[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5195-5196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2123]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record
ACTION: Notice.
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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
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 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.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 5, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., N-4507, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail Internet Address:
cody.gayle@dol.gov; Telephone number: (202) 693-3000. Fax number: (202)
693-2767.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Cody, Office of Job Corps, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Rm N-4507, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail
Internet Address: cody.gayle@dol.gov; Telephone number: (202) 693-3105.
Fax number: (202) 693-3113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Job Corps program authorized by the Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) of 1998, is designed to serve low-income young women and men, 16
through 24, who are in need of additional vocational, educational and
social skills training, and other support services in order to gain
meaningful employment, return to school, or enter the Armed Forces. Job
Corps is operated by the Department of Labor through a nationwide
network of 118 Job Corps centers. The program is primarily a
residential program operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week,
with non-resident enrollees limited by legislation to 20 percent of
national enrollment. These centers presently accommodate more than
40,000 students.
The form ETA 678 is the only source of information about a
student's training and subsequent placement in a job, further
education, or military service. It is used to evaluate overall program
effectiveness. The purpose of Job Corps is to train young people for
the job market; the data collected on this automated form provides
information as set forth in 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of form ETA 678 Job Corps Placement
and Assistant Record to:
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;
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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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 submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addresses section
of this notice.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record.
OMB Number: 1205-0035.
Agency Number: ETA 678.
Recordkeeping: The respondent is not required to retain records;
Career Transition Service providers and center staff are required to
retain records of graduates and former enrollees, who are placed in a
job, further education, or military service for three years.
Affected Public: Individuals or households/Business or other for-
profit/Not-for-profit institutions/State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,661 burden hours.
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Average
Total time per Burden
Form/activity Total respondents Frequency responses response hours
(minutes)
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ETA-678......................... 37,372 placed Ongoing........... 37,372 5 3,114
students.
10,946 non-placed Ongoing........... 10,946 3 547
students.
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Total....................... 48,318............. Ongoing........... 48,318 N/A 3,661
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $47,593.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
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Dated: January 27, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-2123 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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