Comment Request for Information Collection for O*NET Data Collection Program, Extension of Currently Approved Collection With Minor Revisions, 70569-70570 [2014-27970]
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result from different experience rating
systems. Used in conjunction with other
data, the ETA 204 assists in determining
the effects of certain factors (e.g.,
stabilization, expansion, or contraction
in employment, etc.) on the
unemployment experience of various
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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
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Title: Experience Rating Report.
OMB Number: 1205–0164.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
53.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 13 Hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
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summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for O*NET Data Collection
Program, Extension of Currently
Approved Collection With Minor
Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), 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 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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA
helps ensure that respondents can
provide requested data in the desired
format with minimal reporting burden
(time and financial resources),
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
extension of the O*NET (Occupational
Information Network) Data Collection
Program (expires June 30, 2015). 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 by
accessing: https://www.onetcenter.org/
ombclearance.html
SUMMARY:
Submit written comments to the
office listed in the addresses section
below on or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Lauren Fairley Wright, Division of
National Programs, Tools and Technical
Assistance, Room C4526, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202–693–3731 (this
DATES:
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is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693–
3015. Email: wright.lauren@dol.gov. To
obtain a copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR),
you may email the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The O*NET Data Collection Program
is an ongoing effort to collect and
maintain current information on the
detailed characteristics of occupations
and skills for more than 900
occupations. The resulting database
provides the most comprehensive
standardized source of occupational and
skills information in the nation. O*NET
information is used by a wide range of
audiences, including individuals
making career decisions, public
agencies and schools providing career
exploration services or education and
training programs, and businesses
making staffing and training decisions.
The O*NET system provides a common
language, framework and database to
meet the administrative needs of various
federal programs, including workforce
investment and training programs
supported by funding from the
Departments of Labor, Education, and
Health and Human Services.
Section 308 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
requires the Secretary of Labor to
oversee the ‘‘development,
maintenance, and continuous
improvement of a nationwide workforce
and labor market information system’’
which shall include, among other
components, ‘‘skill trends by occupation
and industry.’’ The O*NET database
provides:
D Detailed information for more than
900 occupations.
D Descriptive information using
standardized descriptors for skills,
abilities, interests, knowledge, work
values, education, training, work
context, and work activities.
D Occupational coding based on the
2010 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system.
Several minor questionnaire changes
for the Knowledge Questionnaire and
the Background Questionnaire are
pending in this submission. These
changes are described in detail in
Appendix A of the proposed
Information Collection Request. These
changes do not represent an increase in
respondent burden.
The O*NET electronic database and
related O*NET products and tools have
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been incorporated into numerous public
and private sector products and
resources, summarized at https://
www.onetcenter.org/paw.html. These
products in turn serve millions of
customers.
II. Review Focus
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III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension with minor
revisions.
Title: O*NET Data Collection
Program.
OMB Number: 1205–0421.
Affected Public: private sector (forprofit businesses and not-for-profit
organizations); state, local and tribal
governments; federal government;
individuals.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
28,866.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
28,866.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,537.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: 0.
We will summarize and/or include in
the request for OMB approval of the
ICR, the comments received in response
to this comment request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor 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.
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Section 101(c) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
Title 30 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, 30 CFR part 44, govern the
application, processing, and disposition
of petitions for modification. This notice
is a summary of petitions for
modification submitted to the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) by the parties listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by the Office of
Standards, Regulations and Variances
on or before December 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket
number of the petition in the subject
line of the message.
2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations
and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209–
3939, Attention: Sheila McConnell,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances. Persons
delivering documents are required to
check in at the receptionist’s desk on
the 21st floor. Individuals may inspect
copies of the petitions and comments
during normal business hours at the
address listed above.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances at 202–693–
9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
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other mine if the Secretary of Labor
determines that:
1. An alternative method of achieving
the result of such standard exists which
will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection afforded
the miners of such mine by such
standard; or
2. That the application of such
standard to such mine will result in a
diminution of safety to the miners in
such mine.
In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR
44.10 and 44.11 establish the
requirements and procedures for filing
petitions for modification.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Numbers: M–2014–037–C.
