[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 47175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22682]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration


Submission for OMB Review Under the Emergency Processing 
Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act; 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 was 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: 0692-0008.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden: 750 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 420.
    Average Hours Per Respondents: Approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes.
    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, Employers, Education and Training 
Providers, State and Local Government Organizations Involved in High-
Tech Workforce Training, Non-profit Partnerships Involved in High-Tech 
Workforce Training.
    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, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230 (or via the 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 5, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-22682 Filed 9-10-01; 8:45 am]
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