This submission requests approval of
three primary and two secondary data collection instruments that
will be used to collect follow-up data on individuals who are no
longer actively participating in Job Corps. The instruments are
comprised of modules that include questions designed to obtain the
following information: re-verification of initial job and/or school
placements; employment and educational experiences; job search
activities of those who are neither working nor in school; and
information about former participants' satisfaction with the
services. All groups are a census of the population; no sample
selection or stratification is applicable.
The cost burden is removed
because it was inadvertently included in the previous submission.
The slight adjustment downward in respondents and corresponding
burden hours is due to adjustments made since the initial
submission was approved; these figures reflect the decline in the
number of graduates available to survey in recent years.
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.