[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19339]


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 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; IRAP Program and Performance Reports for 
Standards Recognition Entities

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-
693-0456, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection is authorized 
under the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50). This data 
collection includes two reports for Standards Recognition Entities 
(SREs): (1) A program report which is required within 30 days of 
recognizing a new program or changing the status of a current program; 
and (2) a performance report which is required on an annual basis for 
each Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) they recognize. 
The information collected in these reports is aligned with the 
amendments to 29 CFR part 29, as set forth in subpart B. Pursuant to 
Sec.  29.22(h), SREs are required to report data that will reflect the 
outcomes of the IRAPs it has recognized. Section 29.22(h) also requires 
SREs to make publicly available certain data about IRAPs and 
performance outcomes, which it must submit to the Department. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2020 (85 FR 31551).
    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 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.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: IRAP Program and Performance Reports for 
Standards Recognition Entities.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0NEW.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,794.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 12,447.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 111,118 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Crystal Rennie,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19339 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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