[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26110-26111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6663]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 27, 2006.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Ira 
Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: 
[email protected] or access the documents online at http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. Comments should be sent to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 
for ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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

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     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps 
Participants.
    OMB Number: 1205-0426.
    Frequency: On occasion; Other.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 81,191.
    Annual Responses: 81,191.
    Average Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,123.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $179,989.
    Description: This submission requests approval of three primary and 
two secondary data collection instruments that will be used to collect 
follow-up data on individuals who are no longer actively participating 
in Job Corps. The instruments are comprised 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; information about former participants' satisfaction with the 
services provided by Job Corps, and confirmation of contact information 
for purposes of further follow-up. The secondary instruments are used 
to secure placement verification from employers and educational 
institutions when the individuals cannot be contacted directly.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
 [FR Doc. E6-6663 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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