[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17895-17897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9545]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Job Training Partnership Act: Office of Job Corps 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 concerning the proposed reinstatement with change of the
standard Job Corps Center Request for Proposal and Related Contracting
Information Gathering Reporting Requirements.
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 June 9, 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 clarify 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.
ADDRESSEE: Andra Rebar, Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution Avenue,
Room N-4510, Washington, DC 20210. E-mail Internet address:
R[email protected]; Telephone number: (202) 219-8550 (This is not a
toll-free number); Fax number: (202) 219-5183 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Job Corps is an intensive training program for economically
disadvantaged young people aged 16-24 who are out of school and out of
work. The enabling legislation, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
requires that 80% of all Job Corps enrollees (``Students'') be
residential students. The program is principally carried out through a
nationwide network of 114 Job Corps centers. These are located at
facilities either owned or leased by the Federal Government. The
Department has a direct role in the operation of Job Corps, and does
not serve as a pass-through agency for this program. Job Corps centers
are established by the Department and it is the Department's
responsibility to select operators for them. Of the 114 current
centers, 28 are operated by the Department of Agriculture and the
Interior through interagency agreements. These centers are located on
Federal lands controlled by these two agencies. The remaining 86
centers are operated by contractors selected by the Department, 3 are
operated by public organizations on a noncompetitive basis, and the
remainder are operated by private organizations, including private for
profit companies. These contracts are negotiated procurement done
through competition. Many of the current contractors operate more than
one center.
II. Current Actions
The Request for Proposal provides the Government's expectations of
potential
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offerors 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
normally generated from source documents directly by the Federal
Government, not the contractors. During the last year several paper
forms have been eliminated. Data is entered directly into a database
and several reports are generated as a result of the data. Examples of
this are ETA Forms 6-106, Initial Allowance Authorization, 6-101,
Request for Change of Job Corps Living Allowance and Allotment, 6-102,
Transmittal Letter for Job Corps, 6-103, Signature Cards, 6-142B, WSSR
Log. In addition several other forms have been combined into one
computer generated form. These forms are ETA 6-10, Voucher for
Allocation for Living Expenses and Partial Payment of Readjustment, 6-
105, Receipt for Taxable Clothing and Transportation, 6-107, Receipt
for Cash Payment, and 6-108, Receipt for Miscellaneous Cash
Collections.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with Change.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job
Corps.
Title: Standard Center Job Corps Request for Proposal and Related
Contractor Information Gathering Reporting Requirements.
OMB Number: 1205-0219.
Recordkeeping: Center operators are required to keep accurate
records on each Job Corps student. All records are required to be
maintained on Center for five years.
Affected Public: Business, for profit and not-for-profit
institutions, and tribal Government.
Total Estimated Burden
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Number of Responses Total Total burden
Required activity ETA form No. respondents per year responses Hours per response hours
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Inspection Residential & Educational 6-37..................... 114 4 456 1............................... 456
Facilities.
Inspection Water Supply Facilities.... 6-38..................... 114 4 456 1.25............................ 570
Inspection of Waste Treatment 6-39..................... 114 4 456 1.25............................ 570
Facilities.
Program Description--Narrative Section 6-124.................... 114 1 114 1............................... 114
Job Corps Health Staff Activity....... 6-125.................... 114 1 114 .25............................. 28.5
Job Corps Utilization Summary......... 6-127.................... 114 12 1368 2............................... 2736
Job Corps Health Annual Service Costs. 6-128.................... 114 1 114 .25............................. 28.5
Immunization Record................... 6-112.................... 60000 1 60000 .10............................. 6000
CM Health Record Envelope............. 6-135.................... 60000 1 60000 .25............................. 15000
CM Health Record Folder............... 6-136.................... 60000 1 60000 .25............................. 15,000
Center Operations Budget.............. 2181/2181A............... 250 2 500 2.0............................. 1,000
Center Financial Report............... 2110..................... 114 12 1368 3.25............................ 4,446
Property Inventory Transcription...... 3-28..................... 175 12 2100 .75............................. 1,575
Disciplinary Discharge................ 6-131 A.................. 1500 1 1500 .5.............................. 750
Review Board Hearings................. 6-131 B.................. 1500 1 1500 .10............................. 150
Rights to Appeal...................... 6-131 C.................. 1500 1 1500 .10............................. 150
Other plans:
Center Operating Plan............. ......................... 86 1 86 30.............................. 2580
Maintenance....................... ......................... 114 1 114 5............................... 570
C/M Welfare....................... ......................... 114 1 114 2............................... 228
Annual VST (if applicable)........ ......................... 114 1 114 4............................... 456
Annual Staff Training............. ......................... 114 1 114 1............................... 114
Energy Conservation............... ......................... 114 1 114 5............................... 570
Outreach (if applicable).......... ......................... 114 1 114 2............................... 228
TWX Authorized Medical Terms.......... ......................... 1500 1 1500 .20............................. 300
Automated Forms:
Notice of Termination............. 6-61..................... 60000 1 60000 .03 (2 Minutes)................. 1800
Student Profile................... 6-640.................... 60000 1 60000 .017 (1 Minute)................. 1020
Automated Records (see information ......................... 60000 1 60000 .03 (2 Minutes)................. 1800
collected electronically below).
Payment Receipt (See Combined ......................... 65000 4 260000 .03 (2 Minutes)................. 7800
forms that have been automated
into one form below).
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Combined forms that have been automated into one form: The below
listed forms have been combined into one computer generated form listed
above (Payment Receipt). For each form it previously took at least 5
minutes to complete. The data can now be entered in less than one
minute and a form generated.
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ETA form
Required activity No.
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Voucher for Allocation for Living Expense and Partial Payment
of Readjustment.............................................. 6-104
Receipt for taxable Clothing and Transportation............... 6-105
Receipt for Cash Payment...................................... 6-107
Receipt for Miscellaneous Cash Collections.................... 6-108
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Previously the burden for preparing these forms manually was
approximately 19,900 hours. This has resulted in a burden hour
reduction of 12,100 burden hours.
Information collected electronically: The information from the
below listed forms is now entered directly into a single data base. No
hard copies of the forms are produced. It is estimated that
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it takes approximately 2 minutes to complete the form.
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ETA form
Required activity No.
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Allowance and Allotment Change................................ 6-101
Forms Transmittal Letter...................................... 6-102
Signature Card................................................ 6-103
Voucher for Allocation for Living Expense..................... 6-104
Initial Allowance Authorization............................... 6-106
WSSR Log...................................................... 6-142B
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Burden hour for collecting information electronically: Previously
the burden for preparing these forms manually was approximately 8,177
hours. This has resulted in a reduction of 6,377 burden hours for these
activities.
Total Estimated Burden: 65,890.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/startup): The Office of Job Corps is the
process of automating of its Centers. The Center Information System
(CIS) will allow all centers to directly input data into a national
database. It is anticipated that the burden hours associated with
preparation of forms will decrease significantly when the CIS is
completely finalized. The capital/startup of this system is estimated
to be $8.08 Million for Hardware and Software.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): Operating and
maintenance services associated with these are contracted yearly by the
Federal government with various contractors. This is one of the many
functions the contractors perform for which precise cost cannot be
identified. However, at the present time, based on past experience, the
annual costs for contractor staff and related costs estimated to be
$733,524 at an average cost of $11.43 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.
Signed at Washington, DC this 6, day of April 1998.
Mary H. Silva,
Director, Office of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. 98-9545 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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