Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; YouthBuild Reporting System, 9588-9590 [E7-3622]
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application form have been made in an
effort to streamline the application
process and eliminate requests for
information that is either irrelevant or
already being collected by other means.
Others: None.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 275
respondents will complete the claim
process in approximately 4 hours. 275
‘‘Claim for Death Benefit’’ forms. This
form is completed and submitted by the
decedent’s employing agency. It is
estimated that it takes the employer 4
hours to complete the form and
assemble supporting documentation.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
Collection is 1,100 hours. Total Annual
Reporting Burden: 275 × 240 minutes
per application = 66,000 minutes / by 60
minutes per hour = 1,100 hours.
If additional information is required,
please contact, Lynn Bryant, Clearance
Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 26, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0025]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: Agency
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review Extension of
currently approved collection.
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ACTION:
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Application Form: Report of Public
Safety Officers’ Death. The Department
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Assistance, has
submitted the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until May 1, 2007. If you
have additional comments, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
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information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact M. Pressley 1–866–859–
2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—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.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of information collection:
Extension of currently approved
collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection:
Report of Public Safety Officers’ Death
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
None. Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Office of Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice. OJP Form 1240/
20. Form number?
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Dependents of public safety
officers who were killed or permanently
and totally disabled in the line of duty.
Abstract: BJA’s Public Safety Officers
Benefits (PSOB) division will use the
PSOEA Application information to
confirm the eligibility of applicants to
receive PSOEA benefits. Eligibility is
dependent on several factors, including
the applicant having received or being
eligible to receive a portion of the PSOB
Death Benefit, or having a family
member who received the PSOB
Disability Benefit. Also considered are
the applicant’s age and the schools
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being attended. In addition, information
to help BJA identify an individual is
collected, such as Social Security
number and contact numbers and e-mail
addresses. The changes to the
application form have been made in an
effort to streamline the application
process and eliminate requests for
information that is either irrelevant or
already being collected by other means.
Others: None.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 275
respondents will complete the claim
process in approximately 4 hours. 275
‘‘Claim for Death Benefit’’ forms. This
form is completed and submitted by the
decedent’s employing agency. It is
estimated that it takes the employer 4
hours to complete the form and
assemble supporting documentation.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
Collection is 1,100 hours. Total Annual
Reporting Burden: 275 × 240 minutes
per application = 66,000 minutes / by 60
minutes per hour = 1,100 hours.
If additional information is required,
please contact, Lynn Bryant, Clearance
Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 26, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7–3633 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
YouthBuild Reporting System
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
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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 YouthBuild
program. 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 or at this Web site: https://
www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
May 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Gregg Weltz, Office of
Workforce Investment, Division of
Youth Services, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N4459, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Phone (202) 693–3527 (This is not a tollfree number), fax (202) 693–3861, or email weltz.greg@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
In applying for YouthBuild grants,
grantees agree to submit participant data
and quarterly aggregate reports for
individuals who receive services
through the YouthBuild program. The
reports will include aggregate data on
demographic characteristics, types of
services received, placements,
outcomes, and follow-up status.
Specifically, they summarize data on
participants who received education,
occupational skill training, leadership
development services, and other
services essential to preparing at-risk
youth for high-wage, high-demand
occupations through the YouthBuild
program.
This is a request for approval to
implement the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements of the
YouthBuild program through an ETAprovided, Web-based Management
Information System (MIS). Three
outcome measures will be used to
measure success in the YouthBuild
grants: Placement in employment or
education, attainment of a degree or
certificate, and literacy and numeracy
gains. These conform to the common
performance measures implemented
across Federal employment and job
training programs as of July 1, 2005. By
standardizing the reporting and
performance requirements of different
programs, the common measures
streamline reporting and give Federal
policymakers and ETA the ability to
compare across programs the core goals
of the youth workforce system: How
many youth found jobs or continued on
to post-secondary education; how many
youth earned a high school diploma or
GED or other industry recognized
credential; and how much progress did
they make in terms of their basic skill
levels in literacy and numeracy.
Although the common measures are an
integral part of ETA’s performance
accountability system, these measures
provide only part of the information
necessary to effectively oversee the
workforce investment system. ETA will
also collect additional data from
YouthBuild grantees on program
activities, participants, and outcomes
that are necessary for program
management and to convey full and
accurate information on the
performance of the YouthBuild
program.
