[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11291-11294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04631]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, is conducting a preclearance 
consultation to provide the public and Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on continuing collection for contractor 
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].

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    The PRA helps ensure that the requested data collected by the Job 
Corps program 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. Updates to this information 
collection include:
     The incorporation of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (WIOA) as Job Corps' statutory authority;
     The addition of two new Job Corps centers;
     Revised burden hours.
    Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of 
data about contractor information gathering and reporting requirements 
(expiration date May 31, 2016).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before May 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Robert L. Mhoon, 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: 202-693-3211 (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 at-risk youth. Job Corps was 
established in 1964 by the Economic Opportunity Act and currently is 
authorized by WIOA. For over 50 years, Job Corps has helped prepare 
nearly 2.9 million at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24 for 
success in our nation's workforce. With 126 centers in 50 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 High School Equivalency (HSE) attainment, 
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 (Department) through the National Office of Job Corps and six 
Regional Offices. The Department 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 99 Job Corps centers under contractual agreements 
with the Department. 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 WIOA, the Competition in Contracting 
Act and the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The remaining 27 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 respond, including through 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 operation of the Job Corps program is such that many activities 
required of contractors must be coordinated with other organizations, 
both Federal and non-federal. 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.
    Job Corps contractors and operators are required to provide 
information which is used for, among other things, the generation of 
statistical reports by Federal Job Corps staff rather than the 
contractors. Reports are generated from data that is entered directly 
by contractors. Examples of this data includes ETA Forms 2110 (Center 
Financial Report), 2181 & 2181A (Center Operations Budget), 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 pertain to student and facility 
administrative matters and are provided in Portable Data File (PDF) 
format. These forms include the OJC 6-37 (Inspection Residential & 
Educational Facilities), OJC 6-38 (Inspection Water Supply Facilities), 
and OJC 6-39 (Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities).
    Finally, the following are documents that center operators and 
other contractors are required to create, complete, or maintain 
according to the Job Corps Policy Requirements Handbook (PRH): Center 
Operations Plan, Center Maintenance Program, Annual Career Technical 
Skills Training (CTST), Annual Staff Training, Energy Conservation, 
Outreach/Public Education Plan, Health and Wellness Center Annual 
Program Description, Health Services Utilization Report, Alcohol 
Testing Report and Immunization Record.
    Type of Review: Extension with minor changes.
    Title: Standard Job Corps Contractor Information Gathering.
    OMB Number: 1205-0219.
    Affected Public: Businesses, for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions, and Tribal governments.
    Recordkeeping: Data collection for the Center Financial and the 
Center Operations Budget Reports is made at least quarterly, and is 
essential to ensure contractor financial compliance with contractual 
requirements and to enable effective oversight of the program. The 
total burden associated with these activities is 4,536 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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Center Financial Report.................................            2110             126              12           1,512               2           3,024

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Center Operations Budget................................            2181             126               4             504               3           1,512
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,536
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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.
    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 is 36,145 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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Disciplinary Discharge..................................          6-131A             126              86          10,895               1          10,895
Review Board Hearings...................................          6-131B             126              86          10,895               1          10,895
Rights to Appeal........................................          6-131C             126              86          10,895               1          10,895
Student Profile.........................................            6-40             126             412          51,945         0.01875             974
Notice of Termination...................................            6-61             126             412          51,945         0.01875             974
Property Inventory......................................            3-28             126              12           1,512               1           1,512
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          36,145
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    Major record keeping and operational forms listed below that 
pertain to student facility matters are provided in PDF format. The 
total burden for processing these forms is 997 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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Inspection of Residential & Educational Facilities......        OJC 6-37             126               4             504             0.5             252
Inspection of Water Supply Facilities...................        OJC 6-38             126               4             504            1.25             630
Inspection of Waste Treatment Facilities................        OJC 6-39              23               4              92            1.25             115
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             997
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    A total of 12,764 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                    Collection  method          respondents      per year       submissions     submission         hours
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Center Operation Plan..................  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126              30           3,780
Center Maintenance Plan................  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126               5             630
Annual CTST............................  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126              24           3,024
Annual Staff Training..................  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126               1             126
Energy Conservation....................  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126               5             630
Outreach/Public Education Plan.........  PRH Provided...................             126               1             126               2             252
Health and Wellness Center Annual        PRH Provided...................             126               1             126             0.5              63
 Program Description.
Health Services Utilization Report.....  PRH Provided...................             126              12            1512               1           1,512
Alcohol Testing Report.................  PRH Provided...................             126              12            1512            0.08             126
Immunization Record....................  PRH Provided...................             126             416          52,410            0.05           2,621
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    Total..............................  ...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          12,764
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    Total Estimated Burden: 54,442 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

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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 $1,524,376, which represents an average cost of $28.00 
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.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-04631 Filed 3-2-16; 8:45 am]
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