[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5253-5254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01508]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 
Training

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) revision titled, ``Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 
Training,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before February 28, 2020.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201912-1205-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 
Training. Title 29 CFR part 30 sets forth policies and procedures to 
promote equality of opportunity in apprenticeship programs registered 
with the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) and recognized State 
Apprenticeship Agencies. Among other things, these policies and 
procedures apply to the recruitment and selection of apprentices, and 
to the conditions of employment and training during apprenticeship. The 
procedures also provide for reviewing apprenticeship programs, for 
processing complaints, and for deregistering non-complying 
apprenticeship programs. The part 30 regulations also provide policies 
and procedures for continuation or withdrawal of recognition of State 
Apprenticeship Agencies (SAAs) which register apprenticeship programs 
for Federal purposes. This information collection is a revision, 
because it includes: (1) Minor edits for clarity; (2) an update to the 
Office of Apprenticeship's room number; (3) a correction to the number 
of days (i.e., 300) that a complaint must be filed as required under 
part 30; (4) an update to the list of bases for complaints to include 
disability, age (40 or older), genetic information, sex (including 
pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, and retaliation; 
(5) the removal of the definitions of protected bases to be consistent 
with the practices of other agencies of the Department; and (6) to 
clarify that the non-retaliation language applies to both employers and 
sponsors. The annual burden for this information collection increased 
from 16,097 hours to 191,355 hours resulting in an increase of 175,258 
hours over ETA's previous estimate, which OMB approved until January 
31, 2020. Unlike ETA's previous estimate, the annual burden for this 
information collection is calculated for all program sponsors and not 
just new ones since there are ongoing burdens that all sponsors need to 
undertake annually.
    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 the OMB, under the PRA, approves it 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 OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0224. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2020; however, the DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB will 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 November 21, 2019 (84 FR 64340).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments

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should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0224. 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: Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship 
Training.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0224.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local and Tribal 
Governments; Federal Government; Private Sector--business or other for-
profits, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,139.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 103,110.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 191,355 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: January 23, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01508 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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