers’ involvement in the
programs, and other topics. The second
visit will occur later in the grant and
evaluation periods and will collect
information on whether and how plans
and activities for the Youth ChalleNGe
and Job ChalleNGe programs have
changed since the first visit.
A future information collection
request will include an 18-month follow
up survey of youth in the Job ChalleNGe
treatment and control or comparison
groups.

III. Current Actions

II. Review Focus
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for

At this time, DOL is requesting
clearance for the BIF and the site visit
protocols.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title: National Guard Youth
ChalleNGe Job ChalleNGe Evaluation.
OMB Number: OMB Control Number
1205–0NEW.

ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden time
per response
(minutes)

Total burden
hours

Baseline Information Forms
Youth ................................................................................................................

a 4,050

1

15

1,013

c 113

1
1
1

60
60
60

113
3
42

1
1
1

30
60
60

104
6
42

........................

1,323

Site Visits b
Visit 1:
Staff ..........................................................................................................
Employers .................................................................................................
Participants ...............................................................................................
Visit 2:
Staff ..........................................................................................................
Employers .................................................................................................
Participants ...............................................................................................
Total ...................................................................................................

3
42
c 104

6
42
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a This

corresponds to 2,700 treatment and 1,350 control group youths across the Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe programs in the study.
is based on visits to three sites.
respondents will participate in interviews that last more than 1 hour. Therefore, the table provides an upper estimate of the number of
separate respondents.
b This

c Some

Affected Public: Youth applying for
and/or participating in the Youth
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Annual Frequency: One time for the
BIF, one time for each site visit.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 13, 2015.
Marybeth Maxwell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S.
Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Prohibiting Discrimination Based on
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Contractors and Subcontractors
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs
(OFCCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Prohibiting Discrimination Based on
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Contractors and Subcontractors,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201504-1250-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
[email protected].
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–
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Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax:
202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
[email protected]. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at [email protected].
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Prohibiting Discrimination Based on
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Contractors and Subcontractors
information collection codified in
regulations 41 CFR parts 60–1, 60–2,
60–3, 60–4, and 60–50. Among other
things, these regulations set forth
information disclosure and reporting
requirements for covered Federal
contractors, subcontractors, and
federally assisted construction
contractors and subcontractors
(collectively referred to as contractors).
This information collection request
supports the final rule published
December 8, 2014, (79 FR 72703)
implementing Executive Order 11246,
Equal Employment Opportunity
(published September 28, 1965, 30 FR
12319) and Executive Order 13672,
Further Amendments to Executive
Order 11478, Equal Employment
Opportunity in the Federal Government,
and Executive Order 11246, Equal
Employment Opportunity (published
July 23, 2014, 79 FR 42971).
The final rule sets forth the following
information disclosure and reporting
requirements for covered Federal
contractors: (1) Contractors must
incorporate specific language into the
equal opportunity clause used in
covered subcontracts and purchase
orders; (2) contractors are expressly to
state in solicitations for employees that
all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, or
national origin; and (3) contractors are
to disclose when their employees or
prospective employees are denied a visa
of entry to a country in which or with
which the contractors are doing
business. Executive Order 11246,

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‘‘Equal Employment Opportunity,’’
section 202; and Executive Order 13672,
‘‘Further Amendments to Executive
Order 11478, Equal Employment
Opportunity in the Federal
Government,’’ section 2 authorize this
information collection. See E.O. 11246
section 202 (published September 28,
1965, 30 FR 12319) and E.O. 13672
section 2 (published July 23, 2014, 79
FR 42971).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1250–0009.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire
September 30, 2015. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related final rule
published in the Federal Register on
December 8, 2014 (79 FR 72703).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1250–0009. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• 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;

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