This request establishes a reporting
and record-keeping system for a level of
information collection that is necessary
to comply with Equal Opportunity
requirements, hold YouthBuild grantees
Total
respondents
Form/activity
Frequency
appropriately accountable for the
Federal funds they receive, including
common performance measures, and
allow the Department to fulfill its
oversight and management
responsibilities.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: YouthBuild Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.
Agency Number(s): ETA–9136.
Affected Public: YouthBuild Grantees.
Total Respondents: 85.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
16,280.
Average time
per response
(hours)
Total annual
esponse
Total
annual burden
hours
85
85
85
Continual .............
Quarterly .............
Quarterly .............
3,000
340
340
1.8
16
16
5,400
5,440
5,440
Totals .......................................................................
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Participant Data Collection .............................................
Quarterly narrative progress report ................................
Quarterly performance report .........................................
85
.............................
3,680
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16,280
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request 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: February 26, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Derecognition of California Department
of Industrial Relations and California
Apprenticeship Council
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 50, 40 U.S.C. 3141 et
seq., 29 CFR parts 29 and 30, and 29 CFR
5.5(a)(4).
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On January 31, 2007, the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL)
Administrative Review Board (ARB),
acting under authority delegated by the
Secretary of Labor, issued a Final
Decision and Order that withdrew
recognition, for Federal purposes, from
the California Department of Industrial
Relations (CDIR) and the California
Apprenticeship Council (CAC), which
constitute California’s State Apprentice
Council (SAC). Therefore, under the
implementing regulations (29 CFR part
29) for the National Apprenticeship Act
(29 U.S.C. 50), the SAC no longer has
the authority to register or oversee
apprenticeship programs for ‘‘Federal
purposes.’’ Accordingly, apprenticeship
programs registered in California must
register with DOL’s Office of
Apprenticeship (OA), if they wish to
pay apprentice wages at the rates
authorized under the regulations
implementing the Davis-Bacon and
related acts. This notice sets out the
process for accomplishing the transition
from SAC registration to OA
registration, for Federal purposes.
DATES: After March 2, 2007, (30 days
after the date of the ARB’s order
withdrawing recognition of California’s
registration agency), the Department
shall cease to recognize, for Federal
purposes, each apprenticeship program
registered with the State of California,
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unless the program sponsor requests
registration with OA by March 2, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Anthony Swoope, Administrator, Office
of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–5311, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–2796, (this is not
a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May
2002, the Office of Apprenticeship (OA)
initiated derecognition proceedings
against the California Department of
Industrial Relations (CDIR) and
California Apprenticeship Council
(CAC) (referred to collectively as the
California State Apprentice Council
(SAC)), on the grounds that California
Labor Code section 3075(b) did not
conform to OA’s regulations at 29 CFR
part 29, because the State law
established a ‘‘needs test’’ which
limited, rather than promoted,
apprenticeship opportunity. The SAC
appealed, so the matter was assigned to
an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for
preliminary findings and the
preparation of a recommended decision.
In April 2005, the ALJ agreed with OA
that the ‘‘needs test’’ did not conform to
29 CFR part 29, recommending
derecognition on that ground. The
Department’s Administrative Review
Board (ARB), exercising authority
delegated by the Secretary, reviewed the
ALJ’s recommended findings and
decision. On January 31, 2007, the ARB
issued a Final Decision and Order (DOL,
Office of Apprenticeship (OA) v.
California Department of Industrial
Relations (CDIR) and the California
Apprenticeship Council (CAC), ARB
Case No. 05–093) that adopted the ALJ’s
findings, thereby completing the
agency’s derecognition process.
DOL hereby gives public notice, as
required by 29 CFR 29.13(d), that the
Department has withdrawn recognition,
for Federal purposes, from both CDIR
and CAC. The CDIR and the CAC no
longer have the authority to register or
oversee apprenticeship programs for
‘‘Federal purposes.’’ See 29 CFR 29.2(k).
Apprenticeship programs registered in
California must register with OA, if they
wish to pay apprentice wages at the
rates authorized under the regulations
implementing the Davis-Bacon and
related acts. See 29 CFR 5.5(a)(4).
