[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42803-42804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17113]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Job Corps Health 
Questionnaire (OMB Control No. 1205-0033, 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 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 regarding gathering Job Corps application data 
collection forms (OMB Control No. 1205-0033, expires 1/31/2014): ETA 
Form 653, Job Corps Health Questionnaire.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before September 16, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Carol Abnathy, Office of Job 
Corps, Room N4507, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Telephone number: 202-693-3283 (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]. A copy of the proposed Information Collection 
Request 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 ages 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 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 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 agency's function, 
including whether the information has 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 Health Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: OMB 1205-0033.
    Affected Public: Individuals (Job Corps Applicants).
    Form(s): ETA Form 653.
    Total Annual Responses: 86,581.
    Average Time per Response: 7.43 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,722 hours.
    Total Other Costs: $0.
    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.


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    Dated: July 10, 2013.
Gerri Fiala,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013-17113 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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