[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70475-70477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28563]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Contractor
Information Gathering, Extension Without Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].
This program helps 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the
collection of data about Standard Job Corps Request for Proposal and
related contractor information gathering and reporting requirements
(expiration date November 30, 2012).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before January 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Lawrence Lyford, Office of Job
Corps, Room N-4507, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-3121 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-3113. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Job Corps is the nation's largest residential, educational, and
career technical training program for young Americans. Job Corps was
established in 1964 by the Economic Opportunity Act and currently is
authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For
nearly 50 years, Job Corps has helped prepare nearly 3 million at-risk
young people between the ages of 16 and 24 for success in our nation's
workforce. With 125 centers in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District
of Columbia, Job Corps assists students across the nation in attaining
academic credentials, including a High School Diploma (HSD) and/or
General Educational Development (GED), and career technical training
credentials, including industry-recognized certifications, state
licensures, and pre-apprenticeship credentials.
Job Corps is a national program administered by the U.S. Department
of Labor (DOL) through the National Office of Job Corps and six
Regional Offices. DOL awards and administers contracts for the
recruiting and screening of new students, center operations, and the
placement and transitional support of graduates and former enrollees.
Large and small corporations and nonprofit organizations manage and
operate 97 Job Corps centers under contractual agreements with DOL.
These contract center operators are selected through a competitive
procurement process that evaluates potential operators' technical
expertise, proposed costs, past performance, and other factors, in
accordance with the Competition in Contracting Act and the Federal
Acquisition Regulations. The remaining 28 Job Corps centers, called
Civilian Conservation Centers, are operated by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, via an interagency agreement.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
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
III. Current Actions
The Request for Proposal (RFP) provides potential offerors with the
Government's expectations for the development of proposals to operate
Job Corps centers. The proposals developed by offerors in response to
the RFP are evaluated in terms of technical factors and costs. These
proposals serve as the principal basis for selection of a successful
offeror. The operation of the Job Corps program is such that many
activities required of contractors must be coordinated with other
organizations, both Federal and nonfederal. Most of the information
collection requirements of Job Corps center operators stem directly
from operational needs or are necessary to ensure compliance with
Federal requirements and the terms of the contract.
Statistical reports are typically generated from source documents
directly by the Federal government, not the contractors. Data is
entered directly into a database and reports are generated from the
data. Examples of these data include are ETA Forms 2110 (Center
Financial Report), 2181 & 2181A (Center Operations Budget), 6-127 (Job
Corps Utilization Summary), 6-131A (Disciplinary Discharge), 6-131B
(Review Board Hearings), 6-131C (Rights to Appeal), 6-40 (Student
Profile), 6-61 (Notice of Termination) and 3-38 (Property Inventory
Transcription.)
In addition, several forms are provided in Portable Data File (PDF)
format. These forms include the 6-125 (Job Corps Health Staff
Activity), 6-128 (Job Corps Health Annual Service Costs), 6-112
(Immunization Record), 6-135 (CM Health Record Envelope), 6-136 (CM
Health Record Folder), 6-37 (Inspection Residential & Educational
Facilities), 6-38 (Inspection Water Supply Facilities), and 6-39
(Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities Costs).
Type of Review: extension without changes
Title: Standard Job Corps Contractor Information Gathering
OMB Number: 1205-0219
Affected Public: Business, for profit and not-for-profit
institutions, and Tribal governments.
Recordkeeping: Center operators are required to keep accurate
records on each Job Corps student. All records are required to be
maintained on a Job Corps center for five years. The annual burden
hours estimated for the preparation of the Standard Center Job Corps
Request for Proposal submitted by new and experienced contractors is
16,183 hours. Data collection for the Center Financial and the Center
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Operations Budget Reports is made more than quarterly, and is essential
to ensure contractor financial compliance with contractual requirements
and to ensure operation of the program.
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Number of Submissions Total annual Hours per Total burden
Required activity ETA Form No. respondents per year submissions submission hours
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Center Financial Report................................. 2110 125 12 1500 1 1500
Center Operations Budget................................ 2181/2181/A 97 3 291 1 291
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Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,791
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Center staff members enter data utilizing a personal computer that
transmits the data electronically to a centralized database. Many
management and performance reports are created from this database.
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Number of Submissions Total annual Hours per Total burden
Required activity ETA Form No. respondents per year submissions submission hours
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Job Corps Utilization Summary........................... 6-127 125 12 1500 0.01875 25
(1 minute)
Disciplinary Discharge.................................. 6-131A 1500 1 1500 0.01875 25
Review Board Hearings................................... 6-131B 1500 1 1500 0.01875 25
Rights to Appeal........................................ 6-131C 1500 1 1500 0.01875 25
Student Profile......................................... 6-40 1500 1 1500 0.01875 25
Notice of Termination................................... 6-61 1500 1 1500 0.01875 25
Property Inventory Transcription........................ 3-28 126 52 6552 0.0275 328
(3 minutes)
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Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 478
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Certain student personnel requirements such as student payroll
information, student training and education courses received, student
leave, disciplinary actions and medical information are also collected
in an electronic information system. The initial data entry is
maintained in the national database and used for multiple reporting
purposes, therefore reducing the need to enter the data more than once.
The total burden associated with the input of data to data screens is
20,847 hours.
Major recordkeeping and operational forms listed below that pertain
to student and facility administrative matters are provided in PDF
forms. The total burden for processing these forms is 38,574 hours.
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Number of Submissions Total annual Hours per Total burden
Required activity ETA Form No. respondents per year submissions submission hours
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Job Corps Health Staff Activity......................... 6-125 125 1 125 0.25 31
(25 min)
Job Corps Health Annual Service Costs................... 6-128 125 1 125 0.25 31
Immunization Record..................................... 6-112 71000 1 71000 0.05 3,550
(5 min)
CM Health Record Envelope............................... 6-135 71000 1 71000 0.125 8,875
(13 min)
CM Health Record Folder................................. 6-136 71000 1 71000 0.125 8,875
Inspection of Residential & Educational Facilities...... 6-37 125 4 500 0.5 250
Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities Costs.......... 6-39 23 4 92 1.25 130
(1hr. 25 min)
Inspection Water Supply Facilities...................... 6-38 125 4 500 1.25 625
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Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 22,367
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A total of 8,625 burden hours are estimated for the preparation of
the Center Operating Plans listed below that are required for the
operation of a Job Corps center.
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Number of Submissions Total annual Hours per Total burden
Required activity ETA Form No. respondents per year submissions submission hours
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Center Operation Plan................................... .............. 125 1 125 30 3750
Maintenance............................................. .............. 125 1 125 5 625
C/M Welfare............................................. .............. 125 1 125 2 250
Annual VST.............................................. .............. 125 1 125 24 3,000
Annual Staff Training................................... .............. 125 1 125 1 125
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Energy Conservation..................................... .............. 125 1 125 5 625
Outreach................................................ .............. 125 1 125 2 250
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Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 8,625
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Total Estimated Burden: 65,651 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): The Office of Job Corps has
automated the data collection process for its centers. The Center
Information System allows all centers to directly input data into a
national database. The maintenance cost associated with the system is
estimated to be $2.7 million per year for hardware and software.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): The costs to contractors
for accomplishing record keeping requirements are computed by the
Federal government annually. While precise costs cannot be identified,
at the present time and based on past experience, the annual related
costs for contractor staff are estimated to be $992,658, which
represents an average cost of $15.12 per hour.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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.
Dated: Signed in Washington, DC, on this 3rd day of October,
2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-28563 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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