[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 35061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12348]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; The Pledge to America's Workers Presidential Award Program

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 31, 2020 (85 FR 17854) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
    Title: The Pledge to America's Workers Presidential Award Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0690-NEW.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 100 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Needs and Uses: President Trump has outlined key workforce policy 
priorities through two Executive Orders. In June 2017, he signed the 
Presidential Executive Order 13801 Expanding Apprenticeships in America 
to ``provide more affordable pathways to secure, high paying jobs by 
promoting apprenticeships and effective workforce development 
programs.'' In July 2018, he signed the Executive Order 13845 
Establishing the President's National Council for the American Worker 
as amended by Executive Order 13853 (83 FR 35099 as amended by 83 FR 
65073), ``to work with private employers, educational institutions, 
labor unions, other non-profit organizations, and State, territorial, 
tribal, and local governments to update and reshape our education and 
job training landscape so that it better meets the needs of American 
students, workers, and businesses.'' The National Council is creating a 
national workforce strategy in accordance with the Trump 
Administration's workforce policy priorities and achievements.
    In July 2018, President Trump also launched the Pledge to America's 
Workers, through which companies and trade groups commit to expanding 
programs that educate, train, and reskill American workers from high-
school age to near-retirement. As of March 2020, more than 430 
companies, trade associations, and unions have signed the Pledge, 
contributing to over 15.8 million new education and training 
opportunities for American students and workers over the next five 
years.
    The Department of Commerce through the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology's Baldrige Performance Excellence program is 
creating a new Presidential Award to recognize demonstrated excellence 
in implementing the Pledge to America's Workers. This program fulfills 
the requirements of both Executive Orders, each of which called for the 
creation of programs to recognize excellence in employer training 
investments. The Department of Commerce will administer the award 
program, with support from the Department of Labor, on behalf of the 
National Council for the American Worker.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-12348 Filed 6-5-20; 8:45 am]
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