[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5194-5195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2122]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment & Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations

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 pre-clearance 
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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3000, fax 
number (202) 693-2767.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Hess, Office of Job Corps, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 
693-3125, fax number (202) 693-3850, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Job Corps program authorized by the Workforce Investment Act 
(WIA) of 1998, is designed to serve low-income young women and men, 16 
through 24, who are in need of additional vocational, educational and 
social skills training, and other support services in order to gain 
meaningful employment, return to school, or enter the Armed Forces. Job 
Corps is operated by the Department of Labor through a nationwide 
network of 118 Job Corps centers. The program is primarily a 
residential program operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 
with non-resident enrollees limited by legislation to 20 percent of 
national enrollment. These centers presently accommodate more than 
40,000 students. To ensure that the centers are filled with youth who 
are low-income as well as capable of and committed to doing the work 
necessary to achieve the benefits of Job Corps, certain eligibility 
requirements have been established by the legislation.
    The purpose of this collection is to gather information from 
applicants to determine their eligibility for Job Corps. These forms 
are critical to the screening process. They are the initial forms 
completed by the Job Corps admissions counselors for each applicant.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed extension collection of the Job Corps Enrollee 
Allotment Determination to:
     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.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addresses section 
of this notice.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment & Training Administration.
    Title: Job Corps Enrollee Allotment Determination.
    OMB Number: 1205-0030.
    Agency Number: ETA 658.
    Recordkeeping: The applicant is not required to retain records; 
admissions counselors or contractor main offices are required to retain 
records of applicants who enroll in the program for three years from 
the date of application.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households/Federal Government.

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    Total Respondents: 1,100.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 1,100.
    Average Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 55 hours.
    Total Burden Cost: $715.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice 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: January 27, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-2122 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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