[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5195-5196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2123]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record

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 the Office of Job Corps, 200 Constitution 
Ave., NW., N-4507, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail Internet Address: 
[email protected]; Telephone number: (202) 693-3000. Fax number: (202) 
693-2767.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Cody, Office of Job Corps, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Rm N-4507, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail 
Internet Address: [email protected]; Telephone number: (202) 693-3105. 
Fax number: (202) 693-3113.

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.
    The form ETA 678 is the only source of information about a 
student's training and subsequent placement in a job, further 
education, or military service. It is used to evaluate overall program 
effectiveness. The purpose of Job Corps is to train young people for 
the job market; the data collected on this automated form provides 
information as set forth in 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed extension of form ETA 678 Job Corps Placement 
and Assistant Record 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 and Training Administration.
    Title: Job Corps Placement and Assistance Record.
    OMB Number: 1205-0035.
    Agency Number: ETA 678.
    Recordkeeping: The respondent is not required to retain records; 
Career Transition Service providers and center staff are required to 
retain records of graduates and former enrollees, who are placed in a 
job, further education, or military service for three years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households/Business or other for-
profit/Not-for-profit institutions/State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,661 burden hours.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                                              Total       time per      Burden
          Form/activity            Total respondents        Frequency       responses     response      hours
                                                                                         (minutes)
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ETA-678.........................  37,372 placed        Ongoing...........       37,372            5        3,114
                                   students.
                                  10,946 non-placed    Ongoing...........       10,946            3          547
                                   students.
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    Total.......................  48,318.............  Ongoing...........       48,318          N/A        3,661
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $47,593.
    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.


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    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-2123 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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