[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 41200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19676]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35). This request has been submitted under the emergency 
processing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Agency: Technology Administration.
    Title: Review of Public and Private High-tech Workforce Training 
Programs.
    Agency Form Numbers(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 420.
    Average Hour Per Response: 1 to 2 hours depending on the 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is needed to fulfill 
the Secretary of Commerce's responsibilities mandated in Public Law 
106-313. Section 115 (a) and (b) directs the Secretary of Commerce to 
conduct a review of existing public and private high-tech workforce 
training programs in the United States, and submit a report to Congress 
on the study findings no later than 18 months from the bill's 
enactment. This information is needed to analyze how high-tech workers 
obtain their training, and how well the skills provided by various 
high-tech training models meet employer needs. An analysis of what is 
learned from this information collection will be contained in the 
report to Congress. Comparable information is not available on a 
standardized basis.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, Federal, state, 
local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One-Time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection can be obtained by 
calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Dave Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 1, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19676 Filed 8-6-01; 8:45 am]
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