[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36597-36598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14459]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Job Corps 
Application Data; Extension With Minor Revisions

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

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 Employment and Training Administration is 
soliciting comments concerning the collection of Job Corps application 
data collection forms (OMB Control NO. 1205-0025, expires 11/30/2013): 
ETA Form 652, Job Corps Data Sheet; ETA Form 655, Statement from Court 
or Other Agency; and ETA Form 682, Child Care Certification.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before August 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Kristen Johnson, Office of Job 
Corps, Room N4463, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Telephone number: 202-693-8014 (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: 202-693-2767. Email: 
[email protected]. A copy of the proposed Information Collection 
Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed above.

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 
almost 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 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

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Conservation Centers, are operated by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Forest Service, via an interagency agreement. The DOL has a 
direct role in the operation of Job Corps, and does not serve as a 
pass-through agency for this 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 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 information collection 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 with minor revisions.
    Title: Job Corps Application Data.
    OMB Number: OMB 1205-0025.
    Affected Public: Job Corps applicants.
    Form(s): ETA Form 652, ETA Form 655, ETA Form 682.

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                                                                             Average time
                                     Total number                                 per        Total burden      Currently      NET change
           ETA form No.             of respondents         Frequency          respondent         hours      approved hours     from 2010
                                                                               (minutes)
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Job Corps Application ETA 652.....          86,581  1/person..............              10          14,430          17,139          -2,709
Statement from Court ETA 655......          86,581  1/person..............               1           1,443           1,714            -271
Child Care Certification ETA 682..           6,561  On occasion...........               3             328              41             276
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    Total.........................  ..............  ......................  ..............          16,201          18,894          -2,693
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    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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on this 4th day of June, 2013.
Gerri Fiala,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-14459 Filed 6-17-13; 8:45 am]
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