[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29162]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 preclearance 
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 on the survey that has been developed to collect customer 
satisfaction information from service delivery areas who operate Summer 
Youth Employment and Training Programs.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section 
of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before January 5, 1998.
    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 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.

ADDRESSES: LaSharn Youngblood, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 219-
7533 ext. 167 (this is not a toll-free number); internet address_
[email protected]; fax number (202) 219-7190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under the Job Training Partnership Act Program, title IIB, the 
Department of Labor has established the Summer Youth Employment and 
Training Program to: (1) Enhance the basic education skills of youth; 
(2) encourage school completion or enrollment in supplementary or 
alternative school programs; provide eligible youth with exposure to 
the world of work; and (3) enhance the citizenship skills of youth. The 
Department of Labor is responsible for overseeing these programs. As a 
part of the Department's oversight responsibilities, ETA will conduct a 
uniform survey of a representative sample of service delivery areas 
(ADA's) to determine how the Department can effectively measure 
customer satisfaction. The result of this survey will be used to assist 
in the development of a comprehensive system for assessing customer 
satisfaction with the summer program.

II. Current Actions

    ETA has revised its monitoring instrument to collect more 
information on customer satisfaction. This data will be used to 
determine satisfaction experiences of program participants, work site 
supervisors/employers and educational instructors. The information 
obtained will permit the Department to fulfill requests from the U.S. 
Congress, the Administration, the media and the public.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor.
    Title: Summer Youth Employment and Training Program.
    OMB Number: 1205-XXXX.
    Recordkeeping: 0.
    Affected Public: SDA's.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: Monitoring.
    Total Respondents: 64.
    Frequency: one time.
    Total Responses: 64.
    Average Time per Response: 45 minutes per response.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 29.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $580.00.
    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: October 28, 1997.
Charles L. Atkinson,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Job Training Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-29162 Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
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