Notice2025-16255
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Registration and Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship Programs
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Published
August 25, 2025
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor's (the Department or DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision of the information collection request (ICR) currently 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 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41414-41415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16255]
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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 (the Department or DOL) Employment
and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a
proposed revision of the information collection request (ICR) currently
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
October 24, 2025.
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 email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49b95f99d9786a794b0bbb8fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a454b27434958794a6e6566246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Apprenticeship, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210; by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da959bf7939988a99abeb5b6f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c98688e4808a9bba89ada6a5e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> or by
fax 202-693-3799.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayesha Upshur by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96d9d7bbdfd5c4e5d6f2f9fab8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b444a26424859784b6f6467256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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.
This ICR seeks OMB approval for a revision of the currently
approved ICR under OMB Control No. 1205-0223, titled ``Registration and
Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship Programs.'' This ICR
revision request is associated with the Department's proposed rule
(proposed rule or proposal), ``Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in
Registered Apprenticeship Programs,'' which has been assigned the
Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1205-AC21 and was published in the
Federal Register on July 2, 2025 (90 FR 28947).
The Department's proposed rule would significantly streamline the
regulation at 29 CFR part 30 (part 30) and proposes rescission of
several requirements for registered apprenticeship program sponsors
contained in the current part 30 regulation.
The Department's regulations covering requirements for registered
apprenticeship programs are contained in 29 CFR parts 29 and 30. Title
29 CFR part 29 (part 29) covers labor standards for apprenticeship
programs, including requirements for program registration, while Title
29 CFR part 30 (part 30) addresses the current equal employment
opportunity requirements for such programs. Several of the regulatory
provisions contained in parts 29 and 30 necessitate the collection of
information from program sponsors and apprentices, which are reflected
in the current content of the Department's OMB-approved information
collection instrument, ETA Form 671 (Sections I and II).
As noted above, the proposed rule published on July 2, 2025, would
significantly modify the existing scope and content of part 30 by
removing certain regulatory provisions--such as those mandating the
development and implementation of affirmative action plans and
initiatives--that impose substantial administrative burdens on program
sponsors and tend to promote illegal and divisive group-based
preferences. To reflect these important substantive amendments, the
proposed rule, if finalized, would change the title of part 30 to
``Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship
Programs.'' These regulatory adjustments would also provide a policy
rationale for changing the title of the ICR OMB Control No. 1205-0223
to ``Registration and Nondiscrimination in Apprenticeship Programs,''
and would further necessitate modifications to the existing content of
ETA Form 671.
Accordingly, the Department proposes to remove Subsection F from
Section I of Form 671, which discusses a program's selection
procedures, aligning with the proposed rule's elimination of current 29
CFR 30.10 (the instructions related to Subsection F would also be
eliminated). Similarly, the proposed rule changes, if finalized, would
necessitate the modification of Section II of Form 671, the OMB-
approved instrument that is utilized to collect information about
apprentices once they are enrolled in a registered apprenticeship
program. The proposed change to Section II would update the language in
part C (Agreements and Signatures) to modify the statement within
apprenticeship agreements whereby an apprenticeship program sponsor
agrees not to discriminate against an apprentice as required by 29 CFR
29.7(j). Specifically, this clause would be modified to state that the
sponsor agrees the apprentice will not be illegally discriminated
against on the basis of a protected status, instead of stating that the
apprentice will be ``accorded equal opportunity in all phases of
apprenticeship employment and training''. This change to Form 671
Section II would align with the proposed rule's conforming edits to 29
CFR 29.7(j).
The proposed rule, if finalized, would also impact ETA Form 9186,
which is the Department's OMB-approved instrument to collect
information about apprentices from State Apprenticeship Agencies (SAAs)
not participating in the Department's ``Registered Apprenticeship
Partners Information Data System'' (RAPIDS). The Department proposes
removing question 8, regarding the number of active programs with five
or more apprentices, and question 15, regarding the aggregated
disability status of apprentices in a State. The instructions and
definitions associated with those questions would also be deleted.
Finally, the proposed rule would rescind ETA Form 9039, which
enables an apprentice to file a complaint alleging violations of part
30 requirements, as well as Form 671 Section IIA, which allows an
apprentice to voluntarily self-report their disability status.
The National Apprenticeship Act (NAA) of 1937, (29 U.S.C. 50),
authorizes this information collection.
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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.
1205-0223.
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: Revision.
Title of Collection: Registration and Nondiscrimination in
Apprenticeship Programs.
Form: ETA Form 671, Section I--Program Registration; ETA Form 671,
Section II--Apprenticeship Agreement and Apprentice Registration; ETA
Form 671, Section IIA--Voluntary Disability Disclosure; ETA Form 9186,
State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) Self-Assessment Report for Program
Data and Apprentice Demographics; ETA Form 9039, Complaint Form for
part 30 (EEO in Apprenticeship).
OMB Control Number: 1205-0223.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Private Sector--
businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions,
Government, State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 832,929.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,876,787.
Estimated Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,149,724 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Susan Frazier,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2025-16255 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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