This standardized data collection for
program participants – quarterly reports and Management Information
System (MIS) quarterly reporting – is completed by RExO-Adult
grantees or their sub-grantees. The data collected in this MIS
system includes aggregate and participant-level information on
demographic characteristics, types of services received,
placements, outcomes, and follow-up status. Specifically, this
system collects data on individuals who receive occupational skills
training, employment training and placement services, mentoring,
and other services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders through
RExO-Adult programs. The Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult
program is a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
demonstration program. RExO-Adult programs provide work readiness
training, case management, mentoring, and job placement services to
adult offenders. The accuracy, reliability, and comparability of
program reports submitted by grantees using federal funds are
fundamental elements of good public administration and are
necessary tools for maintaining and demonstrating system integrity.
The use of a standard set of data elements, definitions, and
specifications at all levels of the workforce system helps improve
the quality of performance information that is received by
ETA.
The change in burden is due to
an increase in the number of adult offenders served because DOL is
currently awarding a larger number of adult versus juvenile
offender grants and to the addition of the eight data items.
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:
(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;
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.