[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15910-15911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6133]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Job Corps Health Questionnaire

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 preclearance 
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 Office of Job Corps is soliciting comments 
concerning Health Questionnaire, Form ETA 6-53. The following are the 
major changes in the revised ETA 6-53 Form and Instructions:
    Expanded Purpose--The purpose of this form has been expanded to 
include

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questions to determine whether an otherwise-eligible applicant offered 
enrollment may pose a direct threat to self or others.
    Added information to Instructions--To comply with regulatory 
requirements, language has been added to the instructions to ensure 
that applicants are provided with appropriate information before 
medical or disability. (Instructions)
    Added direct threat questions--To determine whether an otherwise-
eligible applicant offered enrollment may pose a direct threat to self 
or others. The purpose of these questions is to prevent illness, 
injury, or death on centers. (Question 8 l-w)
    Added new conditions--To better determine the health and 
accommodation/ modification needs of the applicant who has been offered 
enrollment, several new conditions have been added. (Question 9)
    Added authorization to provide basic oral care--This will eliminate 
the need for the student to sign a separate authorization to receive 
basic oral care and provides a description of what is included in basic 
oral care. (Authorization Section)
    Added requirement for AC to provide information--To ensure all 
applicants are informed of the health care to be provided by Job Corps, 
the AC is now required to provide each applicant a copy of the types of 
care that are considered ``basic routine health care'' from the Job 
Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (currently Exhibit 6-4) before 
the ETA 6-53 is signed. (General Instructions)
    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 June 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Barbara J. Grove, RN, National Nurse Consultant, Office of 
Job Corps, Room N-4456, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210. Phone (202) 693-3116 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 
number (202) 693-3850 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Job Corps Program is described in its enabling legislation 
under Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended 
by Public Law 105-277. Section 145 establishes standards and procedures 
for obtaining data from each applicant relating to their needs. The 
Department of Labor's regulation at 20 CFR 670.410 further details the 
recruitment and screening of applicants.
    Individuals who wish to enroll in the Job Corps Program must first 
be determined to be eligible and selected for enrollment. This process 
is carried out by admissions agencies, including state employment 
services, contracted to recruit young people for the Job Corps Program. 
The admission process ensures that applicants meet all the admission 
criteria as defined in the Policy and Requirement Handbook (PRH) 
Chapter 1, Outreach and Admissions, July 2001. Nonmedical personnel in 
the admissions office (admissions counselors) conduct the admission 
interview and complete the required application forms. The ETA 6-53 is 
completed on all applicants that have been determined to be eligible 
and selected for the Job Corps Program.

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 a 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: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Agency: Employment and Training Agency.
    Title: Job Corps Health Questionnaire: form ETA 6-53.
    OMB Number: 1205-0033.
    Agency Number: ETA 6-53.
    Recordkeeping: The applicant is not required to retain the records; 
admissions counselors or contractor's main offices are required to 
retain records of applicants who are enrolled in the program for three 
years from the date of application.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Responses: 87,943.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,329.
    Total Burden Cost: $821,399.
    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: March 26, 2007.
Esther R. Johnson,
Administrator, Office of Job Corps.
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