[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42803-42804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17113]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Job Corps Health
Questionnaire (OMB Control No. 1205-0033, Extension With Minor
Revisions)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
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. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is
soliciting comments regarding gathering Job Corps application data
collection forms (OMB Control No. 1205-0033, expires 1/31/2014): ETA
Form 653, Job Corps Health Questionnaire.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Carol Abnathy, Office of Job
Corps, Room N4507, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-3283 (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]. A copy of the proposed Information Collection
Request can be obtained by contacting the office listed above.
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
almost 50 years, Job Corps has helped prepare nearly 3 million at-risk
young people between ages 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 administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
through the 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. The DOL has a direct role in the operation of
Job Corps, and does not serve as a pass-through agency for this
program.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's function,
including whether the information has 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 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
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with minor revisions.
Title: Job Corps Health Questionnaire.
OMB Number: OMB 1205-0033.
Affected Public: Individuals (Job Corps Applicants).
Form(s): ETA Form 653.
Total Annual Responses: 86,581.
Average Time per Response: 7.43 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,722 hours.
Total Other Costs: $0.
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.
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Dated: July 10, 2013.
Gerri Fiala,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-17113 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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