Federal Register #2026-20167

Census Bureau workforce-development data collection for OMB review

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking review of a workforce-development information collection, not purchasing products or services. - Government buyer: No procurement buyer is identified. The notice is from the U.S. Census Bureau, within the Department of Commerce, and concerns review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). - Programs covered: Participant data from workforce-development programs sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA). - Manufacturing USA Institutes or affiliated training providers: 100 respondents. - Recompete grant recipients or affiliated training providers: 60 respondents. - Good Jobs Challenge 2 grant recipients or affiliated training providers: 70 respondents. - Collection scope: 230 respondents total; participation is voluntary, collection is annual, and estimated total respondent burden is 330 hours. - Purpose and requirements: Census plans to link the collected data with demographic, household, and jobs datasets to measure workforce-program outcomes and support evaluations by NIST and EDA. - OEMs, vendors, products, and services: None identified; no products or services are being procured.

Description

The Department of Commerce will submit the DOC-Census Workforce Development Collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. The collection seeks data on individuals participating in workforce development training programs sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Economic Development Administration. Respondents include Manufacturing USA Institutes and grant recipients under the Recompete and Good Jobs Challenge 2 programs, who will voluntarily provide participant data annually. The Census Bureau will link the data to its datasets to measure program outcomes and support evaluation of long-term performance and impact.

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