Notice2023-26920
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship Programs
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Published
December 8, 2023
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity in 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).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85654-85655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26920]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct the information collection
request (ICR) titled, ``Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity
in 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
February 6, 2024.
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 Ayesha Upshur by telephone at 202-693-2771 (this is not a
toll-free number). For persons with a hearing or speech disability who
need assistance to use the telephone system, please dial 711 to access
telecommunications relay services.
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, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ac5cba7c3c9d8f9caeee5e6a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c636d01656f7e5f6c484340024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>;
or by fax 202-693-3799.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayesha Upshur by telephone at 202-693-
2771 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a9a7cbafa5b495a682898ac8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="622d234f2b21301122060d0e4c050d14">[email protected]</span></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 an extension to a currently approved ICR pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The National Apprenticeship Act (NAA)
of 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50) authorizes this information collection. If
approved, this ICR will enable ETA to continue its data collection
concerning the registration of apprenticeship programs and apprentices
with DOL/ETA's Office of Apprenticeship and recognized State
Apprenticeship Agencies, properly assess the types of sponsors that are
seeking to register an apprenticeship program and the level of growth
in apprenticeship, collect the data necessary to calculate national
registered apprenticeship program and apprentice totals, continue to
implement the requirements of the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor
Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act (Pub. L. 115-89) and the Support for
Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-134).
This ICR will also continue to enable ETA to collect data from
registered apprenticeship programs relating to equal employment
opportunity, and from applicants and/or apprentices, who file a
discrimination complaint. Under the NAA, the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) is charged with the establishment of labor standards
designed to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and promote
apprenticeship opportunity. The NAA also authorizes the Secretary to
``publish information relating to existing and proposed labor standards
of apprenticeship.''
ETA seeks an extension of this ICR which includes the following:
ETA Form 671 (Program Registration and Apprenticeship Agreement); ETA
Form 9039 (Complaint Form--Equal Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship Programs); and the information collection instrument
pertaining to state program and apprentice registration (ETA Form
9186). ETA Forms 671, 9039, and 9186
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are currently set to expire on June 30, 2024.
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:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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: Extension.
Title of Collection: Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity
in Apprenticeship Programs.
Forms: ETA Form 671, ETA Form 9039, and ETA Form 9186.
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: 704,577.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,066,917.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 522,623 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Laura P. Watson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-26920 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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