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Dated: September 26, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–25094 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection; Apprenticeship Programs,
Labor Standards for Registration;
Extension With Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(Department), 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
collection of data about Title 20 CFR
part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor
Standards for Registration with an
expiration date of January 31, 2012.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office
of Apprenticeship, Room N–5311
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone No.: 202–693–2796 (this is
not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–
3799. E-mail: ladd.john@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of
1937 (the Act), Section 50 (29 U.S.C.
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50), 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 in
accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.’’
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). On October 29, 2008,
ETA issued a final rule in the Federal
Register that updated Title 29, CFR part
29. The regulations were revised for the
first time since 1977. The rule became
effective on December 29, 2008 and
implemented changes to Title 29 CFR
part 29 that will increase flexibility,
enhance program quality and
accountability, and promote
apprenticeship opportunity in the 21st
century, while continuing to safeguard
the welfare of apprentices. The
approved Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) collection instrument,
ETA Program Registration (Section I),
and Apprentice Registration (Section II),
expires January 31, 2012. Both sections
are available electronically to facilitate
the registration of programs and
apprentices.
The changes to the currently
approved Section I (ETA Program
Registration) consist of the following:
• Instruction Method was revised to
include electronic media (technologybased instruction and distance
learning).
• Occupation Training Approach now
includes the Hybrid Approach.
• The Competency-Based and Hybrid
Approaches are explained in more
detail. This includes the use of Interim
Credentials—certificates that provide
portable recognition of an apprentice’s
accomplishments after certain
milestones are achieved during the
training. A program sponsor who
chooses to use interim credentials must
identify and demonstrate how these
credentials link to the components of
the apprenticeable occupation, and
establish a process for assessing an
apprentice’s competency. Interim
Credentials are voluntarily chosen by
the program sponsor and are based on
standards applicable only to
Competency-Based or Hybrid
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Occupations. The certificates are issued
by the Registration Agency upon the
program sponsor’s request.
• Probation Length in hours clarifies
that the probation period cannot exceed
25 percent of the length of the program
or one year, whichever is shorter.
• Number of periods in the wage
schedule is now based on the program
sponsor’s Training Occupation
Approach. The Program Registration
Date was revised.
• Provisional Registration, which is a
one-year initial provisional approval for
a new program, is provided to programs
that meet the required standards for
program registration. Programs may
continue to be provisionally approved
through the first training cycle until
permanent registration is granted.
Additionally, a five-year review must be
conducted of the program to maintain
its permanent registration.
Section II (Apprentice Registration)
was revised to be aligned with the
changes in Section I. These changes
included the Occupation Training
Approach, the Term of the
Apprenticeship, Probationary Period,
Term Remaining, and the Wage
Schedule.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
• 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
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
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29 CFR parts 29 and 30. 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. Program
Registration, Section I, and Apprentice
Registration, Section II, are used at
different times, for different purposes,
and with different individuals or
entities. The information is not
duplicative. Where necessary, this
information will be repopulated
electronically from the apprenticeship
database to the revised Apprentice
Registration—Section II, Part B: Sponsor
field area.
Type of Review: Extension with
revisions.
Title: Title 29 CFR Part 29,
Apprenticeship Programs, Labor
Standards for Registration.
OMB Number: 1205–0223.
Affected Public: Program Sponsors,
State Apprenticeship Agencies,
Applicants, Apprentices, Tribal
Government.
Requirement ETA Form
671
Sec.
Total
respondents
Section I ..........................
Section II .........................
ditto .................................
ditto .................................
29.3
29.3
29.6
29.5
................
1,000
67,240
69,400
1,000
800
ditto .................................
29.13
29.12
29.14
ditto .................................
Totals
Dated: September 21, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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Annual
response
Frequency
1-time
1-time
1-time
1-time
1-time
basis
basis
basis
basis
basis
Average response time
Annual burden
hours
...................
...................
...................
...................
...................
1,000
67,240
69,400
1,000
800
.20 hr./Sponsor ..............
.083 hr./Apprentice ........
.083 hr./Apprentice ........
2 hrs./Sponsor ...............
2 hrs./SAA ......................
200
5,581
5,760
2,000
1,600
26
0
1-time basis ...................
1-time basis ...................
26
0
2 hrs./SAA ......................
0 .....................................
52
0
139,466
Total Respondents: 139,466 (2,000
sponsors + 136,640 apprentices + 826
SACs).
Total Burden Hours: 15,193 (2,200
sponsors + 11,341 apprentices + 1,652
SACs).
Burden estimates are experiencebased.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
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Form(s): ETA Form 671: Program
Registration—Section I and Apprentice
Registration—Section II.
Total Annual Respondents: 139,466.
Annual Frequency: 1-time basis.
Total Annual Responses: 139,466.
Average Time per Response: .083
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,193.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: $292,349.
(Have sought
recognition
and are
awaiting final
recognition; no
new State
agency
expected
during 2012–
2015)
ditto .................................
ditto .................................
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139,466
........................................
15,193
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA—2011–0116]
Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Reopening of the record and
extension of the nominations deadline.
AGENCY:
OSHA is reopening the record
and extending the deadline for
submitting nominations for membership
on the Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) until October 31, 2011.
