[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5480-5481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01618]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for the Registration of 
Apprenticeship Program

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 ``Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship 
Program,'' 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 March 2, 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=201912-1205-008 (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 Title 29 CFR part 29--Labor Standards for the 
Registration of Apprenticeship Program. Title 29 CFR 29 sets forth 
labor standards to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and to extend 
the application of such standards by prescribing policies and 
procedures concerning registration of apprenticeship. This information 
collection, ETA 671, has two sections: The first records the sponsor's 
information and the second is for the apprentice's information, filled 
out by the sponsor based on employment records. The submission is 
reviewed and signed by the state agency/Office of Apprenticeship. The 
information is collected on a one-time basis. This information 
collection is a revision, because the annual burden for this 
information collection increased from 22,158 hours to 32,399, which OMB 
approved until January 31, 2020. The burden hours have increased due to 
an increase in the total number of responses (i.e., apprentice and 
program counts). The number of responses has increased by 221,210 (from 
239,720 to 451,930).
    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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0223. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2020; however,

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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 October 21, 
2019 (84 FR 56203).
    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 should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0223.
    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: Title 29 CFR part 29--Labor Standards for the 
Registration of Apprenticeship Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0223.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local or Tribal 
Governments; Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, and, not-
for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 316,459.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 451,930.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 32,399 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: January 24, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01618 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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