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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comments: Title 29 CFR 29, Labor
Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed three-year
extension (without change) of the
collection of the registered
apprenticeship program data under Title
29 CFR Part 29 (Labor Standards for the
Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs). This request covers the
period from the current end date of May
31, 2005 to the new end date of May 31,
2008. A copy of the proposed
Information Collection Request (ICR)
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addressee section of
this notice.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to:
Anthony Swoope, Administrator, Office
of Apprenticeship Training, Employer
and Labor Services, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room N–5311, Washington,
DC 20210; (202–693–2806—not a toll
free number) fax: 202–693–2808 and email address: swoope.anthony@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of
1937 authorizes and directs the
Secretary of Labor ‘‘to formulate and
promote the furtherance of labor
standards necessary to safeguard the
welfare of apprentices, to extend the
application of such standards by
encouraging the inclusion thereof in
contracts of apprenticeship, to bring
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together employers and labor for the
formulation of programs of
apprenticeship, to cooperate with State
agencies engaged in the formulation and
promotion of standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with
the Secretary of Education * * *’’ (29
U.S.C. 50). Section 50a of the Act
authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
‘‘publish information relating to existing
and proposed labor standards of
apprenticeship,’’ and to ‘‘appoint
national advisory committees * * *’’
(29 U.S.C. 50a).
Title 29 CFR Part 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, for certain
Federal purposes, of acceptable
apprenticeship programs with the U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of
Apprenticeship Training, Employer and
Labor Services. These labor standards,
policies, and procedures cover
registration, cancellation of
apprenticeship programs and
apprenticeship agreements; the
recognition of a State agency as the
appropriate agency for registering local
apprenticeship programs for certain
Federal purposes; and matters relating
thereto.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
three-year extension (without change) of
the collection of the registered
apprenticeship program data under Title
29 CFR part 29 (Labor Standards for the
Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs). This request covers the
period from the current end date of May
31, 2005 to the new end date of May 31,
2008.
• 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 by including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
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information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed above in
the addressee section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This is a request for OMB approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
to extend the collection of the registered
apprenticeship program data under Title
29 CFR Part 29 (Labor Standards for the
Registration of Apprenticeship
Programs) without changes. This request
covers the period from the current end
date of May 31, 2005 to the new end
date of May 31, 2008.
Recordkeeping and data collection
activities regarding registered
apprenticeship are by-products of the
registration system. Organizations,
which apply for apprenticeship
sponsorship enter into an agreement
with the Federal Government or
cognizant State government to operate
their proposed programs consistent with
29 CFR Part 29. Apprenticeship
sponsors are not required to file reports
regarding their apprentices other than
individual registration and update
information as an apprentice moves
through their program.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Title 29 CFR Part 29,Labor
Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs.
OMB Number: 1205–0223 for 29 CFR
Part 29.
Agency Number: ETA Form 671.
Recordkeeping: Apprenticeship
sponsors are required to keep accurate
records on recruitment, selection of the
applicant and/or apprentice, the
employment and training activities
related to the apprentice, and the
qualifications of each applicant/
apprentice pertaining to determination
of compliance with the regulation.
Records must be retained, where
appropriate, regarding affirmative action
plans and evidence that qualification
standards have been validated. State
Apprenticeship Councils are also
obligated to keep adequate records
pertaining to determination of
compliance with these regulations. All
of the above records are required to be
maintained for five years. If this
information was not required, there
would be no documentation that the
apprenticeship programs were being
operated in a nondiscriminatory
manner. Many apprenticeship programs
are 4 years or more in duration;
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therefore, it is important to maintain the
records for at least 5 years.
Requirement
Form 671 .................................
Totals .......................................
Sec.
Total respondents
....................
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 25th
day of May, 2005.
Anthony Swoope,
Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship
Training, Employer and Labor Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment And Training
Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
SUMMARY:
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Frequency
Annual response
29.3
139,300 1-time basis ..........
139,300
29.6
139,100 1-time basis ..........
139,100
29.5
1,700 1-time basis ..........
1,700
....................
2,900 1-time basis ..........
2,900
29.12
(31) 1-time basis ..........
(31)
29.12 (accomplished in 1977; no new state agency expected in 2005)
29.12
31 1-time basis ..........
31
29.13
0 0 ...........................
0
Total Burden Hours: 55,632.
Total Burden Cost (capital/start-up):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
ACTION:
Burden Hours: (See Chart below.)
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283,031
...............................
extension of the Tax Performance
System (TPS). Note that the name of this
program was changed from Revenue
Quality Control to the Tax Performance
System. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the employee
listed below in the contact section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
address below on or before August 1,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Rett Hensley, Office of
Workforce Security, Employment and
Training Administration, Department of
Labor, Room S 4522, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20210;
202–693–3203 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Since 1987, states have been required
by regulation at 20 CFR Part 602 to
operate a program to assess their
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax and
benefit programs. TPS developed new
measures for tax performance to replace
those previously gathered under the
Quality Appraisal system. TPS is
designed to assess the major internal UI
tax functions by utilizing several
methodologies: Computed Measures
which are indicators of timeliness and
completeness based on data
automatically generated via the existing
ETA 581, Contribution Operations
Report (Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval number 1205–
0178, expiring 8/31/2005); and Program
Reviews which assess accuracy through
a two-fold examination. This
examination involves: (a) ‘‘Systems
Reviews’’ which examine tax systems
for the existence of internal controls;
and (b) extraction of small samples of
those systems’ transactions which are
then examined to verify the
effectiveness of controls.
