[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58980-58981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20510]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary, DOL


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) revision titled, ``Registered Apprenticeship College 
Consortium,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on August 
31, 2016, for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201607-1205-003 (this link will only become active 
on September 1, 2016) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

    AUTHORITY: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium (RACC) 
information collection that facilitates awarding a registered 
apprenticeship completion certificate towards college credit. RACC 
post-secondary educational institution members agree to accept 
apprentice graduates from member registered apprenticeship sponsors 
with the approximate amount of credit towards college that has been 
designated by a third party evaluator. The information collection 
includes three application forms to join the consortium; there are 
three types of membership and separate applications for each type of 
member. This information collection has been classified as a revision, 
because the ETA has decided not to pursue completion of an on-line 
registration system. National Apprenticeship Act section 1 authorizes 
this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 50.

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    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0521. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2016; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements 
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on March 17, 2016 (81 FR 14486).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section by September 30, 2016. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0512. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0512.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments; and Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 185.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 185.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 32 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: August 22, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-20510 Filed 8-25-16; 8:45 am]
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