As required by 29 CFR 29.13(d), OA
hereby provides notice that, after March
2, 2007 (30 days after the date of the
ARB’s order withdrawing recognition of
California’s registration agency), the
Department shall cease to recognize, for
Federal purposes, each apprenticeship
program registered with the State of
California, unless within that time, the
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program sponsor requests registration
with OA.
OA may grant the request for
registration contingent upon its finding
that the State apprenticeship program is
operating in accordance with the
requirements of 29 CFR part 29,
pertaining to the registration of
programs and apprentices and of 29 CFR
part 30, pertaining to equal employment
opportunity. OA shall make a finding on
this issue within 30 days of receipt of
the request. If the finding is in the
negative, the State sponsor shall be
notified in writing that the contingent
OA registration has been revoked. If the
finding is in the affirmative, the State
sponsor shall be notified in writing that
the contingent OA registration is made
permanent.
As required by 29 CFR 29.13(e), if the
sponsor fails to request OA registration,
or upon a finding of noncompliance
pursuant to a contingent OA
registration, OA shall provide written
notice to such State sponsor, advising
the recipient that any actions or benefits
applicable to recognition for Federal
purposes are no longer available to
participants in its apprenticeship
program.
As required by 29 CFR 29.13(f), the
notice issued under § 29.13(e) shall also
direct the State sponsor to notify, within
15 days, all its registered apprentices of
the withdrawal of recognition for
Federal purposes; the effective date
thereof; and that such withdrawal
removes the apprentice from coverage
under any Federal provision applicable
to his/her individual registration under
a program recognized or registered by
the OA for Federal purposes.
Signed at Washington, DC this 26th day of
February 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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Occupational Safety And Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0011]
Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health invites interested parties to
submit nominations for membership on
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations; YouthBuild Reporting System
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
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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 YouthBuild program. 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 or at this Web site: https://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/
OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before May 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Gregg Weltz, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of
Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N4459, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone (202) 693-3527 (This is not a
toll-free number), fax (202) 693-3861, or e-mail weltz.greg@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In applying for YouthBuild grants, grantees agree to submit
participant data and quarterly aggregate reports for individuals who
receive services through the YouthBuild program. The reports will
include aggregate data on demographic characteristics, types of
services received, placements, outcomes, and follow-up status.
Specifically, they summarize data on participants who received
education, occupational skill training, leadership development
services, and other services essential to preparing at-risk youth for
high-wage, high-demand occupations through the YouthBuild program.
This is a request for approval to implement the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements of the YouthBuild program through an ETA-
provided, Web-based Management Information System (MIS). Three outcome
measures will be used to measure success in the YouthBuild grants:
Placement in employment or education, attainment of a degree or
certificate, and literacy and numeracy gains. These conform to the
common performance measures implemented across Federal employment and
job training programs as of July 1, 2005. By standardizing the
reporting and performance requirements of different programs, the
common measures streamline reporting and give Federal policymakers and
ETA the ability to compare across programs the core goals of the youth
workforce system: How many youth found jobs or continued on to post-
secondary education; how many youth earned a high school diploma or GED
or other industry recognized credential; and how much progress did they
make in terms of their basic skill levels in literacy and numeracy.
Although the common measures are an integral part of ETA's performance
accountability system, these measures provide only part of the
information necessary to effectively oversee the workforce investment
system. ETA will also collect additional data from YouthBuild grantees
on program activities, participants, and outcomes that are necessary
for program management and to convey full and accurate information on
the performance of the YouthBuild program.
This request establishes a reporting and record-keeping system for
a level of information collection that is necessary to comply with
Equal Opportunity requirements, hold YouthBuild grantees appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they receive, including common
performance measures, and allow the Department to fulfill its oversight
and management responsibilities.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: YouthBuild Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
Agency Number(s): ETA-9136.
Affected Public: YouthBuild Grantees.
Total Respondents: 85.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 16,280.
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Average time
Form/activity Total Frequency Total annual per response Total annual
respondents response (hours) burden hours
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Participant Data Collection... 85 Continual....... 3,000 1.8 5,400
Quarterly narrative progress 85 Quarterly....... 340 16 5,440
report.
Quarterly performance report.. 85 Quarterly....... 340 16 5,440
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Totals.................... 85 ................ 3,680 .............. 16,280
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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: February 26, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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