[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67367-67368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19613]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Job Corps Application Data; 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 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. 
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the proposed extension of the data collection for 
the Job Corps Application data collection forms (ETA 652, ETA 655 and 
ETA 682) 1205-0025, expires February 28, 2007). 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 or at this 
Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before January 22, 2007

ADDRESSEE: Cathy Keiter, Office of Job Corps, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Room N4507, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone 
(202) 693-3000 (This is not a toll-free number.), fax (202) 693-2767, 
or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The collection of this information is necessary to determine 
eligibility of applicants to the Job Corps program. The forms in this 
collection are:
    ETA 652, Job Corps Data Sheet, ETA 655, Statement from Court or 
Other Agency,
    ETA 682, Child Care Certification.
    These forms are the initial forms completed for each applicant. 
They serve as the basic document for determining eligibility for Job 
Corps. They also provide demographic

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characteristics for program planning, evaluating and reporting 
purposes. This activity, previously authorized by Title IV-B of the Job 
Training Partnership Act and currently authorized under the Title I, 
Subtitle C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is the major 
responsibility of the Job Corps admissions counselor.
    The ETA 652, Job Corps Data Sheet, is used to obtain information 
for screening and enrollment purposes to determine eligibility for the 
Job Corps program in accordance with the Workforce Investment Act. It 
is prepared by the admissions counselor for each applicant and has no 
further impact on the public. The ETA 655, Statement from Court or 
Other Agency, collects essentially information for determining the 
suitability of an applicant to participate in the Job Corps program. It 
is used to document past behavior problems for all applicants, as well 
as provide a basis for projecting future behavior. It is collected by 
the Job Corps admissions counselor who requests the information from 
proper authorities. The ETA 682, Child Care Certification, is used to 
certify an applicant's arrangements for dependent child(ren) while the 
applicant is in Job Corps.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor 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
    * 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

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Title: Job Corps Application Data.
    OMB Number: 1205-0025.
    Agency Number(s): ETA 652, ETA 655 and ETA 682.
    Recordkeeping: The respondent is not required to retain records; 
Admissions Counselors input information into the Center Information 
System (CIS).
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Respondents: 87,943.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 16,158.

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                                                                                                                             Currently
             ETA Form No.               Total number           Frequency             Average time per      Total burden   approved hours    NET change
                                       of respondents                                   respondent             hours           (2003)
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Job Corps Application ETA 652........          87,943  1/person................  10 minutes.............          14,657          17,139          -2,482
Statement from Court ETA 655.........          87,943  1/person................  1 minute...............           1,416           1,714            -248
Child Care Certification ETA 682.....           4,216  On occasion.............  30 seconds.............              35              41              -6
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    Total............................  ..............  ........................  .......................          16,158          18,894         -2,736
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 Data for the forms listed above continue to be collected on data input screens that electronically transmit the data to a Center Information System
  (CIS). While the frequency and average time per respondent remain the same from the previous data collection submission in 2003, the total number of
  respondents has decreased effectively reducing the total burden hours by 14% from 18,894 to 16,158 total burden hours.

    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $787,862.
    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: November 3, 2006.
Esther R. Johnson,
National Director, Office of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E6-19613 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am]
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