Notice2023-02855
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
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Published
February 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DOL is soliciting public comments regarding this ODEP-sponsored information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8913-8914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02855]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), United States
Department of Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Notice of information collections and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
DOL is soliciting public comments regarding this ODEP-sponsored
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
DATES: Comments pertaining to this information collection are due on or
before April 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic submission: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail submission: 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-5315, Washington,
DC 2020.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DOL,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if
the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the
accuracy of the DOL's estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Rosenblum by telephone at 202-
693-7840 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83c7cccfdcd3d1c2dcd3d6c1cfcac0c3e7ecefade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31757e7d6e6163706e6164737d787271555e5d1f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WRP is a recruitment and referral
program that connects students with disabilities to an opportunity for
employment. Through participating colleges and universities, WRP
creates a database for Federal and select private-sector employers
nationwide to find highly motivated college students and recent
graduates with disabilities who are eager to demonstrate their
abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Candidates
represent all majors, and range from college freshmen to graduate
students and law students. Information from these candidates is
compiled in a searchable database that is available through this
website to Federal Human Resources Specialists, Equal Employment
Opportunity Specialists, and other Federal employees and hiring
officials in Federal agencies.
Every year, WRP staff approach more than 300 colleges and
universities to participate in the WRP recruitment process for the
year. WRP School Coordinators at these schools conduct outreach to
their eligible students and encourage them to apply to participate in
the WRP. School Coordinators must be college staff and are usually from
the career or disability services office. Candidates that are approved
by the School Coordinators and completed the application by the
deadline are given the opportunity to have an elective informational
interview with a trained volunteer WRP Recruiter from a Federal agency.
To be eligible to register, candidates must be current, full-time,
degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students with a disability, or
have graduated within two and a half years of the release of the
database each December. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, must be
attending or have graduated from a U.S. accredited college or
university, and be eligible under the Schedule A Hiring Authority for
persons with disabilities. Candidates must also be approved by a WRP
School Coordinator to apply to WRP and participate in an interview.
Candidates are not interviewing for specific positions at specific
agencies. They have the opportunity to have an elective informational
interview with a Federal recruiter to learn about Federal service and
discuss their career path. Candidates are not placed into jobs; they
are simply applying to be part of a database of postsecondary students
and recent graduates with disabilities that is made available to
Federal employers directly and to the private sector through a
contractor. Employers will then reach out to candidates directly if
they are interested in interviewing or hiring them for a specific
position. Candidates should be aware that WRP is not a guarantee of
employment and not everyone who participates in WRP is contacted by
employers.
This information collection is subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA). A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of
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information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB 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 OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6.
The DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an Information Collection Review
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes
that currently approved information collection requirements submitted
to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo
review.
Agency: DOL-ODEP.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title of Collection: Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).
OMB Control Number: 1230-0017.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 2,500.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Estimated Hours of Burden to Participant Data Collection--Years 1-3
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Number of
Study respondents Hours/ esponse
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Year 1.................................. 2,500 1
Year 2.................................. 2,500 1
Year 3.................................. 2,500 1
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Three-year Total.................... 7,500 7,500
Three-year Average.................. 2,500 2,500
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Taryn Williams,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-02855 Filed 2-9-23; 8:45 am]
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