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OMB Control No:
1205-0040
ICR Reference No:
202108-1205-007
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201808-1205-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/ETA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/22/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/18/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2024
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
Responses
70,408
0
208,332
Time Burden (Hours)
157,921
0
31,014
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), is a community service and work-based training program for older workers. The program provides subsidized, work-experience training for low-income persons 55 or older who are unemployed and have poor employment prospects. SCSEP national grants are awarded through a competitive process; state and territorial grants are awarded through a formula outlined in the OAA-2016 Section 506 (b-c). The dual goals of the program are to promote useful community service employment activities and to move SCSEP participants into unsubsidized employment, so that they can achieve economic self-sufficiency. The Department is required to collect the information in order to comply with the OAA statutory and regulatory requirements. The information is also necessary for grantee performance accountability and program management.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 114 - 144 500-518
Name of Law: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 116 - 131 401 Name of Law: Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 20203
04/16/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 57700
10/18/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
7
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
ETA 5140 and ETA 9191
ETA 9120, ETA 9121, ETA 9022, ETA 9123, ETA 9191, ETA 5140
SPARQ Data Collection Forms
,
GPMS Data Collection Instrument
,
SCSEP Quarterly Progress Report
Grantee Equitable Distribution Report
ETA 8705B
Equitable Distribution Report
Planning Instructions and Allotments for SCSEP
SCSEP Community Service Assignment Form
ETA 9121
SPARQ Community Service Form
SCSEP Consent for Use & Publication of Info
ETA 9182B
Consent for Use and Publication of Information
SCSEP Customer Satisfaction Surveys
ETA 9124A, 9124B, and 9124C
SCSEP Customer Satisfaction Surveys
SCSEP Equitable Distribution Report
ETA 8705
Equitable Distribution Report
SCSEP Exit Form
ETA 9123
SPARQ Exit Form
SCSEP Four-Year State Strategy (and Two Year Modification)
SCSEP Grantee Sub-State Data
ETA 9180B
State of Sub-State Data
SCSEP Negotiation Calendar
ETA 9180A
Goal Negotiation Calendar
SCSEP Participant Data Form
ETA 9120
SPARQ Participant Form
SCSEP Release and Authorization to Photograph
ETA 9182A
Release and Authorization to Photograph
SCSEP Transfer Instructions
ETA 9181
Instructions for Discretionary Transfers
SCSEP Unsubsidized Employment Form
ETA 9122
SCSEP Unsubsidized Employment Form
State Equitable Distribution Report
ETA 8705A
Equitable Distribution Report
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
70,408
208,332
8,476
40,672
-187,072
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
157,921
31,014
25,427
124,746
-23,266
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The PY 2020 national grant competition resulted in a net gain of one national grantee, which impacts both the equitable distribution report and the annual planning and allotment requirements burdens. However, because the modified positions for the program are based on the minimum wage within the state or locality where the positions reside, increasing minimum wages have resulted in fewer modified positions, which means fewer respondent records on which to collect data. ETA is also reducing the paperwork burden for this ICR by moving the request relating to describing SCSEP grant operations solely to the State Plan (for state and territory grantees) and to responses to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) submitted by national grantee applicants. The annual planning requirement would be used only to update the information provided in State Plan submissions and FOA responses, as applicable. Further, the Older American Act Reauthorization of 2020 added a new category to SCSEP priority requirements such that eligible individuals who have been incarcerated within the last five years or are under supervision following release from prison or jail within the last five years are now a priority population for enrollment and an additional category for the most in need characteristics that constitute one of the core performance measures. The Act also allows grantees to add this category to the list of barriers the grantees choose to make eligible for increased periods of participation. This PRA submission adjusts our data collection vehicles to include this added priority.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
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)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Emily St. Onge 202 693-2605 st.onge.emily@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
10/18/2021
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