[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70475-70477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28563]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Contractor 
Information Gathering, Extension Without Revisions

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].
    This program helps 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, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the 
collection of data about Standard Job Corps Request for Proposal and 
related contractor information gathering and reporting requirements 
(expiration date November 30, 2012).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before January 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Lawrence Lyford, Office of Job 
Corps, Room N-4507, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Telephone number: 202-693-3121 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone 
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-3113. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Job Corps is the nation's largest residential, educational, and 
career technical training program for young Americans. Job Corps was 
established in 1964 by the Economic Opportunity Act and currently is 
authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For 
nearly 50 years, Job Corps has helped prepare nearly 3 million at-risk 
young people between the ages of 16 and 24 for success in our nation's 
workforce. With 125 centers in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District 
of Columbia, Job Corps assists students across the nation in attaining 
academic credentials, including a High School Diploma (HSD) and/or 
General Educational Development (GED), and career technical training 
credentials, including industry-recognized certifications, state 
licensures, and pre-apprenticeship credentials.
    Job Corps is a national program administered by the U.S. Department 
of Labor (DOL) through the National Office of Job Corps and six 
Regional Offices. DOL awards and administers contracts for the 
recruiting and screening of new students, center operations, and the 
placement and transitional support of graduates and former enrollees. 
Large and small corporations and nonprofit organizations manage and 
operate 97 Job Corps centers under contractual agreements with DOL. 
These contract center operators are selected through a competitive 
procurement process that evaluates potential operators' technical 
expertise, proposed costs, past performance, and other factors, in 
accordance with the Competition in Contracting Act and the Federal 
Acquisition Regulations. The remaining 28 Job Corps centers, called 
Civilian Conservation Centers, are operated by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Forest Service, via an interagency agreement.

II. Review Focus

    The Department 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

    The Request for Proposal (RFP) provides potential offerors with the 
Government's expectations for the development of proposals to operate 
Job Corps centers. The proposals developed by offerors in response to 
the RFP are evaluated in terms of technical factors and costs. These 
proposals serve as the principal basis for selection of a successful 
offeror. The operation of the Job Corps program is such that many 
activities required of contractors must be coordinated with other 
organizations, both Federal and nonfederal. Most of the information 
collection requirements of Job Corps center operators stem directly 
from operational needs or are necessary to ensure compliance with 
Federal requirements and the terms of the contract.
    Statistical reports are typically generated from source documents 
directly by the Federal government, not the contractors. Data is 
entered directly into a database and reports are generated from the 
data. Examples of these data include are ETA Forms 2110 (Center 
Financial Report), 2181 & 2181A (Center Operations Budget), 6-127 (Job 
Corps Utilization Summary), 6-131A (Disciplinary Discharge), 6-131B 
(Review Board Hearings), 6-131C (Rights to Appeal), 6-40 (Student 
Profile), 6-61 (Notice of Termination) and 3-38 (Property Inventory 
Transcription.)
    In addition, several forms are provided in Portable Data File (PDF) 
format. These forms include the 6-125 (Job Corps Health Staff 
Activity), 6-128 (Job Corps Health Annual Service Costs), 6-112 
(Immunization Record), 6-135 (CM Health Record Envelope), 6-136 (CM 
Health Record Folder), 6-37 (Inspection Residential & Educational 
Facilities), 6-38 (Inspection Water Supply Facilities), and 6-39 
(Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities Costs).
    Type of Review: extension without changes
    Title: Standard Job Corps Contractor Information Gathering
    OMB Number: 1205-0219
    Affected Public: Business, for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions, and Tribal governments.
    Recordkeeping: Center operators are required to keep accurate 
records on each Job Corps student. All records are required to be 
maintained on a Job Corps center for five years. The annual burden 
hours estimated for the preparation of the Standard Center Job Corps 
Request for Proposal submitted by new and experienced contractors is 
16,183 hours. Data collection for the Center Financial and the Center

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Operations Budget Reports is made more than quarterly, and is essential 
to ensure contractor financial compliance with contractual requirements 
and to ensure operation of the program.

