Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Evidence Building Portfolio Project

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
_PRA Part B - RESEA2 Revised-7.10.25.docx Supporting Statement B	2025-08-03
_PRA Part A - RESEA2 Revised 8.4.25.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-08-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
276866	Cost Study - Post-interview Survey Other-Survey	New
276865	Cost Study - Caseworker Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276864	Cost Study - State Office of UI Staff Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276863	Cost Study - State Employment Service staff interview protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276862	Cost Study - AJC Director-Level Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276861	RESEA Behavioral Study - Participant Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276860	RESEA Behavioral Study - Program Staff Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276859	RESEA Behavioral Study - Program Manager Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276854	RESEA Component Study - Participant Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276853	RESEA Component Study - Program Staff Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New
276852	RESEA Component Study - Program Manager Interview Protocol Other-Interview Guide	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202508-1290-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Evidence Building Portfolio Project
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/10/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	439	0
Time Burden (Hours)	375	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: DOL funds the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Evidence Building Portfolio Project programs in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States and territories use these funds to address the reemployment services needs of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants and to prevent and detect UI improper payments. DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office contracted with Abt Global and its partners, the W.E. Upjohn Institute, the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to develop strategies to support the evidence requirements for the RESEA program as enacted in 2018 amendments to the Social Security Act that permanently authorized RESEA. This Evidence Building Portfolio Project will help DOL establish rigorous and informative evidence standards and support states in conducting evaluations to expand the evidence base on effective RESEA interventions. The evidence standards and new evidence will each help states develop and implement RESEA programs that more quickly and cost-effectively return more claimants from UI back to work. In 2018, Congress and the President enacted the Statute, which included a provision to permanently authorized the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program, which aims to help Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants return to work more quickly. Building on a core set of services, each state designs and implements its own RESEA program model, drawing on rigorous evidence of effective strategies. The Statute describes the need for states to implement evidence-based strategies or to evaluate their current programs to build evidence. To support states’ ongoing RESEA program improvements and evidence building, the US Department of Labor’s Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), in collaboration with the Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) in the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), seeks to provide evaluation technical assistance and conduct evidence-building activities to support and complement states’ evaluations. Specifically, this Evidence Building Portfolio Project will continue to provide evaluation technical assistance and build on evidence review activities started under DOL’s previous RESEA Evidence Building and Implementation Study (2018-2023). The current project also includes two new studies aimed to support and supplement state-led RESEA evaluations: the RESEA Impact Study (comprising the Component Study and the Behavioral Study) and the RESEA Cost Study.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 64961	08/08/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 43642	09/10/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 11

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cost Study - AJC Director-Level Interview Protocol
Cost Study - Caseworker Interview Protocol
Cost Study - Post-interview Survey
Cost Study - State Employment Service staff interview protocol
Cost Study - State Office of UI Staff Interview Protocol
RESEA Behavioral Study - Participant Interview Protocol
RESEA Behavioral Study - Program Manager Interview Protocol
RESEA Behavioral Study - Program Staff Interview Protocol
RESEA Component Study - Participant Interview Protocol
RESEA Component Study - Program Manager Interview Protocol
RESEA Component Study - Program Staff Interview Protocol

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	439	0	0	69	370	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375	0	0	13	362	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: This is a new collection and therefore not yet on the OMB Inventory.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,059,885

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.     No

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 09/10/2025

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