Petitioner: Jesse Creek Mining, LLC,
1615 Kent Dairy Road, Alabaster,
Alabama 35007.
Mine: Clark No. 1 Mine, MSHA I.D.
No. 01–03422, located in Shelby
County, Alabama.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.364(b)(2) (Weekly examinations).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit an alternative
method of having a certified person take
air quantity and quality measurements
at evaluation points EP–1, EP–2 and EP–
3. The petitioner states that:
(1) Multiple roof falls have blocked
travel in the Main West Area left side
return at survey spads 40 and 41 for
approximately three crosscuts, making it
unsafe for mine examiners to travel and
the roof falls are impractical to
rehabilitate.
(2) Three evaluation points (EP–1,
EP–2 and EP–3) will allow effective
evaluation of airflow through the air
split used to ventilate the Main West
Area left side return air courses at the
inaccessible roof falls. Evaluation points
EP–2 and EP–3 will be established to
monitor the air inby the roof fall.
Evaluation point EP–1 will monitor the
air outby the roof fall.
(3) Signs will be posted in an adjacent
travel entry showing the safe travel
route to each evaluation point. The
evaluation points and routes of travel to
the evaluation points will be kept free
of water accumulations. Prior to October
14, 2014, a water pump was being used
to maintain the water level in the West
Mains Area. The power has been
removed from the pump and all water
from this area will gravity drain to a
location that will be safe for a fire boss
to examine. The water being gravity
drained will be done in a manner so that
no water accumulations prevent safe
travel in any area traveled by persons or
equipment.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for O*NET Data
Collection Program, Extension of Currently Approved Collection With
Minor Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] (PRA). The PRA helps ensure that
respondents can provide requested data in the desired format with
minimal reporting burden (time and financial resources), 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 extension of the O*NET (Occupational
Information Network) Data Collection Program (expires June 30, 2015). 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 by accessing: https://www.onetcenter.org/ombclearance.html
DATES: Submit written comments to the office listed in the addresses
section below on or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Lauren Fairley Wright, Division of
National Programs, Tools and Technical Assistance, Room C4526,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-
693-3731 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or
speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-3015. Email: wright.lauren@dol.gov. To
obtain a copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR), you
may email the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The O*NET Data Collection Program is an ongoing effort to collect
and maintain current information on the detailed characteristics of
occupations and skills for more than 900 occupations. The resulting
database provides the most comprehensive standardized source of
occupational and skills information in the nation. O*NET information is
used by a wide range of audiences, including individuals making career
decisions, public agencies and schools providing career exploration
services or education and training programs, and businesses making
staffing and training decisions. The O*NET system provides a common
language, framework and database to meet the administrative needs of
various federal programs, including workforce investment and training
programs supported by funding from the Departments of Labor, Education,
and Health and Human Services.
Section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
requires the Secretary of Labor to oversee the ``development,
maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide workforce and
labor market information system'' which shall include, among other
components, ``skill trends by occupation and industry.'' The O*NET
database provides:
[ssquf] Detailed information for more than 900 occupations.
[ssquf] Descriptive information using standardized descriptors for
skills, abilities, interests, knowledge, work values, education,
training, work context, and work activities.
[ssquf] Occupational coding based on the 2010 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system.
Several minor questionnaire changes for the Knowledge Questionnaire
and the Background Questionnaire are pending in this submission. These
changes are described in detail in Appendix A of the proposed
Information Collection Request. These changes do not represent an
increase in respondent burden.
The O*NET electronic database and related O*NET products and tools
have
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been incorporated into numerous public and private sector products and
resources, summarized at https://www.onetcenter.org/paw.html. These
products in turn serve millions of customers.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor 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
Type of Review: Extension with minor revisions.
Title: O*NET Data Collection Program.
OMB Number: 1205-0421.
Affected Public: private sector (for-profit businesses and not-for-
profit organizations); state, local and tribal governments; federal
government; individuals.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 28,866.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 28,866.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,537.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: 0.
We will summarize and/or include in the request for OMB approval of
the ICR, the comments received in response to this comment request;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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