Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs

Published date21 October 2019
Citation84 FR 56203
Record Number2019-22874
SectionNotices
CourtEmployment And Training Administration,Labor Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 56203-56204]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-22874]
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                DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                Employment and Training Administration
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Labor
                Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training
                Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
                revision for the authority to conduct the information collection
                request (ICR) titled, ``Title 29 CFR part 29--Labor Standards for the
                Registration of Apprenticeship Programs.'' This comment request is part
                of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
                burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
                DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
                December 20, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation,
                including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency
                of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free by
                contacting Tiffany Ramos by telephone at 202-693-3563 (this is not a
                toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free number),
                or by email at [email protected].
                 Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR
                by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
                Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, Room C-5321, 200
                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: [email protected]; or by Fax: 202-693-3799.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tiffany Ramos by telephone at
                202-693-3563 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].
                 Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce
                paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation
                program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an
                opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of
                information before submitting them to the Office of Management and
                Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure requested
                data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and
                financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly
                understood, and the impact of collection requirements can be properly
                assessed.
                 ETA is requesting the regular three-year approval on a revision to
                a currently approved ICR pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. If
                approved, this request will enable ETA to continue to collect essential
                data concerning the labor standards of apprenticeship. Under the
                National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (NAA) (29 U.S.C. 50), the Secretary
                of Labor is charged with the establishment of labor standards designed
                to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and promote apprenticeship
                opportunity. The NAA authorizes the Secretary of Labor to ``publish
                information relating to existing and proposed labor standards of
                apprenticeship.'' This proposed information collection request seeks a
                revision of approved ETA Form 671: Program Registration (Section I),
                Apprentice Registration (Section II), and a separate tear-off sheet for
                Apprentice Registration (Section II), titled ``Voluntary Disability
                Disclosure,'' (OMB Control No. 1205-0223), which is set to expire on
                January 31, 2020. Sections I and II of ETA Form 671 are available
                electronically to facilitate the registration of programs and
                apprentices.
                 The proposed revisions to ETA Form 671 consist of (1) minor edits
                for clarity in Sections I and II; (2) an update to the Office of
                Apprenticeship's room number in Section I; (3) a modification to the
                education level categories in Part A, 6 in Section II to align with the
                educational categories that the U.S. Census uses to obtain information;
                (4) an update to the field in Part B, 10a from ``pre-apprenticeship
                hourly wage'' to ``prior hourly wage'' to ensure that the earnings of a
                participant prior to beginning their apprenticeship is captured
                regardless if he or she participated in a pre-apprenticeship program;
                (5) deletion of the designation of a name and address of the Sponsor
                designee to receive complaints as optional; (6) and an update to the
                citation in Section II (Voluntary Disability Disclosure) to reflect the
                requirement that sponsors must invite apprentices and applicants to
                voluntarily self-identify whether or not they have a disability as
                required under Title 29 CFR part 30, Equal Employment Opportunity in
                Apprenticeship. The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 authorizes this
                information collection.
                 This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
                generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
                the public is generally not required to respond to an information
                collection, unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA and displays a
                currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
                other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
                penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that
                does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
                1320.6.
                 Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
                contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to
                receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the
                request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure
                appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
                1205-0223.
                 Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this
                ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages
                commenters not to include personally identifiable information,
                confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information
                in any comments.
                 DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
                 Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
                necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
                including whether the information will have practical utility;
                 Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
                burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
                validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
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                 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, (e.g., permitting
                electronic submission of responses).
                 Agency: DOL-ETA.
                 Type of Review: Revision.
                 Title of Collection: Title 29 CFR part 29--Labor Standards for the
                Registration of Apprenticeship Programs.
                 Form: ETA Form 671.
                 OMB Control Number: 1205-0223.
                 Affected Public: Individuals/households, state/local/tribal
                governments, Federal government, private sector (businesses or other
                for-profits, and, not-for-profit institutions).
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 314,891.
                 Frequency: One-time basis.
                 Total Estimated Annual Responses: 314,891.
                 Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,838 hours.
                 Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
                John Pallasch,
                Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
                [FR Doc. 2019-22874 Filed 10-18-19; 8:45 am]
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