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283,031
Average response time
(hours)
Annual burden
hours
.33/spon.
.25/app.
2/spon
2/SAC
0
34,825
11,545
3,400
5,800
0
2/SAC
0
62
0
....................
55,632
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
o 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;
o 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;
o enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
o 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.
III. Current Actions
This is a request for OMB approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c) (2) (A)) for
continuing an existing collection of
information previously approved and
assigned OMB control No. 1205–0332.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Tax Performance System.
OMB Number: 1205–0332.
Affected Public: State government.
Total Respondents: 52.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 52.
Average time per response: 1739
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
90,428.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the extension of the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comments: Title 29 CFR 29, Labor
Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed three-year extension (without change)
of the collection of the registered apprenticeship program data under
Title 29 CFR Part 29 (Labor Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs). This request covers the period from the
current end date of May 31, 2005 to the new end date of May 31, 2008. A
copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Anthony Swoope, Administrator, Office of
Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210; (202-693-2806--not a toll
free number) fax: 202-693-2808 and e-mail address:
swoope.anthony@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 authorizes and directs the
Secretary of Labor ``to formulate and promote the furtherance of labor
standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, to extend
the application of such standards by encouraging the inclusion thereof
in contracts of apprenticeship, to bring together employers and labor
for the formulation of programs of apprenticeship, to cooperate with
State agencies engaged in the formulation and promotion of standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with the Secretary of Education * *
*'' (29 U.S.C. 50). Section 50a of the Act authorizes the Secretary of
Labor to ``publish information relating to existing and proposed labor
standards of apprenticeship,'' and to ``appoint national advisory
committees * * *'' (29 U.S.C. 50a).
Title 29 CFR Part 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, for
certain Federal purposes, of acceptable apprenticeship programs with
the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services. These
labor standards, policies, and procedures cover registration,
cancellation of apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship agreements;
the recognition of a State agency as the appropriate agency for
registering local apprenticeship programs for certain Federal purposes;
and matters relating thereto.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed three-year extension (without change)
of the collection of the registered apprenticeship program data under
Title 29 CFR part 29 (Labor Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs). This request covers the period from the
current end date of May 31, 2005 to the new end date of May 31, 2008.
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 by including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section
of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This is a request for OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) to extend the collection
of the registered apprenticeship program data under Title 29 CFR Part
29 (Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs)
without changes. This request covers the period from the current end
date of May 31, 2005 to the new end date of May 31, 2008.
Recordkeeping and data collection activities regarding registered
apprenticeship are by-products of the registration system.
Organizations, which apply for apprenticeship sponsorship enter into an
agreement with the Federal Government or cognizant State government to
operate their proposed programs consistent with 29 CFR Part 29.
Apprenticeship sponsors are not required to file reports regarding
their apprentices other than individual registration and update
information as an apprentice moves through their program.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Title 29 CFR Part 29,Labor Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs.
OMB Number: 1205-0223 for 29 CFR Part 29.
Agency Number: ETA Form 671.
Recordkeeping: Apprenticeship sponsors are required to keep
accurate records on recruitment, selection of the applicant and/or
apprentice, the employment and training activities related to the
apprentice, and the qualifications of each applicant/apprentice
pertaining to determination of compliance with the regulation. Records
must be retained, where appropriate, regarding affirmative action plans
and evidence that qualification standards have been validated. State
Apprenticeship Councils are also obligated to keep adequate records
pertaining to determination of compliance with these regulations. All
of the above records are required to be maintained for five years. If
this information was not required, there would be no documentation that
the apprenticeship programs were being operated in a nondiscriminatory
manner. Many apprenticeship programs are 4 years or more in duration;
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therefore, it is important to maintain the records for at least 5
years.
Burden Hours: (See Chart below.)
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Average
response Annual burden
Requirement Sec. Total respondents Frequency Annual response time hours
(hours)
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Form 671................................ 29.3 139,300 1-time basis............... 139,300 .33/spon. 34,825
29.6 139,100 1-time basis............... 139,100 .25/app. 11,545
29.5 1,700 1-time basis............... 1,700 2/spon 3,400
........... 2,900 1-time basis............... 2,900 2/SAC 5,800
29.12 (31) 1-time basis............... (31) 0 0
29.12 (accomplished in 1977; no new state agency expected in 2005)
29.12 31 1-time basis............... 31 2/SAC 62
29.13 0 0.......................... 0 0 0
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Totals.................................. ........... 283,031 ........................... 283,031 ........... 55,632
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Total Burden Hours: 55,632.
Total Burden Cost (capital/start-up): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of May, 2005.
Anthony Swoope,
Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor
Services.
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