DATES: Nominations for FACOSH must
be submitted (postmarked, sent,
transmitted, or received) by October 31,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations for FACOSH, identified by
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0116, by any
one of the following methods:
Electronically: Nominations,
including attachments, may be
SUMMARY:
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submitted electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting nominations;
Facsimile: If the nomination,
including attachments, does not exceed
10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693–1648;
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery,
messenger or courier service: Submit
three copies of nominations and
supporting materials to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2011–
0116, Room N–2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2350 (TTY number (877) 889–
5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and OSHA Docket Office’s
normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.—4:45
p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All nominations for
FACOSH must include the agency name
and docket number for this Federal
Register notice (Docket No. OSHA–
2011–0116). Because of security-related
procedures, submitting nominations by
regular mail may result in a significant
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection; Apprenticeship
Programs, Labor Standards for Registration; Extension With Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), 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 collection of data about Title 20
CFR part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration
with an expiration date of January 31, 2012.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before November 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to John V. Ladd, Administrator,
Office of Apprenticeship, Room N-5311 Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone No.: 202-693-2796 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-
693-3799. E-mail: ladd.john@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (the Act), Section 50 (29
U.S.C. 50), 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 in
accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.'' 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). On
October 29, 2008, ETA issued a final rule in the Federal Register that
updated Title 29, CFR part 29. The regulations were revised for the
first time since 1977. The rule became effective on December 29, 2008
and implemented changes to Title 29 CFR part 29 that will increase
flexibility, enhance program quality and accountability, and promote
apprenticeship opportunity in the 21st century, while continuing to
safeguard the welfare of apprentices. The approved Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) collection instrument, ETA Program Registration
(Section I), and Apprentice Registration (Section II), expires January
31, 2012. Both sections are available electronically to facilitate the
registration of programs and apprentices.
The changes to the currently approved Section I (ETA Program
Registration) consist of the following:
Instruction Method was revised to include electronic media
(technology-based instruction and distance learning).
Occupation Training Approach now includes the Hybrid
Approach.
The Competency-Based and Hybrid Approaches are explained
in more detail. This includes the use of Interim Credentials--
certificates that provide portable recognition of an apprentice's
accomplishments after certain milestones are achieved during the
training. A program sponsor who chooses to use interim credentials must
identify and demonstrate how these credentials link to the components
of the apprenticeable occupation, and establish a process for assessing
an apprentice's competency. Interim Credentials are voluntarily chosen
by the program sponsor and are based on standards applicable only to
Competency-Based or Hybrid Occupations. The certificates are issued by
the Registration Agency upon the program sponsor's request.
Probation Length in hours clarifies that the probation
period cannot exceed 25 percent of the length of the program or one
year, whichever is shorter.
Number of periods in the wage schedule is now based on the
program sponsor's Training Occupation Approach. The Program
Registration Date was revised.
Provisional Registration, which is a one-year initial
provisional approval for a new program, is provided to programs that
meet the required standards for program registration. Programs may
continue to be provisionally approved through the first training cycle
until permanent registration is granted. Additionally, a five-year
review must be conducted of the program to maintain its permanent
registration.
Section II (Apprentice Registration) was revised to be aligned with
the changes in Section I. These changes included the Occupation
Training Approach, the Term of the Apprenticeship, Probationary Period,
Term Remaining, and the Wage Schedule.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
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
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
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29 CFR parts 29 and 30. 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. Program Registration, Section I, and Apprentice
Registration, Section II, are used at different times, for different
purposes, and with different individuals or entities. The information
is not duplicative. Where necessary, this information will be
repopulated electronically from the apprenticeship database to the
revised Apprentice Registration--Section II, Part B: Sponsor field
area.
Type of Review: Extension with revisions.
Title: Title 29 CFR Part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor
Standards for Registration.
OMB Number: 1205-0223.
Affected Public: Program Sponsors, State Apprenticeship Agencies,
Applicants, Apprentices, Tribal Government.
Form(s): ETA Form 671: Program Registration--Section I and
Apprentice Registration--Section II.
Total Annual Respondents: 139,466.
Annual Frequency: 1-time basis.
Total Annual Responses: 139,466.
Average Time per Response: .083 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,193.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $292,349.
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Total Annual Annual burden
Requirement ETA Form 671 Sec. respondents Frequency response Average response time hours
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Section I.............................. 29.3 1,000 1-time basis............. 1,000 .20 hr./Sponsor.......... 200
Section II............................. 29.3 67,240 1-time basis............. 67,240 .083 hr./Apprentice...... 5,581
ditto.................................. 29.6 69,400 1-time basis............. 69,400 .083 hr./Apprentice...... 5,760
ditto.................................. 29.5 1,000 1-time basis............. 1,000 2 hrs./Sponsor........... 2,000
......... 800 1-time basis............. 800 2 hrs./SAA............... 1,600
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ditto.................................. 29.13 (Have sought
recognition
and are
awaiting final
recognition;
no new State
agency
expected
during 2012-
2015)
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ditto.................................. 29.12 26 1-time basis............. 26 2 hrs./SAA............... 52
ditto.................................. 29.14 0 1-time basis............. 0 0........................ 0
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ditto.................................. Totals 139,466 ......................... 139,466 ......................... 15,193
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Total Respondents: 139,466 (2,000 sponsors + 136,640 apprentices +
826 SACs).
Total Burden Hours: 15,193 (2,200 sponsors + 11,341 apprentices +
1,652 SACs).
Burden estimates are experience-based.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 21, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2011-25081 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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