Notice2024-14038
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship Recognition Program (MRARP)
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Published
June 27, 2024
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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, "Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship Recognition Program (MRARP)." 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 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53645-53646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14038]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship Recognition Program (MRARP)
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, ``Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship
Recognition Program (MRARP).'' 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
August 26, 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 Stephen Sage, U.S. Department of Labor/Office of
Apprenticeship, Division of Standards and Quality, Program Analyst, by
telephone at 202-693-3221 (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, Office of
Apprenticeships, 200 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC; by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#077466606229747362776f62694763686b29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7f6d6b69227f78697c6469624c686360226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Sage by telephone at 202-693-
3221 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d5c7c1c388d5d2c3d6cec3c8e6c2c9ca88c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03706264662d707766736b666d43676c6f2d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
The Office of Apprenticeship (OA) wants to acknowledge existing
Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs that distinguish themselves by
aligning their operations with the objectives of the Department of
Labor's Good Jobs Principles and the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeship (ACA). To identify these programs, OA will launch a
marketing campaign to encourage program sponsors to apply for this
annual recognition. Applicants will complete a web-based application to
demonstrate how their RA program performs in the following areas:
<bullet> Leadership and internal policies around Equity and
Opportunity;
<bullet> Recruitment and Hiring Practices;
<bullet> Strategic Partnerships--how they are developed to help
implement RAs and promote Equity and Opportunity;
<bullet> Promoting RAs in the community;
<bullet> Quality Employment Opportunities--how does the RA create a
quality employment opportunity through wage progression, providing
skills and career advancement and supportive services and a positive
work culture.
In addition, applicants will be asked to provide graduation rates
for the program. Applicants' answers will be reviewed against a scoring
rubric to identify those RA programs that demonstrate outstanding
service to
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apprentices, program administration and industry engagement and the use
of innovative practices and strategies to elevate RA as a model for
workforce development. Those who meet all the criteria will receive the
Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship Recognition. The National
Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (29 U.S.C Sec. 50) 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 No.
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:
<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: New.
Title of Collection: Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship
Recognition Program.
Form: Meritorious Registered Apprenticeship Recognition Program
Information.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 250.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-14038 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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