Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

Published date22 July 2020
Citation85 FR 44325
Record Number2020-15778
SectionNotices
CourtEmployment And Training Administration,Labor Department
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 44325-44326]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-15778]
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                DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                Employment and Training Administration
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
                Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
                request for authority to conduct the information collection request
                (ICR) titled ``Job Corps Hall of Fame and Successful Graduate
                Nomination.'' 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
                September 21, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by docket number ETA2020-
                0001, by one of the following methods:
                 Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
                Follow the instructions for sending comments.
                 Mail: Send via U.S. Postal Service to U.S. Department of
                Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps, 200
                Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4459, Washington, DC 20210.
                 Hand Delivery/Courier: Send to U.S. Department of Labor,
                Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps, 200
                Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4459, Washington, DC 20210.
                 Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
                and docket number or the Paperwork Reduction Act Regulatory Information
                Number (RIN). All comments received will be posted without change to
                www.regulation.gov, including any personal information provided.
                 For additional information, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
                INFORMATION section of this document.
                 Docket: For access to the docket for background documents or
                comments received, go to docket number ETA2020-0001.
                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 that
                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.
                 Job Corps is the nation's largest residential, educational, and
                career technical training program for young Americans. The Economic
                Opportunity Act established Job Corps in 1964 and it currently operates
                under the authority of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
                (WIOA) of 2014. For over 55 years, Job Corps has helped prepare over
                three million at-risk young people between the ages of 16 and 24 for
                success in our nation's workforce. With 121 centers in 50 states,
                Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, Job Corps assists students
                across the nation in attaining academic credentials, including High
                School Diplomas (HSD) and/or High School Equivalency (HSE), and career
                technical training credentials, including industry-recognized
                certifications, state licensures, and pre-apprenticeship credentials.
                 Job Corps is a national program administered by DOL through the
                Office of Job Corps and six regional offices. DOL awards and
                administers contracts for the recruiting and screening of new students,
                center operations, and the placement and transitional support of
                graduates and former enrollees. Large and small corporations manage and
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                operate 95 Job Corps centers under contractual agreements with DOL.
                These contract center operators are selected through a competitive
                procurement process that evaluates potential operators' technical
                expertise, proposed costs, past performance, and other factors, in
                accordance with the Competition in Contracting Act and the Federal
                Acquisition Regulations. Two centers are operated under demonstration
                grant arrangements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
                via an interagency agreement operates the remaining 24 Job Corps
                centers, called Civilian Conservation Centers. DOL has a direct role in
                the operation of Job Corps, and does not serve as a pass-through agency
                for this program.
                 This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
                cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public
                is generally not required to respond to an information collection,
                unless OMB under the PRA approves it 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
                1205-0NEW.
                 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;
                 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: New.
                 Title of Collection: Job Corps Hall of Fame and Successful Graduate
                Nomination.
                 Form: Job Corps Hall of Fame and Successful Graduate Nomination.
                 OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
                 Affected Public: Job Corps operators, regional staff and Facebook
                followers.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
                 Frequency: Varies.
                 Total Estimated Annual Responses: 400.
                 Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
                 Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $10,806.
                 Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c) (2)(A).
                John Pallasch,
                Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
                [FR Doc. 2020-15778 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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