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                                                                             Number of      Submissions    Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
                    Required activity                      ETA Form No.     respondents      per year       submissions     submission         hours
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Center Financial Report.................................            2110             125              12            1500               1            1500
Center Operations Budget................................     2181/2181/A              97               3             291               1             291
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,791
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    Center staff members enter data utilizing a personal computer that 
transmits the data electronically to a centralized database. Many 
management and performance reports are created from this database.

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                                                                             Number of      Submissions    Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
                    Required activity                      ETA Form No.     respondents      per year       submissions     submission         hours
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Job Corps Utilization Summary...........................           6-127             125              12            1500         0.01875              25
                                                                                                                              (1 minute)
Disciplinary Discharge..................................          6-131A            1500               1            1500         0.01875              25
Review Board Hearings...................................          6-131B            1500               1            1500         0.01875              25
Rights to Appeal........................................          6-131C            1500               1            1500         0.01875              25
Student Profile.........................................            6-40            1500               1            1500         0.01875              25
Notice of Termination...................................            6-61            1500               1            1500         0.01875              25
Property Inventory Transcription........................            3-28             126              52            6552          0.0275             328
                                                                                                                             (3 minutes)
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             478
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    Certain student personnel requirements such as student payroll 
information, student training and education courses received, student 
leave, disciplinary actions and medical information are also collected 
in an electronic information system. The initial data entry is 
maintained in the national database and used for multiple reporting 
purposes, therefore reducing the need to enter the data more than once. 
The total burden associated with the input of data to data screens is 
20,847 hours.
    Major recordkeeping and operational forms listed below that pertain 
to student and facility administrative matters are provided in PDF 
forms. The total burden for processing these forms is 38,574 hours.

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                                                                             Number of      Submissions    Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
                    Required activity                      ETA Form No.     respondents      per year       submissions     submission         hours
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Job Corps Health Staff Activity.........................           6-125             125               1             125            0.25              31
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Job Corps Health Annual Service Costs...................           6-128             125               1             125            0.25              31
Immunization Record.....................................           6-112           71000               1           71000            0.05           3,550
                                                                                                                                 (5 min)
CM Health Record Envelope...............................           6-135           71000               1           71000           0.125           8,875
                                                                                                                                (13 min)
CM Health Record Folder.................................           6-136           71000               1           71000           0.125           8,875
Inspection of Residential & Educational Facilities......            6-37             125               4             500             0.5             250
Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities Costs..........            6-39              23               4              92            1.25             130
                                                                                                                           (1hr. 25 min)
Inspection Water Supply Facilities......................            6-38             125               4             500            1.25             625
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          22,367
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    A total of 8,625 burden hours are estimated for the preparation of 
the Center Operating Plans listed below that are required for the 
operation of a Job Corps center.

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                                                                             Number of      Submissions    Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
                    Required activity                      ETA Form No.     respondents      per year       submissions     submission         hours
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Center Operation Plan...................................  ..............             125               1             125              30            3750
Maintenance.............................................  ..............             125               1             125               5             625
C/M Welfare.............................................  ..............             125               1             125               2             250
Annual VST..............................................  ..............             125               1             125              24           3,000
Annual Staff Training...................................  ..............             125               1             125               1             125

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Energy Conservation.....................................  ..............             125               1             125               5             625
Outreach................................................  ..............             125               1             125               2             250
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,625
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    Total Estimated Burden: 65,651 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): The Office of Job Corps has 
automated the data collection process for its centers. The Center 
Information System allows all centers to directly input data into a 
national database. The maintenance cost associated with the system is 
estimated to be $2.7 million per year for hardware and software.
    Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintaining): The costs to contractors 
for accomplishing record keeping requirements are computed by the 
Federal government annually. While precise costs cannot be identified, 
at the present time and based on past experience, the annual related 
costs for contractor staff are estimated to be $992,658, which 
represents an average cost of $15.12 per hour.
    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: Signed in Washington, DC, on this 3rd day of October, 
2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2012-28563 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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