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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 20 / Tuesday, February 2, 2021 / Notices
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the evaluations:
Apprenticeship grantee survey; state system capacity assessment interview guide for state staff; state system capacity assessment interview guide for local lead organization staff; state system capacity assessment interview guide for local partner staff; state system capacity assessment interview guide for employer partner staff; youth apprenticeship baseline survey and consent form for program staff; youth apprenticeship interview guide for program staff; youth apprenticeship interview guide for program partners;
and youth apprenticeship interview guide for follow-up with program staff.
1. Apprenticeship grantee survey.
Survey of 23 Scaling Apprenticeship and 28 Closing the Skills Gap grantees to collect program information.
2. State System Capacity Assessment semi-structured interview protocol for state staff. Virtual semi-structured interviews with approximately 5 state staff in each of the approximately 15
states participating in the study, beginning summer 2021.
3. State System Capacity Assessment semi-structured interview protocol for local lead organization staff. Virtual semi-structured interviews with approximately 6 staff from local lead organizations in each state.
4. State System Capacity Assessment semi-structured interview protocol for local partner staff. Virtual semistructured interviews with approximately10 local partner staff in each state.
5. State System Capacity Assessment semi-structured interview protocol for employer partner staff. Virtual semistructured interviews with approximately 2 employer partner staff in each state.

6. Youth Apprenticeship survey and consent for program staff. Survey of Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grant program staff to collect program information.
7. Youth Apprenticeship semistructured interview protocol for program staff. In-person semi-structured interviews with approximately 4
program staff in in each of the approximately 9 grants participating in the study, beginning in fall 2021. If inperson visits are not possible, the interviews will be conducted virtually.
8. Youth Apprenticeship semistructured interview protocol for program partners. In-person semistructured interviews with approximately 6 staff of program partners in each grants. If in-person visits are not possible, the interviews will be conducted virtually.
9. Youth Apprenticeship semistructured interview protocol for followup with program staff. In-person semistructured follow-up interviews with approximately 2 program staff in each grant. If in-person visits are not possible, the interviews will be conducted virtually.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, DOL is soliciting comments concerning the above data collection for the Apprenticeship Evidence-Building Portfolio. 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 agencys burden estimate of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions;
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.
III. Current Actions: At this time, DOL
is requesting clearance for the apprenticeship grantee survey; state system capacity assessment interview protocol for state staff; state system capacity assessment interview protocol for local lead organization staff; state system capacity assessment interview protocol for local partner staff; state system capacity assessment interview protocol for employer partner staff;
youth apprenticeship baseline survey and consent form for program staff;
youth apprenticeship interview protocol for program staff; youth apprenticeship interview protocol for program partners;
and youth apprenticeship interview protocol for follow-up with program staff.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 12900NEW.
Affected Public: Program staff, program partners, and participants of the Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies, Closing the Skills Gap, and Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants. Additionally, state staff, partners, and representatives of local and regional apprenticeship initiatives and programs.
Comments submitted in response to this 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.

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Type of instrument form/activity
Number of respondents
Apprenticeship grantee survey
State System Capacity Assessment interview protocol state staff
State System Capacity Assessment interview protocol local lead organization staff
State System Capacity Assessment interview protocol local partner staff
State System Capacity Assessment interview protocol employer partner staff
Youth Apprenticeship survey and consentprogram staff Youth Apprenticeship interview protocolprogram staff
Youth Apprenticeship interview protocolprogram partners

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