[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49548-49549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19698]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Comment Request for Information Collection for Job Corps 
Application Data (Job Corps Enrollee Allotment Determination, Extension 
Without 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 collection 
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, ETA is soliciting comments regarding the 
collection of data about OMB 1205-0030 (January 31, 2014).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee's section below on or before October 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Linda Estep, Office of Job Corps 
Room N4507 Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 888-886-1303 ext. 
7212 (this is a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-2764; 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 
almost 50 years, Job Corps has helped prepare nearly three million at-
risk young people, ages 16 to 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 functions, 
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 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: Extension without changes.
    Title: Job Corps Enrollee Allotment Determination.
    OMB Number: Existing number OMB 1205-0030.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Federal Government.
    Form(s): ETA 658.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,749.
    Average Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 87.5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $450.62.
    The purpose of this collection is to provide a vehicle to make 
allotments

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available to students who desire an allotment and have a qualifying 
dependent. This is completed by the Job Corps Admissions Counselors or 
center staff, and signed by the student during a personal interview.
    Comments submitted in response to this 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: July 31, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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