[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77413-77414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22056]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 20, 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. A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, or contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Employment 
and Training Administration (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
     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.
    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Survey of Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors.
    OMB Number: 1205--0NEW.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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    Type of Response: Reporting.

                            Respondent Hour Burden for the Apprenticeship Evaluation
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                                                                                      Average
               Activity                      Total              Frequency          minutes  per    Burden hours
                                          respondents                                response
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Survey of Sponsors....................           1,144  One time................            18.5             353
Site Visits:
    State apprenticeship directors and              19  One time................             360             114
     staff.
    Providers of related education                  29  One time................              60              29
     (community college and training
     program administrators).
    One-stop Center Directors and                   14  One time................              60              14
     Staff.
    Sponsors..........................              37  One time................              60              37
    Other: WIB chairs and staff.......              15  One time................              60              15
    Apprentices.......................              80  One time................              45              60
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        Totals........................           1,338  ........................  ..............             622
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    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This is a one-time information collection consisting 
of a survey of sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs, using a 
stratified random sample with over sampling of sponsors in high growth 
industries who have recently begun apprenticeship programs. The survey 
will be conducted by phone or Internet at the respondent's choice. The 
findings from the survey will fill a gap in knowledge by providing, for 
the first time, systematic information on the views of sponsors' views 
re: Costs and benefits and on interactions with other parts of the 
workforce development system.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E6-22056 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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