[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7798-7799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2068]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Job Corps Placement Verification and 
Follow-Up of Job Corps Participants

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 17, 2006.

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: Chris Conboy, Office of Job Corps, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. N-4510, Washington, DC 20210. E-Mail 
Internet Address: [email protected]; Telephone number: (202) 693-
3093. 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, 7 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 Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants 
is comprised of three data collection instruments to collect follow-up 
data on individuals who are no longer actively participating in Job 
Corps. The instruments consist of modules that include questions 
designed to obtain the following information: re-verification of 
initial job and/or school placements; employment and educational 
experiences; job search activities of those who are neither working nor 
in school; and information about former participants' satisfaction with 
the services provided by Job Corps.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently, the Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments 
concerning the

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proposed extension of form ETA 426 Job Corps Placement Verification and 
Follow-up of Job Corps Participants.
     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;
     To 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;
     To enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     To 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.
    Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission Package are at 
this Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/Performance/guidance/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Job Corps Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps 
Participants.
    OMB Number: 1205-0426.
    Agency Number: N/A.
    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 and Business or other 
for-profit institutions.
    Cite/Reference/Form/etc.: 20 CFR, subpart A, section 670.100.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 16,483 burden hours.

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                                                                                     Estimated       Estimated
                       Respondent category                           Number of       hours per      hours total
                                                                     responses       response         burden
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Placed Former Enrollees at 90 days..............................           1,815             .25             454
Placed Graduates at 90-120 days.................................          22,720             .25           5,680
Placed Graduates at 6 Months....................................          23,360             .20           4,672
Placed Graduates at 12 Months...................................          21,440             .20           4,288
Employer/Institution Re-verification............................           8,172             .17           1,389
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    Total.......................................................          77,507  ..............          16,483
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): n/a.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $2,908,443.
    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: February 3, 2006.
Grace A. Kilbane,
National Director, Office of Job Corps.
 [FR Doc. E6-2068 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]
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