[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44547-44548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19218]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment 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 (ETA) is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the collection
of the Occupational Code Request (OCR) that is being renamed
Occupational Code Assignment (OCA) information. 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
addresses section below on or before 60 days after date of publication
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Pam Frugoli, Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and
Research, Employment Training Administration, Room N-5637, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 202/693-3643 (This is
not a toll-free number), Fax 202/693-2766, and e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Occupational Analysis program developed the Occupational Code
Request (OCR) form as a public service to the users of the revised
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) in an effort to help them in
obtaining occupational codes and titles for jobs that they were unable
to locate in the DOT. With the development and release of the
Occupational Information Network (O*NET) system, some modifications
were needed to make the OCR form correlate more closely to the
information in the O*NET system. The OCR form, with these
modifications, has been renamed the Occupational Code Assignment (OCA)
form.
The O*NET system classifies nearly all jobs in the United States
economy. However, new specialties are constantly evolving and emerging.
The use of OCA is voluntary and is provided (1) as a uniform format to
the public and private sector to submit information in order to receive
an occupational code, (2) to provide input to a database of alternate
(lay) titles to facilitate searches for occupational information in
O*NET OnLine. (http://online.onetcenter.org), O*NET Code Connector
(http://www.onetcodeconnector.org) as well as America's Career InfoNet
(http://www.acinet.org), and (3) to assist the O*NET system in
identifying potential occupations that may need to be included in
future O*NET data collection efforts.
The OCA process is designed to help the occupational information
user relate an occupational speciality or a job title to an
occupational code and title within the framework of the Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) based O*NET system. The O*NET-SOC
system consists of a database that organizes the work done by
individuals into approximately 1,000 occupational categories. In
addition, O*NET occupations have associated data on the importance and
level of a range of occupational characteristics and requirements,
including Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Tasks, and Work Activities.
Since the O*NET-SOC code and title also facilitates linkage to
national, state, and local occupational employment and wage estimates.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
[sbull] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including
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whether the information will have practical utility;
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
[sbull] 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.
III. Current Actions
ETA seeks to provide both the public and private sectors with the
capability to make occupational coding inquiries. Members of the public
sometimes need to know where their own occupational speciality or job
title fits within the O*NET-SOC system. Therefore, a continuing need
exists for this service.
The occupational analyst uses the information collection in form
ETA 741--Occupational Code Assignment--Part A and Occupational Code
Assignment--Request for Additional Information to aid them in assigning
the most appropriate occupational code and title to the job or
specialty described in the information submitted.
The form was changed in order to correlate more closely with the
information in the O*NET system. For example, the OCA form requests new
information items including skills, physical activities, knowledge
areas, interactions, education, and training and experience.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Occupational Code Assignment.
OMB Number: 1205-0137.
Affected Public: Federal government, State and local government,
business or other for-profit/not-for profit institutions, and
individuals.
Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: Occupational Code Request form was form
ETA 741. The ``Occupational Code Assignment--Part A'' is the name of
the newly revised form. The ``Occupational Code Assignment--Request for
Additional Information'' is a newly added form. It will be used only in
situations where more detailed information is needed to make an
occupation code assignment. See chart below.
Total Respondents: 177.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 177.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes for the OCA--Part A; and 40
minutes for OCA--Part A and the OCA--Request for Additional Information
combined.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92.
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Total Total Average time per Burden
Cite/reference respondents Frequency responses response (hours) (hours)
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OCA--Part A..................... 159 On occasion........ 159 .5................ 79.5
OCA--Part A and OCA--Request for 18 On occasion........ 18 .67............... 12
additional information.
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Totals...................... ........... ................... 177 .................. 91.5
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $95.06.
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: July 22, 2003.
Maria K. Fynn,
Acting Administrator, Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and
Research Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-19218 Filed 7-28-03; 8:45 am]
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