Notice2026-02471
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
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Published
February 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentDisability Employment Policy Office
Abstract
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request 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 on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor, (ODEP) is soliciting comments on the information collection for the WRP.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5782-5783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02471]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; Workforce
Recruitment Program (WRP)
AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), United States
Department of Labor (DOL).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request
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 on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of
Labor, (ODEP) is soliciting comments on the information collection for
the WRP.
DATES: All comments must be received on or before April 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments in the following
way:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
will be posted to the docket, with no changes. Because your comment
will be made public, you are responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as your or anyone else's Social
Security number or confidential business information.
<bullet> If your comment includes confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the
following way:
<bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL-ODEP, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-5315, Washington,
<bullet> ODEP will post your comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the
docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Doyle by telephone at 202-693-
7863 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64202b283b3436253b343126282d2724000b084a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afebe0e3f0fffdeef0fffaede3e6ecefcbc0c381c8c0d9">[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 college
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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 create accounts during
which they enter information about characteristics of their
institution. Then, they conduct outreach to their school's 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.
ODEP is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to the WRP. ODEP is particularly interested in
comments that:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information has practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of ODEP's estimate of the burden
related to the information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
<bullet> Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the information collection 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.
Documents related to this information collection request are
available at <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a>. Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed to the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
This information collection request concerns WRP. ODEP has updated
the data with respect to the number of respondents, responses, burden
hours, and burden costs supporting this information collection request
from the previous information collection request.
Type of Review: Substantive change to a currently approved
collection.
Agency: DOL-ODEP.
OMB Control Number: 1230-0017.
Affected Public: Individuals or households/Colleges or
universities.
Total Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,100.
Total Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 3,100.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,600 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Estimated Annual Hours of Burden to Participant Data Collection
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Category of Number of Burden
Information collection respondent respondents Participation time (hours)
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Student Participants............. Individuals or 2,500 1 hour.................. 2,500
Households.
School Coordinators.............. Colleges or 600 10 minutes.............. 100
Universities.
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Totals....................... ................... 3,100 ........................ 2,600
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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in
the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of
public record and will be available at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Julie Hocker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-02471 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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